[nagdu] Speeding up

[Sheila Leigland]

hi, I talk to my dog quite a bit. He seems to like the attention.He also 
responds well to verbal correction accept when he doesn't want to get 
his feet wet.
On 2/12/2015 9:13 AM, Deanna Lewis via nagdu wrote:
> 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
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] Speeding up
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> So the clicker has been very helpful.  Just thought I'd share, as I'm sure others have or will have similar troubles.
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> Tracy
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