[NAGDU] collar question

[d m gina]

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Now how did you get the dog to stop interacting with folks,,
this is interesting for me.
When sniffing is what you do for a living loll.
Or sniffing toes threw sandles.
Things like that.
I am sure she would grow up faster if she would leave folks alone. Then 
listen to commands better.
They have flowers around the holy water base,
Gee that is the best thing to smell.
I tell you, I pray she doesn't decide to eat some.
Stil trying to put that one together.
Bushes, I am guessing that she was around bushes all of the time.
She can't stop sniffing them loll.
You can say forward until the cows come home, I am still waiting for 
them to come home.
I truly have to move her forward.
Just unreal.
> LOL  Jetta is the same way with kids, and teens, and old people and...well
> all the people!  I completely stopped letting her interact with anyone at
> any time and that has helped.  Maybe someday, but definitely not this year.

> I don't think tags or silence makes too much of a difference with people.
> With dogs though, the difference is dramatic, at least for me.  It's like
> the dogs know what the jingle of those tags means, even if they can't see
> the dog.  Then much barking commences and sometimes jumping over fences and
> once breaking through a glass window.  I prefer stealth dog, much less
> stress all around.

> Julie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tami Jarvis via NAGDU
> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 12:47 PM
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> Cc: Tami Jarvis
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] collar question

> Julie,

> Who knew? I'll have to think about the benefits of silence when it comes
> to dogs and kids. Loki seems to be getting less interference these days,
> so I think he's learned to solicit less and to communicate a wish for
> space. Or we just haven't been around kids and loose dogs to come
> interfere. With Mitzi, kids were a problem, because they really unnerved
> her when they came up to her with their curl-snatching little hands. She
> likes them, just not up close and personal. She got better with time, so
> we didn't spin around in circles every time a kid came a' petting. Loki
> must bond with every child he meets, and they must bond with him. Only
> when he spurted up and could look most kids in the eye, he couldn't
> understand that he was just terrifying all of a sudden. Kids would still
> see him and come running up to him, then find themselves eye to eye...
> They'd come to a skidding halt and *scream*! Right in his face. That
> scared the heck out of me, but as far as I could tell, Loki thought it
> was just fun and games. He doesn't look so puppy-ish anymore, so we
> haven't had that problem for a long time. Whew! And he has figured out
> that it's best to be gracious from a distance and to maintain gracious
> reserve if the child comes up to pet him. My nerves may recover some
> day. /lol/

> I might try experimenting one of these days to see if there's a
> difference with and without bells. This could be a revolutionary new
> concept for guide dog users everywhere! /lol/

> Tami

> On 05/15/2016 05:54 AM, Julie J. via NAGDU wrote:
>> At home Monty wears no collar at all.  Jetta wears a nylon buckle collar
>> with her tags that do jingle.  It does help me keep track of her.  She's
>> pretty well stopped using my houseplants as a salad bar, but every now
>> and then she thinks about it.  The tag jingle helps me call her away
>> from getting into trouble.

>> When out Monty wears a martingale with his tags covered by a tag
>> silencer. I found when I started using the tag silencer or not having
>> the dog wear tags when out, that it cut down dramatically on
>> interference from other dogs.  Those tags jingling are like the ice
>> cream truck jingle to little kids.  They hear that familiar tune and
>> come running.   Silencing the tags was the biggest single thing I ever
>> did to help cut down on random unwanted dog encounters.

>> Julie
>> Courage to Dare: A Blind Woman's Quest to Train her Own Guide Dog is now
>> available! Get the book here:
>> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QXZSMOC


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