[NAGDU] collar question

Mon May 16 13:26:51 UTC 2016

Hello.
i got the idea, from this thread, to put all of my dog’s tags on 1 ring.  and, it’s great!  they don’t make noise now.  
i agree that, the less jingling the dog makes the less interference i get from other dogs.
thanks for the tip.

Vivianna

> On May 15, 2016, at 5:07 PM, Danielle Sykora via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> When I brought Thai home, he was wearing a slip chain (choke chain)
> with the tags attached at the middle. I switched collars after being
> home for a while. He now wears a nylon buckle collar with his tags all
> the time. When he's working, he generally wears either a Halti or
> martingale in addition to the flat collar.
> 
> All of my dogs wear collars with tags in the house so I can keep track
> of them more easily and I perchased a collar bell for Thai to make it
> even easier to interrupt a counter surfing attempt. The signature
> jingle of each dogs tags are also really helpful in a larger outdoor
> area with multiple dogs. I never thought about the sound of collar
> tags attracting other dogs' attention, but it actually makes a lot of
> sense to me. I find the echo of the tags really helpful though, which
> I don't even realize I'm using until I don't have it. When I have my
> dog leash-guide in just a flat collar, the tags don't make much noise
> because they are attached to the same ring as the leash, and
> everything sounds so different.
> 
> Danielle and Thai
> 
> On 5/15/16, d m gina via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Original message:
>> 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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