[nagdu] Crosswalk light success!

[Tracy Carcione]

Ben's reward for finding the crosswalk pole on command is he gets to give it 
a good sniff.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Heaps via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "Daryl Marie" <crazymusician at shaw.ca>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the National 
Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Crosswalk light success!


> Yay!
>
> I taught Chase "Find the button".  He likes that game because it means 
> treats.  But now he finds every button, even when I don't give the 
> command. Better all than none, I suppose.
>
> He also sometimes gets locked onto the dog urine odors at the base of the 
> pole and doesn't look up for his treat.
>
> Craig and Chase
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Daryl Marie via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 7:10 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] Crosswalk light success!
>
>
>> Hey!
>> Ever since training with Jenny, we have struggled with scrounging (I've 
>> posted about this).  One of her favorite scrounging/sniffing places is at 
>> the base of crosswalk light poles (where you push the button to change 
>> the light).  On a whim on Monday night, I got off the bus one stop early 
>> to do some work with her on finding these posts.  It wasn't pretty.
>> Me: Jenn, find the post.
>> Jenny (misses the post entirely and goes around the corner)
>> Me: Not quite, my  girl.  Let's try again.
>> We turn around, Jenny goes right past the post while I flail around 
>> trying to find it.
>> Rinse, lather, repeat.
>> Third time:
>> me: Jenny, find the post.
>> Jenny finds the post but starts scrounging.
>> Me: Good post, nose up.
>> We take the corner again, turn around.
>> Me: Jenny, find the post.
>> Jenny finds the post, her shoulders right below the button, her nose is 
>> up.
>> Me (throwing a fiesta): YAY!  Good girl!
>>
>> Now for the past three days, every time I ask for a post, she has found 
>> it perfectly and kept her nose up!  Her tail wags even before I praise 
>> her, because she knows she's done good!
>>
>> SO proud!
>>
>> Still need a little work on scrounging in general, but this is SO good!
>>
>> Hope this encourages those who are struggling with distractions or 
>> scrounging that it can be done.
>>
>> Daryl
>>
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