[nagdu] Picking things up off the ground

[Danielle Burton]

Debby, I quite agree. Willa has some issues with picking things up off the gr_day to eat. although I can drop a piece of kibble an inch from her nose. They certainly do know when it's set up and when it happens to be there. I had a trainer suggest having a friend set up random interesting things for them along a route and tell us exactly where it is and if she goes for it stop and work on but if she igores praise and treat. Maybe could also be of use to others if you can get a sighted friend to help out. I guess we have to figure out how to outsmart their little brains which considering how intelligent they are can be difficult. Although it is frustrating it does demonstrate their intelligence. And that they know better. 

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> On Dec 18, 2014, at 8:44 PM, Debby Phillips via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> 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
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