[nagdu] age of guide dog maturity

Tue Mar 31 13:16:49 UTC 2015

Did you learn to work on obedience daily?  You can get your dog to
behave much better if you have worked on those obedience commands.

On 3/31/15, Lisa via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Mollie's behaviour doesn't necessarily have anything to do with her age.
> My dog was almost three when I got him and after training, he started doing
>
> the same things as Molly does. It was so difficult to go to public places
> with him. I asked on here back then and got some great advice. It's more
> about training than about age I think. By now, Taylor is so much more
> relaxed in public places than a few months ago.
> Maybe you could just contact Pilot and tell them about your situation. Maybe
>
> they can give you info about how you could work with Mollie to fix these
> issues. Or maybe they advise you to come back to training, which would be
> just as good probably.
>
> Anyway, stay strong. It's never easy with a first guide dog. :) Believe me,
>
> I know what I'm talking about.
>
> Lisa
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Sanders via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Raven Tolliver" <ravend729 at gmail.com>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the National
>
> Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 1:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] age of guide dog maturity
>
>
>> Hi,
>> I was at a blindness employment seminar this weekend.
>> Mollie kept on wanting to get up and walk around.
>> I gave her all kinds of leash corrections and voice commands.
>> I told her "Mollie down!".
>> She didn't listen to me.
>> Today on the way home; one of the people who was there, who does have some
>>
>> sight said that they were observing my dog.
>> And they had said to me that your dog is to young and she was released to
>>
>> soon and your dog isn't ready.
>> I don't want to give up Mollie.
>> I love her to death.
>> She is a quiet dog and that's what I like.
>> Mollie keeps on wanting to stand up and walk around.
>> She won't sit still for very long.
>> I was only at pilot for three weeks of training.
>> Do I need to go back down to pilot for some additional training?
>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>> Sincerely,
>> John Sanders
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Raven Tolliver via nagdu
>> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 4:44 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] age of guide dog maturity
>>
>> John,
>> Large breed dogs, which includes retriever breeds, mature between 2
>> and 3 years of age. So while your dog is definitely not done growing,
>> whether she is too young to be a guide is determined by you, the
>> person who lives with her strengths, weaknesses, habits, and level of
>> understanding 24-7.
>> If you are having trouble with some behavior, let us know what it is,
>> and we will offer whatever help we can. Many young dogs just require
>> an extra mile of patience and persistence.
>> --
>> Raven
>> You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
>> have or what you do.
>>
>> Naturally-reared guide dogs
>> https://groups.google.com/d/forum/nrguidedogs
>>
>> On 3/29/15, Applebutter Hill via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> John,
>>> Hunter was 15 months when I got him, and his trainer said he learned
>>> everything the first time he was shown and he didn't think he needed to
>>> stay
>>> in training. I had other dogs who were older, and one was 22 months old,
>>> and
>>> his was the hardest adjustment, so you never know. I think it depends on
>>> the
>>> dog. Are you having problems?
>>> Donna
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John Sanders
>>> via
>>> nagdu
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:55 PM
>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [nagdu] age of guide dog maturity
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I have a question:  my guide dog is only 15 months.
>>> I thought that she was a year; but she isn't.
>>> Is 15 months to young for a dog to be released as a guide dog?
>>> I got my dog from Pilot.
>>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>>> Sincerely,
>>> John Sanders
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