[nagdu] Too much Sniffing

[Shannon Dyer]

Raven,

I was taught to clip the leash to the ring on the collar part of the GL, as well as to the ring just below the nose. I have to make a long leash to do this, but it does allow me to feel what Ace's head is doing.

Many schools recommend the GL for dogs who sniff. I don't think they would do this if it was not the propper tool.

Shannon and the Acelet
On Jan 15, 2014, at 9:17 PM, Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Aleeha,
> This is exactly why it is better to use a Halti. The gentle leader is
> not the proper collar to use for nosy dogs. On the GL, the leash
> attaches to the dog's neck, so you still are missing out on what the
> dog is doing with its nose.
> 
> 
> On 1/15/14, Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I would encourage you to use the Halti. The Gentle Leader is meant for
>> training leash manners, the Halti, or head halter is more for
>> monitoring or controlling head movement. The leash clips onto the
>> gentle leader via a ring on the collar around the dog's neck. The
>> leash clips to the Halti just below the dog's nose.
>> GDA might not use the Halti, but perhaps you should until you can
>> minimize this behavior. The Halti will allow you to feel exactly what
>> your handsome boy is doing, and will enable you to prevent the
>> sniffing before it even happens. When you notice Huck becoming less
>> nosy with the Halti, gradually reduce your use of it. If you find that
>> his nosiness has reduced, then you can continue working without it a
>> majority of the time. If you find that without the Halti, he is still
>> nosy, it goes back on.
>> 
>> 
>> On 1/15/14, Hannah Chadwick <sparklylicious at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Darla,
>>> I would strongly recommend you trying the gentle leader.  It may
>>> help because I know it did for Spritz.  Whenever she sniffed, I
>>> would use the gl and it definitely made a huge difference.
>>> Best, Hannah
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com
>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
>>> Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:33:28 -0600
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Too much Sniffing
>>> 
>>> As all of you know, I love this dog to pieces but oh that labbie
>>> nose; he
>>> sniffs way too much and doesn't seem to mind the corrections.
>>> Sometimes,
>>> "Leave it" works, but at other times, it works for that
>>> distraction but not
>>> the next.
>>> 
>>>                Any ideas?  GDA does not use the gentle leader or
>>> haltie.
>>> 
>>> Desperately,
>>> 
>>> And Huck the biggest Nose of the Midwest
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Darla J.  Rogers
>>> 
>>> djrogers0628 at gmail.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> --
>> Raven
>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Raven
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