[nagdu] Question about fenced in yards

Wed Mar 12 17:14:08 UTC 2014

I think the instroctor is looking at the June class actually. that's why I didn't bother applying for another NFB Scholarship this year. 

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> On Mar 12, 2014, at 12:40 PM, Julie McGinnity <kaybaycar at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Danielle,
> 
> Congratulations!  When will you be going to guiding Eyes?  I will be
> heading there in June.  This is a great question to ask the trainers.
> I agree that keeping the dog on a long leash is best.  Personally, I
> don't like the retractable ones because they can get rapped around
> you, and they hurt!  But you will get a long leash from the school
> when you go, and those are pretty good.  Some dogs are runners, and
> others aren't.  My retired guide was when she was younger, and I still
> don't trust her outside without a leash, though we did work on it
> quite a bit as she got older.  Other dogs won't want to run from you
> or will have very good recall.  You'll just have to feel out your dog
> and figure out your own comfort level with letting your dog run free
> without a fence.
> 
> 
> 
>> On 3/12/14, Julie J. <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>> I would absolutely keep your new dog on a long leash or flexi until you are
>> 
>> 110% sure he/she has a rock solid recall, and then use caution.  My
>> understanding is that most of the guide dog programs advise strongly to not
>> 
>> let your guide off leash ever.  I'm not sure what training the dogs get in
>> off leash recall and obedience.
>> 
>> Some dogs can be off leash in a manner you are describing and some just
>> can't.  I currently have one of each.  My current working guide has an
>> amazing recall.  I live in a very small town and do have a portion of my
>> yard fenced.  However the garden and most of the yard is not fenced.  He
>> comes out with me to those areas frequently.  the area of the yard big
>> enough for games of Frisbee isn't fenced.  My husband is a farmer and I take
>> 
>> Monty out to the farm fields when the weather is nice.  I trained him to
>> come to a whistle because sometimes there are motors running or the wind is
>> 
>> blowing like mad and the whistle works better than me yelling for him to
>> come back.  I put bells on his collar so I can keep track of him also.  He
>> never, never gets to run off leash in an unfenced area without a person to
>> supervise.  The only kind of bad thing he'll do is to jump into the farm
>> pond.  It makes for a mega muddy mess, so I don't like him to do it.  There
>> 
>> are cows  in the pasture adjacent.  He has only given them a glance.  the
>> cows will occasionally snort or stomp a foot, but they don't seem overly
>> agitated.
>> 
>> Now contrast that with my older retired guide, Belle.  she used to bolt out
>> 
>> the front door at every opportunity.  We sorted out that issue with
>> intensive training, but I still don't trust her when we are bringing in
>> groceries or the like.  She is absolutely not trustworthy off leash.  She
>> only gets to run off leash in fenced areas.
>> 
>> HTH
>> Julie
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Danielle Burton
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 9:19 AM
>> To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List
>> Subject: [nagdu] Question about fenced in yards
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hi, everyone. I have just found out that Guiding Eyes may have found a good
>> 
>> match for me. I am eriting on the final word from the instructor. I do have
>> 
>> a question though. When I'm not at school I live at home with my parents. We
>> 
>> live on a farm with a garden and pasture for cattle. We live right by the
>> road with no sidewalks. Also, we do not have a fenced in yard. Should I keep
>> 
>> my dog on a long leash while outside? We have 2 Austrailian Shepherds
>> outside as well. I would like for my dog to have some time to be a dog with
>> 
>> other dogs we have but I am worried about not having a fenced in area. Any
>> advice would be appreciated. Sent from my iPhone
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> Julie McG
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> Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
> Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
> and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> life."
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