[nagdu] Odd behavior this a.m.

Katie Crocker via nagdu nagdu at nfbnet.org
Wed May 21 16:29:48 UTC 2014


Daryl,

This really sounds like she was navigating you around something.  Could there have been something on the ground? 

 Katie

-- Katie Crocker --

> On May 21, 2014, at 12:27 PM, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hey, Tami,
> 
> That was my first thought - construction, barricades, etc. - but no one who works near my desk goes down that street and can tell me what's going on on that stretch.  I think I'm going to take her for a walk down that same area and see what she does.  Coworker says it might've been a bunny that distracted her, but as I said before she didn't give me any distraction behavior.
> 
> Agreed with the communication. Jenn's a communicative dog.  She's by no means perfect, but she will communicate if something's wrong. She'll find me the steps (or an elevator) if an escalator is blocked by people or construction/resoration gear.
> 
> Will let ya know.
> 
> Daryl
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tami Jarvis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wed, 21 May 2014 10:19:37 -0600 (MDT)
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Odd behavior this a.m.
> 
> Daryl,
> 
> Hm... Could be she saw something up ahead to avoid and was getting you 
> out of the way of it. When Mitzi pauses or just does a stutter step then 
> takes firm action like that, it usually turns out there was a reason. 
> Enough times I've heard whatever it was after she was reacting or a 
> sighted person told me what went down or what was going on up ahead that 
> I've learned to trust her at times like that. It's very different from 
> when she wants to meet a kitty or go sniff something over there or whatever.
> 
> Or it could just be an aberration. It's hard to tell if whatever the dog 
> is responding to doesn't make noise. I guess what I would do is see if 
> she does it again in other places, and if she does it again in the same 
> place. If it was only in that one place, then I would try to find out if 
> there is construction or a new dog that might be dangerous or something 
> like that beyond the point where she turns into the alley to try to 
> figure out what she is responding to.
> 
> Mitzi also pays attention to traffic patterns and likes to know what all 
> is going on around us and ahead of us so that she can respond 
> predictively. I like it because I get a lot of communication from her 
> and can have a clue. Also, I would rather have occasional confusing 
> changes in direction than a constant series of near disasters. /smile/
> 
> Tami
> 
>> On 05/21/2014 08:34 AM, Daryl Marie via nagdu wrote:
>> hey, guys,
>> Looking for some input, if any.
>> 
>> This morning on the way to work (a route we travel frequently), Jenny paused and then just booked it down a back alley.  There was no construction equipment in the way (none motorized, anyway), dog, person she knows, or any distraction behaviors (wagging tail, whining, etc.) She just boogied down that alley.  I've never seen her do that.
>> 
>> Any ideas?
>> 
>> Daryl and Jenny
>> 
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