[nagdu] Free running (was: Pickup The Poop)

[Raven Tolliver]

You don't need sighted assistance to free-run your dog. You need a dog
with a reliable off-leash recall. If you don't have a dog with a
reliable recall, free-running should be restricted with property
boundaries or a long line. There are many ways to get your dog to
return to you that don't involve or require sighted assistance.
-- 
Raven
You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
have or what you do.

Naturally-reared guide dogs
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On 4/5/15, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I free-run my dog, sometimes alone and sometimes with my sighted husband.
> It just depends on our schedules and timing.  If we are going somewhere
> unfamiliar or if I know there will be a lot of dogs, my husband goes with
> me; if we're somewhere familiar or at a quieter dog park I go alone.  I work
> with Jenny on her recall at least once every time she goes free-running,
> just to keep it sharp.  She wears a bell clipped to her collar so I can hear
> her.
>
> At our favorite free-run spot, sometimes we run into other deogs and
> sometimes we don't, but we're at least familiar with all the dogs we see
> there.  We've struck up great friendships with other dog handlers there, esp
> with those whose dogs play with Jenny regularly.
>
> I do agree, sight alone doesn't make someone effective at helping with your
> dog, but my husband knows, loves and respects the bond that Jenny and I have
> and we've been a team long enough for expectations to be consistent.
>
> Daryl
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: Star Gazer via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: 'Pam' <pamyoung80 at gmail.com>, 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National
> Association of Guide Dog Users' <nagdu at nfbnet.org> Sent: Tue, 31 Mar 2015
> 08:42:29 -0600 (MDT) Subject: Re: [nagdu] Free running (was: Pickup The
> Poop)  I noticed when I was in the U.K. that guide dogs were allowed to free
> run. I'm curious why sighted assistance is needed? What I mean is that not
> all sighted people are created equal, and working eyeballs doesn't
> necessarily mean that you'd get any practical help with your dog. Also, what
> happens if you don't have sighted assistance at a time when your dog needs
> to free run? What if say you're married to someone who can see, but he's at
> work so not able to help when the dog needs to free run. What do you do
> then? How do you vet that the sighted person will help in any real way?
> -----Original Message----- From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Pam via nagdu Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 12:43 PM To:
> Leye-Shprintse Öberg; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
> Dog Users Subject: Re: [nagdu] Free running (was: Pickup The Poop) yes and
> it is the same here. our dogs r allowed a free run in a park or woods.
> somewhere safe once or twice a week so the dog's recall has to b very good.
> i think it's good as it allows dogs to just b dogs. obviously their recall
> has to b very good too and i would never free run my dog alone. i always
> have someone sighted with me. the dogs here r trained to respond to a
> whistle. callie's recall is excellent and she never goes far from me at all
> when on a free run.  Sent from my iPhone > On 26 Mar 2015, at 16:34,
> Leye-Shprintse Öberg via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > BS'D > >
> Viviana, > > Yes, our dogs are allowed to free run. It's common for pet dogs
> too. The dogs have a 'play collar" (a collar with a bell) and, of course,
> we're training recall with them. If you think that guide dog handlers free
> run their dogs in the busy city, you need to rethink. We're, of course, told
> wish places are safe. If you work in the city, you leash relieve your dog,
> if you don't have a safe park close by. When I free run my dog, it's like a
> game. I let her off, call her back and praise before she's allowed to take
> off again. Only because we free run our dogs in Europe don't mean that we
> don't love and care for them. > > LeSholom, > Leye-Shprintse and Hera, who
> loves a nice run; and especially, mommy's > candy! <3
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