[nagdu] Combo dogs

[Danielle Sykora]

I find this a very interesting topic as my dog was originally intended
to be trained as a non-guiding service dog. I agree that intelligent
disobedience seems to be what sets guide dogs apart from most other
service dogs. Different temperments also seem to be more desirable for
different types of work. My dog was apparently career changed because
he kept trying to guide people. He has more initiative than is
probably desirable for a dog who is trained to retrieve dropped items,
open doors, alert to sounds etc. He also can be a bit stubborn and
likes to think of ways to get around the rules.

Danielle and Thai


On 2/27/15, Applebutter Hill via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Good points.
> Donna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debby Phillips
> via nagdu
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 6:42 PM
> To: Buddy Brannan; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users; carcione at access.net; nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Combo dogs
>
> This is interesting.  I remember being at a meeting once when we h a
> speaker
> who had been a trainer for guide dogs.  He went to work for CCI (Canine
> Companions for Independence).  When he first got there, he could not pick
> out dogs that were good for service dogs.  They were great for guiding but
> not for service.  Often with service dogs, there needs to be a real
> willingness, on the part of the dog, to be obedient.  There is no
> intelligent disobedience.  And many people who use service dogs do not have
> a lot of physical strength, so if you have a dog, for instance that's kind
> of a hard dog, but guides excellently, they will not make a good service
> dog.  They will work well, but they also have a stubborn quality and
> sometimes need more correction then some people who need service dogs can
> do.  So the training between the two kinds of dogs can be quite different.
> Just my 2 cents'
> worth.    Blessings,    Debby
>
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