[nagdu] Crosswalk light success!

Fri Jun 6 23:31:24 UTC 2014

Cindy,

I think a lot depends on the body language or other cues from the 
handler. When I'm giving Mitzi permission to sniff, I move the hand 
that's holding the leash in a giving gesture, even if I don't say 
anything. I might also say, "You can sniff now," or some such in a happy 
tone. Or I will click and/or praise if the sniff is a specific reward. I 
find if I let her have her sniffs near home while we're starting out, 
she can get it out of her system and settle into good work, so I give 
her permission at certain places so as to have less hassle later on. If 
she keeps being too sniffy when I'm not giving permission, then I use 
"leave it! forward!" or start doing time outs to remind her what she's 
about. We're having spring sniff fest, though she seems to be getting 
past it. Whew!

Tami

On 06/06/2014 12:26 PM, Cindy Ray via nagdu wrote:
> If you use letting the dog sniff as a reward, then how does that dog differentiate between being allowed to do so and not?
>
> Cindy
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> On Jun 6, 2014, at 2:09 PM, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> I would love to be able to do something similar with Jenny - let her sniff around the base of a pole - but her lovely scrounging habit (NOT!) makes such a reward risky.
>>
>> Daryl and the non-sniffy Jenny dog
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Raven Tolliver via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> To: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>, NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 12:57:40 -0600 (MDT)
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Crosswalk light success!
>>
>> Tracy,
>> I applaud you're unconventional method of rewarding your dog
>> in-harness. While the schools discourage behaviors like sniffing
>> in-harness, I think this is quite a reasonable allowance. It's great
>> that you realize that sniffing is just as rewarding and relieving to
>> your dog as a food reward, and that you use that to your advantage.
>>
>>
>> On 6/5/14, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 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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