[nagdu] issue with guide dog eating snow that is fresh

Nimer Jaber nimerjaber1 at gmail.com
Sun Jan 4 05:59:50 UTC 2015


Just watch for the salt and possible antifreeze

On 03-Jan-15 11:57 PM, Danielle Burton via nagdu wrote:
> Snow's just water so I doubt it would make her sick. And be careful about correcting while you are trying to relieve her. Is she doing it when guiding? If not I wouldn't worry about it. Correct her if she is doing this while guiding but it's not going to hurt her.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 4, 2015, at 12:28 AM, Nicole Torcolini via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> The only affect that fresh, clean snow will have is making the dog need to
>> urinate  more if too much is consumed. If you allow your dog to eat snow,
>> you need to make it where she will stop on command because you do not need
>> her eating dirty snow that may have chemicals. Given that this was her first
>> time and she did not know any better, I would say that you may have been a
>> bit harsh. Most dogs absolutely love snow, and, if they grew up where there
>> is some but not a lot, then they go absolutely crazy in it. If you can
>> tolerate being out in the snow for a while, I would do things to get her
>> used to it, such as doing obedience in the snow. You could do something
>> where you let her eat it for a minute or so, then, with something more
>> tempting than snow, such as a treat, you get her to stop. Praise and reward.
>> Also, in terms of corrections, I am not sure what the school taught you, but
>> you should really consider a few things before giving a correction:
>> 1. Does the dog know better?
>> 2. Is there a different way besides a correction to stop something or get
>> the dog to do something else?
>> 3. Is the situation dangerous?
>>
>> HTH,
>> Nicole
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John Sanders via
>> nagdu
>> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 8:41 PM
>> To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List
>> Subject: [nagdu] issue with guide dog eating snow that is fresh
>>
>> Hi,
>> I have a question:  when I was taking my guide dog outside today, she
>> started eating the snow off of the ground.
>> I gave her a leash correction.
>> It wsa fresh snow.
>> She is only a year.
>> Should I not allow her to do that?
>> Can that make her sick?
>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>> Sincerely,
>> John an the always beutifull, always gorgeous Mollie
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