[nagdu] unfamiliar areas

[The Pawpower Pack]

Hi Danielle, 
When I teach follow, I first start in an area I know well, I first outl'ine a route with my sighted friend so that I know if my dog deviates from it.  Then we gradually work up to more complex routes.  I also use a very heavy rate of reinforcement with treats while teaching the follow.  
I'm Deafblind, so can't rely on sound cues to make sure the dog follows, so I work on it quite a bit, toward the end of her training.  "
I know you are Deafblind too, and if you use an FM system, I would give the transmitter to the person you are following and have them give you feedback.  
I have taught all my dogs to follow and they have not had any problems working or done poor work while following.  


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> On Apr 19, 2015, at 1:37 PM, Danielle Burton via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi everyone, 
> This conversation leads to a question I have. GEB doesn't teach the follow command. So, my dog doesn't know to follow. She will sort of but not really. How would you go about teaching this? Also, they do not recommend you do this because the dog could risk not paying as much attention. Is this true for those of you handlers who have worked multiple dogs? 
> Thanks,
> Danille and Willa who hasn't figured out how to follow yet 
> 
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>> On Apr 19, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Pam via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> hi everyone. i'm just wondering what u all do if u r working your dog in an area that is not familiar to u but u also have a sighted person with u too. do u just follow the sighted person with your dog? it's not something i've really done yet so just curious what others do. thanks ☺️
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