[nagdu] I am training Neechee to find the poop piles so I can pick up after the dogs in my yard

[Nicole Torcolini]

Sounds interesting. Just be careful that she does not decide to do more than
just find it. 

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mardi Hadfield
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 9:16 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] I am training Neechee to find the poop piles so I can pick
up after the dogs in my yard

After my last hospitalization,and mild heart attack,I find that I have lost
even more of my sight.I decided to teach Neechee to show me where the poop
piles are so I will still be able to pick up after my dogs,if I should loose
what little sight I do have left.There are currently 8 dogs here.2 are
retired service dogs,2 are pets,2 are my guide dogs and 2 are rescue dogs
that I am fostering and training.That is a lot of poop that must be picked
up every day according to our local law.I can't really afford to hire some
one to do it for me so I thought this would be a good way to go.
I am using clicker training and lots of praise as Neechee is not at all food
motivated. She does however thrive on attention and praise.It is working
quite well so far.Some times she will miss a pile,but we only just started
this training one week ago.Neechee is a very smart dog and she loves to
please me.Has any one else tried this? Just curious.  Mardi and Shaman and
Neechee.

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