[nagdu] Separation anxiety?

[Craig Heaps]

I'm not sure I've had a guide dog long enough to give anyone advice.  But 
when I had Chase at work, I kept him on tie down on a bed next to my desk. 
He was not free to wander.  I put him in harness or took him out on leash 
when we went to feed, water or relieve.   He seemed to accept that he was 
not allowed to follow me around the office when I used my cane instead of 
him.  It also kept him from scavenging in the trash cans and looking for 
people to pet him while I was working.

Craig and Chase


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl Marie" <crazymusician at shaw.ca>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 4:29 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Separation anxiety?


> Hi!
>
> Since coming back from a goalball tournament and our vacation a week ago, 
> Jenny has been unwilling to stay on her doggie bed at work or her blanket 
> when I take her to the gym to work out.  At work she will follow me to the 
> washroom or into my boss\ office when I poke my head there for longer than 
> a minute or so.  She will inch closer to me in the gym when I do workouts 
> as well.
>
> I've basically ignored her attempts to get my attention and simply walk 
> her partway back to her bed and tell her to stay there... that way she 
> knows she won't get my positive attention unless she's on her bed.
>
> She never did this in training... or at least not this frequently (it 
> happened once, we dealt with it, and it didn't happen again).  Any advice 
> would be appreciated.
>
> Daryl
>
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