[nagdu] Separation anxiety?

[Daryl Marie]

Minh,

She's been doing great today!  I am relieved by this.  I switch bones for her every day, sometimes with peanut butter, etc.
She does get to see my boss about once a week or so off-harness, only for a minute or so.  We also do obedience exercises, such as pop in to an office of someone she knows and still guide even if she's excited.  This has helped in other ways. :)

Daryl and Jenny, who is asleep on the floor behind Daryl's chair
----- Original Message -----
From: minh ha <minh.ha927 at gmail.com>
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Fri, 09 May 2014 10:14:33 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Separation anxiety?

Daryl,

Jenny is probably just bored and looking for attention when she
follows you. My dog has the same problem when I'm in my dorm room and
I go to talk to my roommates/people in other rooms. You could try
doing more obedience exercises with Jenny like making her stay for a
longer period of time. I did this with my girl and she's doing a lot
better with staying when I leave her alone in the room

Minh

On 5/9/14, Craig Heaps <craig.heaps at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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