[NAGDU] How to deal with a sniffer

[Raul A. Gallegos]

Hi, one thing I do if mine starts sniffing a bit much while guiding is 
raise the choke chain higher on his neck as a gentle warning that he 
needs to stay on task. This usually results in him getting back on task 
in case it would start to get out of task. However, the bigger thing is 
a pick your battle thing as has been said. I've not had to give him a 
correction for air sniffing.

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On 4/26/2017 12:45 PM, S L Johnson via NAGDU wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I also had an air sniffer.  As long as it did not have a negative effect on
> her work, I let it go.  sometimes I would just remind her to pay attention
> but that is all I did.  As a trainer once told me, they were normal dogs
> before we put guide dog harnesses on them.  We cannot stop all their natural
> instinctive behaviors, we can only try to control them.  In other words,
> pick your battles.  Save the corrections for when they are really needed.
> Good luck.
>
> Sandra Johnson