[nagdu] Programs Requiring Use of a Head Collar One Time

[Nicole Torcolini]

When I received Lexia from GDB about seven years ago, they gave us gentle
leaders as part of the free equipment  and had one route on which we were
required to use them. They told us how to put them on the dogs and how to
work with them, but, although Lexia seemed fine at the time, something must
have gone terribly wrong. The next time that I put the gentle leader on her
because I thought that it would be helpful in a crowded environment, I ended
up taking it off right away because Lexia would not budge a millimeter.
Perhaps what they had recommended for the best tightness for the nose band
was too tight; my mother said that Lexia had a mark on her nose from the
time that she had worn the gentle leader in class. Anyway, I wonder if
schools are doing more harm than good if they require people to use a head
collar once during class because the dogs have not had time to get used to
it.

Nicole and Lexia

-----Original Message-----
From: Danielle Burton [mailto:danielleburton94 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 8:42 PM
To: Nicole Torcolini; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Programs Requiring Use of a Head Collar One Time

the school I went to does it on an individual basis. For example some dogs
will not need it and it could hinder them and some dogs may need it. i was
never introcuced to one in train. I have a softer dog so I doubt she would
work in one. But for high distraction I do some obedience and treat. and I
use my voice to get her attention Like I try to be more interesting than the
distraction to get her to want to focus on me instead. 

Danielle and Willa 


> On Jul 27, 2014, at 11:18 PM, Nicole Torcolini via nagdu
<nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Has anyone else had the experience where a program required you to use 
> a head collar on your dog just once during class, during which time 
> your dog seemed to do fine with it, but, after the end of the program, 
> the next time that you tried to use the head collar, your dog refused to
work?
> 
> Nicole and Lexia who luckily does not need a head collar 
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