[nagdu] Fell down

[Tracy Carcione]

Actually, I know how to work on both those things.  If the dog is too far
right, I slap my right leg.  This is a technique trainers use, and it
moves the dog over left.
If the dog is too far left, and I'm totally sure there's no reason not to
move right, I can stop, drop the harness, and take a step or 2 to the
right, bring the dog into position, and resume working.  It's knowing that
it's OK to step right that's the tricky part.
I really hate a strong left tendency, precisely because, as you say, the
pedestrian traffic is coming right at me.

I think the sidewalk may be narrower than I thought in the place where I
fell, so maybe Krokus has to learn to slow down on narrow sidewalks, and I
have to learn not to try to speed him back up when he does.
Tracy


> Hi Tracy, so sorry that you fell! I'm guessing that he may be
> walking a little more to the right then he should, but I do not
> know how you can change that.  My third dog Nat walked along the
> left.  It was so severe that I stopped using her in places like
> airports, and just went sighted guide, because she'd be going
> against traffic.  I don't know how you would change that.  You
> might want to call the school, maybe they have some ideas.
> Debby
>
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