[nagdu] Picking things up off the ground

[Debby Phillips]

When I had my first dog, I was distressed because she was always 
scavenging.  So I was at a convention and there was an instructor 
from Seeing Eye there.  I asked if he could work with us on this.  
He took his "drop things" a piece of jerky and a candy bar and 
dropped them along a route.  My dog studiously ignored them.  I 
was so shocked, because normally she would have lunged to get 
either one.  He said that it was obvious that she was avoiding 
them because she went way out of her way not to touch them.  
Somehow she knew that it was a setup.  So good luck dropping your 
lunch.  I really do hope it works, but don't be surprised if it 
doesn't.  I have no idea how they know when it's a deliberate 
on-purpose thing as opposed to something that just happens.  Lol.    
Peace,    Debby and Neena