[nagdu] Doggie excitement?

[barbandzoe at comcast.net]

Raven that is a hard one to stop, I think you are doing about the only thing you can do, is to redirect the dogs focus back on to you. 
I think that if any one has this problem where the dog sees someone they know and wants to go say HI.  You have to first make sure that the person knows that they should not be looking at the dog, or waving to the dog.  People will wave to the dog from a distance, so make sure that if you are having this problem, that the people know to leave the dog along.they have to pretend they don't see you.  I have caught my self giving a service dog a, Hi how are you sign.,  Just a little wave of the fingers.  I try not to but it is just something people do when they see a dog.  I only do that if the person is standing on line at a cash register, or just sitting having  a coffee.  But I tell my self not to do that unless I have the persons permission. 
Barb 

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From: "Raven Tolliver" <ravend729 at gmail.com> 
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 10:42:14 PM 
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doggie excitement? 

Barb and Jewel are right on with the positive reinforcement and 
negative punishment. 
Also, there is a difference for some dogs between working on meeting 
people in general, and encountering or returning to people the dog 
recognizes. For instance, the Golden Guy is very calm and laid-back 
when encountering and interacting with most strangers and 
acquaintances in harness. However, he loves my roommate, and becomes 
very excited if he sees her while we're out and about. looking back or 
off to the side at her and pulling toward her. I do not allow this. 
But rather than physically correcting him, we stop working right quick 
and do a mini obedience routine. I drop the harness and get him to 
focus on me. I call his name, or offer my fist and give the "touch" 
cue. When I've got him, I ask for a sit or a down. Or, I move my hand 
around while giving the touch cue, so he has to focus on me to locate 
my hand and receive physical and verbal praise. Of course, when our 
relationship was newer, I totally used treats for these situations. 
Sometimes, we can't stop. And in these instances, I simply talk him 
through it. If he continues looking at or pulling toward my roommate, 
I direct him with the leash or verbally whether it's "forward" or 
"left." 
It would be hard to set up practice sessions for this behavior unless 
Jenny is excited every time your husband approaches whether you're at 
home or not. I'm guessing that she doesn't get so excited unless you 
or your husband are returning and she hasn't seen him for a while. 
That's how it works with the Golden Guy anyway. 
The key here is to take advantage of the moment. And when the occasion 
arises, teach Jenny what you want her to do when she's in harness and 
sees your husband. What can she do that will yield a reward? Leave it? 
Sit? 

On 2/26/14, Larry D. Keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net> wrote: 
> I always just give Holly a couple of stern corrections and hold the harrness 
> 
> very tight. Holly does this with both of the kids. But, I'm big enough that 
> 
> if I don't want Holly to go anywhere, she won't! 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Daryl Marie" <crazymusician at shaw.ca> 
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 5:21 PM 
> Subject: [nagdu] Doggie excitement? 
> 
> 
>> Hi! 
>> 
>> Question for you all. 
>> 
>> Jenny is always very VERY excited to see my husband when she is in 
>> harness. She wants to say hello, whines, wags her tail, and pulls me 
>> toward him.  Does anyone have any pointers?  I have stood over her (her 
>> body laying down, one foot on either side of her), and that seems to help, 
>> 
>> but she still really really really wants to see him.  I do see improvement 
>> 
>> every time she knows she's not going to get what she wants (if she acts 
>> like this, she won't get her harness off to say hi in the car, for 
>> example), but any other advice would be helpful! 
>> 
>> Daryl and the happy social Jenny 
>> 
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