[nagdu] Pulling

[Lisa]

Hi Julie,

thank you for your message!
Fortunately, we have a long and nicely paved sidewalk on which I can do the 
training. And with having my cane in the other hand, it works quite 
well--but I also noticed the dizziness in the beginning when I wasn't 
prepared for this and probably did it too quickly.

Lisa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J. via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Cc: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Pulling


> Lisa,
>
> A lot of dogs develop the habit of pulling on leash after they have been 
> guiding for a while.  I suppose they get used to pulling and since pulling 
> against resistance is the natural response for a dog, it  makes sense to 
> them.
>
> I use the same methods as Tami with more of the turn and go back the way I 
> came from.  However if you use this method, do it in a familiar area and 
> be sure to give yourself some sort of sound cue to reorient yourself. 
> With a dog just learning or relearning loose leash walking, you will do a 
> lot of turn abouts in a short amount of time.  It is very easy to get 
> dizzy and a bit disoriented.  I find the turn about method works best to 
> get results with the dog, but I can only do so many turns before I start 
> to feel dizzy. So I use the tree method sprinkled in as needed.
>
> Going in the direction the dog wants is the reward.  Slack in the leash 
> means the dog gets the reward of moving forward.  Tight leash means you go 
> a different direction or stop.  You can use clicker if your dog is 
> familiar to speed up the learning, but you should get good results with 
> just verbal praise.  Like Tami said, consistency is really the key.
>
> Julie
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