[nagdu] Halties and Gentle Leaders was RE: Too much Sniffing

[Nicole Torcolini]

As far as halties and gentle leaders go, dogs can get to where they will
work in them, but most dogs do not like them. All of the guide dogs that I
know/knew who wear/wore a gl or halty try to rub it off whenever they get a
chance. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brandydp
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 5:38 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Too much Sniffing

What I find works with people or sniffing distractions is if it is an area
you know he will sniff say leave it before the offense occurs. When he isn't
sniffing do you say good leave it? At gdf we say good to whatever behavior.
Also if we say leave it we are told to obediently tell the dog what to do.
So it goes something like, leave it, straight when the dog does leave it its
good girl good straight or good leave it. Maybe talking to him more will
work. If he is very involved in sniffing maybe stop and sit or do some
obedience. The issue with darla just putting on a halty is that huck hasn't
ever worn one so before going outside and possibly having a safety concern
with a dog trying to get it off she would need to use it at home first. A
lot of dogs are so distracted by it that it heneers their work. 

brandy pinder
Alumni Council -  second vice Chairman
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, IncR and America's VetDogsR, The
Veteran's K-9 Corps IncR Providing "Second uSight"R since 1946

371 E. Jericho Turnpike smith town ny 11766
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> On Jan 15, 2014, at 10:37 PM, "Nicole Torcolini"
<ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
> 
> What kind of correction are you using? Were you taught  about the high 
> collar position? Also, another piece of equipment that some people 
> choose to use is a pinch collar. I personally don't like the idea, but 
> it does work for people. I have a friend who used to have a sniffy 
> lab. She would use the pinch collar in its intended way once or twice, 
> and then the dog would behave.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darla 
> Rogers
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 12:33 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> 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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