[NAGDU] Corrections

[Nimer Jaber]

Hello,

I live in Duluth. I am not sure what the law actually says, but the
individual that I and the school lpoke to about this issue did say that
leash corrections were illegal here. I don't think that there is anything
that actually says anything about leash corrections, but I am not too
sure... and this is the only place where I have experienced this. So, I
would not be too worried about that.

Also, the Seeing Eye makes clicker training an optional part of the
training, but the clicker does not fix all problems, and can make some even
worse. What's more, I don't feel that many students grasped the concept of
the clicker enough to use it effectively... and some that did are now using
it incorrectly or too frequently. I view the clicker as a tool in my
toolbox. It is good for certain situations, but I would not resort to it in
every situation.

Thanks.

On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 3:22 AM Bianka via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> I have been accused of abusing my dogs but actually no one contacted the
> school or filed a report.
>
> Personally, if I did not feel comfortable with using a method the
> instructor taught me I might look into alternatives. For example, I was
> taught to use quite harsh leash corrections when I started guide dog
> training a few years back. Over the years I found out other ways to
> redirect behaviour.
>
> As for my dog being distractable, this can have a lot of different reasons
> from health issues to food digestion problems to stressors in the
> invironment. Besides backtracking a bit in training I would definitely have
> a look if annything else has changed in my circumstances.
>
> And sometimes, especially in the first few months or after a particularly
> difficult situation it's more a relationship thing.
>
> Btw., I thought the Seeing Eye switched over to clicker training or are
> they in transition and do still teach correction based methods to their
> handlers? Just interested.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bianka
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