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

[Sheila Leigland]

hi nicole I have a pilot dog but almost never use leash corrections 
unless I know that Tres knows why he is being corrected or that nothing 
else is working. Tres loves praise and or treats and seems to learn more 
quickly with positive reenforcement. Leash corections have a place but 
if that is all that I use I'm limitting my ability as a handler and not 
giving Tres what he values most my praise.
On 1/3/2015 10:28 PM, Nicole Torcolini via nagdu 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
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> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 8:41 PM
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> 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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