[nagdu] following and lack of control was Re: unfamiliar areas

[Aleeha Dudley]

That, to me, seems problematic. Even though your dog is following someone, they still need to be keeping your best interests at the forefront. My dog does quite well with this, and I, in the beginning, was known to correct my dog if he ran me off of curbs or into objects while following. I have to expect him to protect me.

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> On Apr 19, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Sherry Gomes via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Yeah, I had a dog, one of my best dogs ever, but if she followed someone she became careless. She'd walk me off a curb or off a wheel chair ramp into a parking lot without stopping if she was following.
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> Sherry
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> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Burton via nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 12:37 PM
> To: Pam; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] unfamiliar areas
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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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