[NAGDU] finding things
S L Johnson
SLJohnson25 at comcast.net
Thu Nov 2 14:34:08 UTC 2017
Dar,
It sounds like you have a dog like mine. Eva is now almost four years old
and in April we will have been together for three years. Eva is a jumper
too. It did take a long time for me to get her to quit wanting to jump on
people whether they were visiting us or out in public. When company comes I
still put her on leash until she calms down and remembers her proper
behavior. Now that she is older it only takes her a few minutes. When out
in public if anyone reached out to pet her she turned into a wiggling
jumping bundle of fur. Eva is still very social. This will distract her
from finding what I have asked her to find. Last week in a medical building
that she knows very well she got so busy trying to get attention from people
that she passed the elevator buttons. I reminded her to pay attention and
to find the buttons. She immediately snapped back into working mode and
found them for me. After that her work was excellent. In waiting rooms she
will always try to get to the people to play instead of indicating an empty
seat. I have to verbally remind her that I want the empty seat not the
seats with people in them. People have told me that Eva will make eye
contact with them and then forget about work she is ready to play with them.
It would sure be nice if the public would not make eye contact or reach out
to pet our dogs. Fortunately it only takes a verbal correction or else I
would have a real problem. Due to my physical limitations I do not have
enough strength to always be correcting my dog. Some day this goofy golden
will grow up but, it probably will not be until she is old and grey.
Regardless of her silliness I love her. These retrievers are so silly,
playful and very friendly.
Sandra and Eva
SLJohnson25 at comcast.net
-----Original Message-----
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] finding things
Yes when a room is full of people, she wishes to greet each one.
They should have named her miss social lite.
If someone is across the room she will stair at them until they look at
her, so she could wag her tail.
Everyone laughs.
Now I can take her into a room put the leash over the back of the chair
ask her to stay where she does it.
Cracks me up
I just never know what she will come up with next.
Now in a new place she is quite out of control, where I know it
wouldn't be good to take her there.
The chiropractor is truly bad and will talk to the dog no matter what.
The best way to handle this for me is not take her there.
I don't have anyone to hold her coming with me for the treatment.
I am not there long enough to worry about it.
My medical doctor pets her wishing me to say something, I have said it
so much i just don't so he thinks he has gone over my head.
The lady who helps me out once a week, will quietly talk to the dog and
tells her to stay.
I told her if my dog gets up she will be corrected on your behalf.
So far my dog stays down.
She has to be a lady before she can be petted.
She is not allowed to jump up and down like a jerk to get away from me.
The schools used to do better in the training of this, so this is a job
for me to make sure my dog behaves well in public.
When we have company she can get a visit with the company as long as
she is a lady first.
Jumping on people is her favorite thing in the whole wide world.
This is why I take the stands I do to get her to mind me.
If this is hard for her to do then while passing the person I will pull
up on leash so she has to heal while we are going by.
I am riding with a new lady to church during the week.
The lady is 79 years old and has no clue how to handle the dog.
At no time would I want mine to hurt her, pull her off her feet
anything like that.
She is always on gentle leader so she will listen to me as long as she
can still ride.
The lady understands this.
So many things to think about when you have a dog who wishes to visit
everyone.
I agree with Stacy I think it is who said it took she and her dog three
years to pull it together.
Sorry Tracy.
I have another friend who said it took she and her dog four years.
I would love to have someone read my dog and share what on earth is in
her head besides marbles that just keeps rolling around smile.
Now if my husband is holding the leash and I am in a different room her
world stopps.
She wishes not to play or anything, once I am back her life is good again.
So I must be reaching something in that marble brain of hers loll.
Original message:
> Has anyone ever noticed that their dog will find a seat better in a
> waiting room full of people watahcing him than he does when you're all by
> yourself? (smile!) I know that's happened to me at times but my dog has
> been pretty good about finding a seat or elevators or making his way back
> outside when we're at a store or a restaurant.
> Charlene
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> Cc: Janell <nellie at culodge.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] finding things
> Sully does a fantastic job finding me a chair or a bench, but he does not
> always find one that is empty... any suggestions?
> Janell and Sully
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> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Weiner via
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 11:55 AM
> To: Jean Menzies via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Dan Weiner <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>
> Subject: [NAGDU] finding things
> just a point of discussion, I really think these skills finding chairs,
> elevators, buttons all of those are something my dogs have learned
> but to get them to be consistent I've had o really hall butt and
> practice even if they were exposed to it at guide dog school, what have
> other people found?
> Warmest regards,
> Dan and Parker the chair-finder--smileOn 11/1/2017 12:16 PM, Jean Menzies
> via NAGDU wrote:
>> Andy, thanks for your detailed response. It really helps in comparing
>> how the dogs might work, not taking into account personality of
>> course. In 34 years of having guide dogs, I have gone through 3
>> different programs. I change based on what taught skills I think will
>> best suit my lifestyle at a given point. All the programs have been
>> excellent, and my choice to change is not based on anything except
>> examining the skills the dogs are taught and thinking about what I
>> need. Thanks for sharing.
>> Jean and Bode
>> -----Original Message----- From: Andy Borka via NAGDU
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 7:12 PM
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>> Cc: Andy Borka
>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] choosing a school
>> Hi Jean,
>> I recently graduated from Seeing Eye. In fact, Alec and I came home in
>> August of this year. We will attempt to answer your questions as much
>> as possible.
>> Food rewards used or not used
>> During training, food rewards are usually forbidden. The dogs are
>> taught to drive from your love and praises after each successful task.
>> Only when you get home might a trainer recommend food rewards along
>> with clicker training. This is done after arriving home because your
>> dog will not have any concept of where he/she is at the time. After
>> building their confidence with a route, phase out the treats, then the
>> clicker Skill sets â?"Is Find the ... taught? If so, what objects or
>> items are the dogs taught to find initially?
>> They are taught inside/outside and doors. Aside from this, your dog is
>> taught to generalize. An example is a table. If you normally sit at a
>> table in a lounge, then ask your dog to find a table, he might take
>> you to the one you would normally sit at, but he will take you to a
>> table. After sitting in a specific spot for a few days, he will start
>> taking you directly to that spot. Seeing Eye dogs are heavily
>> patterned for your specific needs. Therefore, most of the patterning
>> and generalization is done during class. Right now, Alec can find
>> inside, outside, the door, home, park, the bus, the wall (at a
>> specific street corner), the service desk at Walmart, the checkout
>> register at Walgreens, the down ramp at certain street corners (offset
>> crossings), things I drop on the ground (my keys on one occasion),
>> steps (both up and down), cars I normally ride in, specific people he
>> knows fairly well, and return points during a route. Most of these he
>> learned during class or after getting home.
>> Traffic work â?" exposure to quiet cars
>> Seeing Eye has a quiet car they use during traning and traffic checks.
>> During class, staff members will drive around in different types of
>> vehicles. When students attempt to cross the street, they will give
>> you and your dog a traffic check. A traffic check is a situation where
>> the driver poses a potential danger to you or your dog. An example is
>> pulling out directly in front of you during a crossing. One of these
>> cars is a quiet car. Often, they request the general public give you
>> traffic checks at random. I remember a time where we ended up boxed in
>> between four cars during a crossing. The unfortunate complexity of
>> this situation is the cars that boxed us in were still moving. Alec
>> expertly guided me out of the problem and across the street. Traffic
>> is an important topic. Roughly 4 hours of lectures are dedicated to
>> handling traffic.
>> Application process: Number of references, home video The application
>> process is not complicated. Go to seeingeye.org, click admissions,
>> then apply, then apply online. You create a username/password. When
>> you arrive at the application, you have to fill out sections related
>> to contact info, vision, general health, mobility, references, class
>> date preferences, etc. You have to provide three references. The cost
>> for a dog is $150 paid to the school whenever you can afford to do so.
>> When the initial application is approved, they send you medical forms
>> to have your doctor fill out and send back. They will send a trainer
>> out to evaluate your current mobility skills. Since you have a dog, I
>> donâ?Tt know how they would evaluate mobility skills. In the same visit,
>> the trainer would give you a juno walk. If everything is good to go,
>> you will receive a class date. At that time, they would walk you
>> through the legal paperwork and travel arrangements.
>> These questions have been answered based on my own experience, and
>> what trainers have told me during class.
>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>> From: Jean Menzies via NAGDU
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 2:10 PM
>> To: NAGDU
>> Cc: Jean Menzies
>> Subject: [NAGDU] choosing a school
>> 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 â?"
>> 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 â?" 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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