[nagdu] Speeding up

[Tracy Carcione]

No, the pat on the side is a bit tricky.  I lean over and give the dog a pat as we're walking.  A very experienced trainer at GDB, Don Frisk, taught it to me ages ago.  He called it pushing the magic button, and usually it was just like that--the dog found it very encouraging and sped up nicely.  But not Krokus.
Tracy


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From: Deanna Lewis [mailto:DLewis at clovernook.org] 
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 11:42 AM
To: Tracy Carcione
Subject: RE: [nagdu] Speeding up

I've not heard of the pat on the side technique. How does that work? Do you nudge the dog with your thigh? 
Deanna

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via nagdu
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 11:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Speeding up

I tried the leash gesture, and the pat on the side, and the stern Hopp-up, and none of them worked.  It was making me crazy.
I do talk to my dogs a fair bit, though not as much as some folks do.  Then my trainer said I shouldn't, so I stopped, thinking I was distracting Krokus.  But I wasn't at all.  I should have realized this, and not listened to the trainer. Oh dopey me.
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
From: Deanna Lewis [mailto:DLewis at clovernook.org] 
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 11:13 AM
To: Tracy Carcione; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: RE: [nagdu] Speeding up

Hey Tracy,
This is great that his speed is better for you. 
As Pascal has gotten older, his speed has decreased a lot. I'm afraid that with the new dog he/she will just fly and I won't be able to keep up, LOL.
Another thing you can try is, when he is poking along, give a leash gesture forward and see if that helps. It's worked wonders for me. 
I also talk to my dog pretty often. Wonder if a lot of us do that? /smiles/ Deanna and Pascal

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via nagdu
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 10:23 AM
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Subject: [nagdu] Speeding up

As some of you may recall, I've been having problems since class with Krokus being very slow in some situations, like walking around the town where I live.  A trainer came out to help me with this and some other things, and he recommended I talk to Krokus more than my class trainer thought I should, and click and treat when we got to a downcurb.  I'm happy to say this seems to be working.  It's hard to be sure, since we can't really boogy in all the ice and snow, but he's definitely moving at a much better pace than he was.

I've also started C&T-ing him for walking up to the top of stairs, instead of stopping 5 feet short and creeping up on them.  Now he's getting close enough that I can stick out my foot and find the edge without a million hopp-ups.  I think, even after doing it a couple times, that I can stop C&T-ing now, and just praise him up instead.

So the clicker has been very helpful.  Just thought I'd share, as I'm sure others have or will have similar troubles.

Tracy

 

 

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