[nagdu] Pickup The Poop
Lisa
dreamymarmot93 at yahoo.de
Wed Mar 25 18:51:45 UTC 2015
Thanks, Julie, that does help!
Taylor is very trusty and I think it won't take very long to get him used to
relieving on-leash. Especially because he's already used to do it on a flexi
leash. I think I could just start with making the flexi a bit shorter and
then, step by step, shorter and shorter until he's next to me.
Lisa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julie J. via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Pickup The Poop
> For those of you who have dogs who have been taught to relieve off
> leash...
>
> the first step to be able to pick up after your dog is to get them to
> relieve on leash. It's a process and it can be frustrating, but with
> time and patience it is doable. My Belle had never relieved on leash
> before I got her and was opposed to doing so for a good while. This is
> how I worked through it.
>
> First I had to take her out in my fenced yard off leash. she would always
> go as far away from me as she could. At first I stayed put and just let
> get her used to me being there. this is probably not a step you will need
> to do.
>
> Next I would move a foot or two closer to her each day or couple of days,
> whatever seemed to not interrupt or disturb her. She was a rescue dog and
> I think she had been housebroken roughly. She did not like anyone even a
> little close, so it took time.
>
> Next I put her on a very long leash. I used a flexi and I think it was the
> 26 foot version. I let her sniff and circle and do whatever she liked. I
> stayed put and turned away from her so she didn't feel I was looking at
> her.
>
> As with the off leash portion, I gradually shortened the space between her
> and I, until I could use a regular leash of 5 or 6 feet or whatever.
>
> Finally, I got to the part where I could touch her while she was going to
> determine what she was doing where. At first I talked to her softly, then
> touched her neck and shoulder. Eventually I was able to touch her back.
> I also practiced with moving around just a bit so she wouldn't be startled
> when I would bend over to pick up after her. I also had to work in
> getting her used to the bag because sometimes it would crinkle or move if
> the wind blew just right. If she seemed unsure about anything I backed up
> and spent more time on the previous step and then tried again, splitting
> down the progress into tiny doable steps.
>
> This was ten years ago now, but I'm remembering it took a few months, like
> 4 to 6 probably. Also she was a rescue and I believe had previously had
> negative experiences around relieving. I doubt a dog raised from an early
> age to be a guide would have these issues. You could probably get through
> all these steps in a matter of weeks.
>
> HTH
> Julie
>
>
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