[NAGDU] choosing a school

[David]

I've never encountered the problem.  Claire stops at the top of stairs. 
   If we are at the stairs and I can feel the edge of the step, or see 
it, I give her a forward command and she drops down one step and waits 
for me, then she takes the each step one at a time until we are at the 
bottom.  I can't imagine her leading off a ledge or drop off on a 
forward command.  Maybe I don't understand your question.

*David and Claire Rose in Clearwater, FL*
*david at bakerinet.com

*
On 11/1/2017 12:10 PM, Jean Menzies via NAGDU wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> Wow, Clare Rose sounds like a dream dog. Thanks for sharing the skill 
> set from GDF. The only thing that concerns me about GDF is step 
> refusal. Good idea if it is a set of stairs, but not so good if you 
> are inadvertently steppping off a ledge or other drop off thinking it 
> is stairs. I can't get my head around going ahead of the dog. How do 
> you manage that?
>
> Jean and Bode
>
> -----Original Message----- From: David via NAGDU
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 5:09 PM
> To: Jean Menzies via NAGDU
> Cc: David
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] choosing a school
>
> Hi, Jean.  My GDF pup finds chairs, doors, entrances versus exits,
> return to entry points in large department stores, elevators, elevator
> buttons, traffic buttons, escalators, counters, empty chairs, men's
> rooms, checkout registers, up/down stairs, and trash cans.  I'm not sure
> how much of that she came with, but she had these down in the first two
> weeks at home.  She is not great with the follow command, because she
> likes to lead. She is an absolute genius in crowds.  She is invisible in
> restaurants and keeps her nose out of food in grocery stores, less so at
> home out of harness.  Onsite training in Smthtown, NY, even for newbies,
> is only two weeks.  She is a lab golden cross.  Food rewards are your
> choice.  I use rewards randomly and for outstanding responses. She is a
> 70 pound female and a total goofball out of harness.
>
> *David and Claire Rose in Clearwater, FL*
> *david at bakerinet.com
>
> *
> On 10/31/2017 2:09 PM, Jean Menzies via NAGDU wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Without going into the details now, I am looking at dog retirement, 
>> and getting applications started for dog  number 7. Even if I end up 
>> delaying exceptance, the paperwork will be good for two years, and 
>> there are reasons to get going on it now.
>>
>>
>>
>> My current dog is from Leader. He is wonderful, and I really like the 
>> skill sets that LD puts on their dogs. But in deciding if I stay or 
>> change schools, I want some information on the Seing Eye as well.
>>
>>
>>
>> For anyone who has been to either school recently, or for those who 
>> have been to both, I would like your thoughts on the following points:
>>
>>
>>
>> Food rewards used or not used
>>
>>
>>
>> If food rewards are used, are they phased out or maintained
>>
>>
>>
>> Skill sets –
>>
>> Is Find the ... taught? If so, what objects or items are the dogs 
>> taught to find initially? E.g., empty chairs/benches, stairs up/down, 
>> pushbutton poles, doors, inside/outside, etc.?
>>
>>
>>
>> Traffic work – exposure to quiet cars
>>
>>
>>
>> Application process: Number of references, home video
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm interested in comparing the skill sets and working styles of the 
>> dogs, so please, no info on meals, rooms, etc. That's not important 
>> to me. Any info anyone can provide on current training from the two 
>> programs would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jean
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