[nagdu] loves working, but hates work!

[Amber H]

Hey Rox!

Don't know if this is something you have tried, but. Here goes.  And it's all positive reinforcement, so yea!  I dreamed this complicated idea up all on my own!  Tell me I'm crazy or you've tried it and it didn't work, or something.

1-find a food you can feed her that is not messy.  Something that can be cut into treat-sized pieces.
2-Figure out how to carry it with you to work.  Don't feed her before leaving home.
4-The whole way, as you're moving along parts of the rout she does well, c/t.
5-Do this to a spot just short of problem spot.
6-Jackpot at that spot, but keep plenty back. Sorry. I know I'm being vague. But.
7-Keep moving forward.  The instant she slows down, stop c/t.
8-Any increase, however minute, and you already know how to break this down; I don't have to explain. But the instant she acts remotely interested in speeding up, c/t.


Some notes:

Have you tried doing your walk on a day you're not actually required to go to work?  Maybe you try only a few steps down the block where she starts being slow?  Maybe you stop and go back like the reward is her not having to walk all the way there.  Like removing the thing she for whatever reason, doesn't want, like the last two blocks before your office.  

I would try to do it on a day you aren't already having to go in, that way you don't have to make her go all the way, and even if the progress seems slow, perhaps it will get a little better each time you try?

Keep us up-to-date on what's going on.  Sorry you're having such a hard time with this.

Amber

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of The Pawpower Pack via nagdu
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 11:32 AM
To: Tracy Carcione; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] loves working, but hates work!

Hi Tracy, 
Lol, I am picturing my dog ripping into a huge whole chicken in my cube.  
She eats first thing in the morning otherwise she will vomit.  But I will dehydrate some jerky for feeding at work this weekend in my dehydrator! 
Thanks for the idea! 

 Rox and the kitchen Bitches: 
Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
Pawpower4me at gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 19, 2015, at 10:02 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Rox.
> We discussed this possibility in class, and the trainer's suggestion was to feed the dog at work instead of at home.  I know you feed raw, so this may not be practical, but I throw it out there.
> Tracy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Burton via nagdu
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 10:12 AM
> To: The Pawpower Pack; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] loves working, but hates work!
> 
> Hi Rox, I wonder if there's something is bothering her on those 2 blocks. However, do you ever have the I don't want to go to work mood? I know Willa will sometimes pick up on the I don't want to go to class mood if I'm in a particularly bad mood about it. Just a thought. 
> Danielle and Willa 
> Email: danielleburton94 at gmail.com  
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Mar 19, 2015, at 9:55 AM, The Pawpower Pack via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Good Morning,  
>> I'm hoping to pick y'all's brains on an issue I'm having with Soleil, that I've not had with any other dog.  
>> She loves working, Is excited for the harness, and goes at a great speed— fast— and with a nice firm pull. 
>> Except... 
>> for the last 2 blocks before I get to my office in the morning.  We walk between a mile to three miles before work daily, depending on if we take the fixed route bus or walk the whole way, then we walk that same amount after work, plus we frequently do canicross and or bikejoring/scooterjoring in addition.  So she's not lacking in exercise.
>> But the 2 blocks before work, she goes at a crawl!  I mean my grandma could outwalk her.  
>> I cannot change up the route of those last 2 blocks because my office is on the levee so is bordered by warehouses etc.  This is the only way to get to work on these last 2 blocks. 
>> I've tried cheerleading her along, and stopping for a break and getting her all amped up, and nothing!  Once we arrive at work, she seems happy, but those last 2 blocks are torture.  
>> She's a lab, so I've thought of bringing out my treat pouch, but am open to suggestions.  I will not correct her for it because even if she were trained with this method, it would just slow her down even more, because that's just how she is.  
>> Any thoughts? 
>> Thanks!   
>> 
>> Rox and the kitchen Bitches: 
>> Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
>> Pawpower4me at gmail.com
>> Sent from my iPhone
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