[nagdu] I gotta go out - Claire Rose

[Buddy Brannan]

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> On Aug 7, 2015, at 6:19 PM, Nancy VanderBrink via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Perhaps this is a silly question, but would someone be able to tell me where I could find a bill like this?
> 
> Thanks,
> Nancy V. Irwin
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Aug 7, 2015, at 4:11 PM, Danielle Ledet via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hey I like that. think I will do tht with next pup.
>> 
>>> On 8/7/15, David via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> One of the first things I wanted to do after we got home from GDF
>>> earlier this month was to train my new guide dog to let me know when she
>>> wanted to go out.  I hung a small cowbell on the door handle, placed my
>>> fist above the bell and said, "Ring the bell."  I repeated this three
>>> times, treating each time Clarie Rose rang the bell. Then I said, "Ring
>>> the bell." without marking the bell with my fist.   It took a couple of
>>> repeats as she figured out what to do.  When she rang the bell, I
>>> treated and praised her.  We repeated that about four times.  Each time
>>> when I  went out to relieve her after that, I said, "Ring the bell." and
>>> didn't open the door until she rang the bell.  She picked that up pretty
>>> quickly.  After two days of doing that, I took her to the door and said,
>>> "Ring the bell for busy-busy."  Now when she starts fidgeting I say,
>>> "Ring the bell if you need to busy-busy."   That was two days ago.
>>> We're now working on the next step.  I suspect that she will start
>>> ringing the bell on her own after a few more days as she closes in on
>>> the association. I will add treats back in at first when she does this.
>>> We had done this with another dog that was a pet, but I have to say, it
>>> took a lot longer to get that pup to ring the bell completely on her own.
>>> 
>>> Claire is one smart cookie, though.  I did the same thing with traffic
>>> crossing buttons, but it only took one lesson on one intersection and
>>> four tries.  She now drags me to the pole with the buttons at any
>>> intersection with the command, "Find the button." ... even when the
>>> intersection is configured differently. Fortunately, they put the two
>>> intersection buttons on the same pole down here.  We'll deal with left
>>> and right buttons when we encounter that, I guess.  We use the same
>>> command for elevator buttons and she is a whiz.
>>> 
>>> I'm pretty proud of her, can't you tell?
>>> 
>>> David and Claire Rose in Clearwater, FL
>>> 
>>>> On 8/7/2015 1:06 PM, Kaye Kipp via nagdu wrote:
>>>> I know a puppy raiser who puts the bell on the door and the dog goes to
>>>> the
>>>> door and rings it.  I'm not sure how she trains them to do it though, but
>>>> if
>>>> it's hanging down on the door, it's easily accessible.
>>>> 
>>>> Kaye
>>> 
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