[nagdu] NYC was Length of Training (was: Why I decided not to owner train.)

[Daryl Lang]

I am very interested to see how Jenny will handle New York City. We will be going over the holidays, but she's proven to do very very well in crowds. Although after a bad day like today  I'm not so sure..
Daryl

On September 23, 2014 7:32:24 PM MDT, The Pawpower Pack via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>I just got back from San Fransisco with Soleil and she adored it!  I
>live in New Orleans which is no slouch in the chaos department, but
>usually things are pretty chill in our daily lives.  But Soleil loved
>San Fransisco. And if the stars aline I'll be in Manhattan this winter,
>near the holidays.  I think she'll have a ball.  
>
> Rox and the kitchen Bitches: 
>Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
>Pawpower4me at gmail.com
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>> On Sep 23, 2014, at 8:27 PM, Marsha Drenth via nagdu
><nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I know what you mean about dogs and what different enviroments they
>like and or do not like. My first pup was good for suburban life,
>second loved city life, but not NYC. First pup I lived in texas, second
>I was in MD. And now I am in Philly. My pup now is one that really
>really really loves big cities. I have never seen a dog who loves
>crowds, cars, noise, and just the busyness so much. When I was spending
>some time up in NYC, this dog was on her game, she didn't like the
>grates in the sidewalks, but she was in doggie guiding heaven. Back in
>Philly on my university campus, which has 40,000 students, she is back
>in her element. My pup can navigate me in a thick crowd, and all I feel
>are bodies and the wind when I pass people. Since I can't hear the
>people, my pup has the added job of understanding that when we pass
>people she should give me a good clearance because I can't hear them to
>go around them. My point of the post is that it really does take a
>special dog to deal wi
>th big cities like NYC, Philly and DC. I wonder is Boston as busy as
>those other cities I mentioned? I might need to visit to see for
>myself. 
>> Ok enought rambling for me, back into my studying I go...
>> 
>> Marsha drenth  
>> email: marsha.drenth at gmail.com  
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>> 
>>> On Sep 22, 2014, at 11:36 PM, debby phillips via nagdu
><nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> They begin by learning how to walk in front, not heeling.  They get
>accustomed to the harness, they begin to learn about stopping for curbs
>and steps, because the instructor fakes like they are falling, and
>makes a lot of fuss.  Then they teach them to hup up to the curb,
>gradually introducing more and more things to the training.  Toward the
>end, all the dogs go to New York City.  Neena was there with her puppy
>raisers and she was also there with her trainer.  She likes it, but I
>can tell she wouldn't want to live there.  She was ready to go when we
>left.  I could tell that she was tired, because her enthusiasm was
>waning.  I asked Joy if that was correct and she said that yes, it was.
>Neena would do okay in New York City for brief times-like a morning or
>an afternoon or whatever, but she would not thrive living there.  Some
>dogs, she said did really thrive on being in NYC.  I'm glad that we had
>that experience, but I doubt that I'll be living in New York City ever.
> I'm
>a West Coaster at heart.  Sorry, probably more than you wanted to know.
> (Grin).    Peace,    Debby and Neena
>>> 
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