[nagdu] Picking Up Toys was RE: Figuring out what I need in a dog

Nicole Torcolini ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Tue Mar 4 04:47:40 UTC 2014


Oh, can you please share how you train a dog to put toys away? I have a
basket for Lexia's toys. They start in the basket, but, once they are out,
they never get back in. Okay, they do, but I'm the one who has to put them
back. Lexia just kind of decides that she is done playing and leaves them
lying  around. Sometimes, it is because she needs to go out after playing,
so that is obviously more important than picking up the toys, but, other
times, she just lies down again.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raven Tolliver
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 7:39 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Figuring out what I need in a dog

Oooh! Get a golden!
Let me start off by saying a few things, then I'll rewrite your needs in a
way that flows well.
First, all of these dogs are going to be friendly, they should be anyhow.
Whether a dog greets people or not is up to you. You will be the one to
manage your dog and teach it self-control.
Second, most dogs, especially these ones, are trainable to small tasks. I've
trained out of control shelter dogs to pick up toys and put them in a waste
basket, and those dogs are far from guide dog material for one reason or
another. You can train a dog to do anything, you just have to have patience
and persistence, and be able to gauge your dog.
Lastly, here is one way you could express what you need in a dog:
I need a dog that walks slowly, is energetic with an off switch, and has low
distractibility. I would like a dog that does not have a strong food drive.
Also, I need a dog that is comfortable with university, city and country
travel.
Hth.
--
Raven

On 3/3/14, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> As it gets closer to time to relinquish my current guide dog, Faye, 
> back to the school, I am thinking about what kind of dog I need and 
> want. Maybe you guys can help me figure out what to ask for.
> *I need a dog that doesn't get bored walking slow, but also doesn't 
> get distracted at these slow speeds.
> *I need a dog that is trainable (to other small tasks, like standing 
> still to help me stand up off the floor), but isn't overly food-driven 
> *I need a dog that's soft enough to give me emotional support, but 
> tough enough to handle city and university walking *I need a friendly 
> dog, but one that isn't going to great everyone s/he comes across.
> *I need a  dog that will take city or country walks all in stride, 
> particularly going off-trail hiking.
> *I need a dog with lots of energy for working around a university, but 
> not so much energy that I can't relax on the weekend.
> Maybe I've just described what I need myself, but I don't know how to 
> take that and write it in a way that makes real sense to instructors 
> and the school. Any advice?
> Thank you all for your support and help so far. I don't know what I'd 
> do without this group.
> Yours,
> Jewel
>
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Raven

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