[nagdu] Haltis and Scavenging WAS Retiring a dog early

[Daryl Marie]

Agreed, Raven!

I've been working with Jenny on it, and like I said it's gotten SO much better!  I always keep the Halti in my coat pocket so that if I notice she's starting to head down that path, I can put it on her and she understands why.

At home she seems to do much better.  Last weekend, hubby dropped a mushroom on the floor right in front of where she was laying, and she looked at it and ignored it - got HUGE praise for that one!

Also been looking at your posts re correction/positive reinforcement, and have been slowly implementing the re-working strategy into our routine.  As an example, Jenny likes to take corners quite tight, so when it happens, I say "watch the corner," then (where possible) we turn around, take the corner again, and she gets a ton of praise for doing it right... she and I are working MUCH better together!

Daryl and the sleepy Jenny (who has been licking the carpet in her sleep)
----- Original Message -----
From: Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com>
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 13:56:19 -0700 (MST)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Haltis and Scavenging WAS Retiring a dog early

Hi Daryl,
I'm glad the Halti is working for you! Many people are very anti head
collar. It's good to see you tried it and are having success.
Just remember that to work on scavenging and sniffing, it's important
to practice at home with things like "leave it" and teaching your dog
how to react to, or ignore, food on the floor or ground without the
Halti on. The leg work is certainly worth it. I have taught extremely
nosy beagles, black labs, and pitbulls to ignore food via self
restraint or on cue. It took more time than it did with other dogs,
but they get the hang of it.
Guiding Eyes  actually issues the Halti among other collars with each
dog. Or, at least they did when I attended. Everyone doesn't need one
all the time, but I have found myself in situations where the Halti
was useful.

On 2/26/14, Daryl Marie <crazymusician at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Darla,
> I have a Halti for jenny. Without knowing it, I bought the Halti (or
> something very VERY similar as per Raven's description).  It has made
> working with Jenny SO much easier!  her scavenging has exponentially
> decreased (maybe once every trip or two, compared to ALL THE TIME), and I
> have full confidence that with a little more hard work it will almost
> disappear in time.
>
> Daryl and the sleepy Jenny
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Darla Rogers <djrogers0628 at gmail.com>
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:01:27 -0700 (MST)
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Retiring a dog early
>
> I concur with Darrel; I'd be curious to know, though I am going to do as
> Raven suggests and get a haltie.
> Darla & Happy Huck
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daryl Marie
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 12:33 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Retiring a dog early
>
> Jewel,
> While I am new to guide dogs, I don't have any advice regarding how to let
> go and ways to love a new dog.
>
> May  I ask what Faye was doing re scavenging/sniffing that prompted the
> trainer and you to come to this decision?  I am curious, as I have a
> scavenger...
>
> Daryl and the sleepy Jenny doggie donut
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
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> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:11:24 -0700 (MST)
> Subject: [nagdu] Retiring a dog early
>
> Retiring a dog early
> An instructor from my school came this weekend and assessed Faye's behavior
> issues, specifically scavenging and sniffing. We decided together it would
> be best to return Faye to the school and start the intake for a new dog. I
> put so much love and time into this relationship over the past eight months
> I have had her, I am having trouble dealing with this. Is there any advice
> on how to enjoy the last of the time I have with her and how to let go when
> I must? I am also afraid of not being able to put as much love into my next
> guide dog relationship. Did you find it easy to fall in love with a
> successor dog?
> Jewel
>
>
>
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Raven

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