[nagdu] Speeding up

[Craig Heaps]

I've never correlated his speed to his need to relieve.  However, we live in 
a development that, while not gated as such, has a pedestrian gate at the 
corner. When we come in that gate, he seems to know we're headed for home 
and he pulls like a locomotive.

I do find that if I'm lost in thought and don't talk to Chase, his attention 
seems to wander.

Craig and Chase



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl Marie via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Speeding up


> Craig,
> Are you sure that Chase and jenny aren't related?
>
> You have described Jenny's speediness to a tee!  Henny, our BC/Alberta 
> Guide Dogs trainer, advised that I talk to her a lot, too; she just 
> generally responds when I talk to her, and it also helps redirect her when 
> she's about to get sniffy or scroungy.
>
> Can't remember who, but someone mentioned a trainer advising NOT to talk 
> to the dog.  I guess with some dogs, this is good advice, but Jenny girl 
> responds so well to verbal praise or correction.
>
> Do you find that Chase speeds up or slows down when he has to relieve? 
> Jenny is little miss speedy!
>
> Daryl
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Craig Heaps via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>, NAGDU Mailing List, the National 
> Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:15:43 -0700 (MST)
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Speeding up
>
> Chase normally goes abnormally fast, which is what I like\. But sometimes 
> he
> slows say down.
>
> I talk to him constantly. We have a running monologue of "Good boy" and
> "Nice work. Pluse "Attaboy" and "Good dog." Thtt's what my instructor at 
> GDB
> told me to do. When he slows down, he seems to respond to increased
> excitement in my voice. and picks up speed again.
>
> More often, though, I have to slow him down a bit, especially in crowds. 
> He
> likes to slalom me along packed sidewalks, coming perilously close to
> unsuspecting pedestrians going our direction and playing chicken with 
> those
> going the other direction..
>
> Craig and Chase
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tracy Carcione via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 7:23 AM
> 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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