[NAGDU] Belto is heading for retirement pretty soon

[Julie Johnson]

Did all this start up after you moved?  Could it be that he's struggling to 
cope with all the changes?  Perhaps going back to square one like what you 
would have done when coming home with him from the school might help him 
make the transition.  I'd also try to keep the day to day as boring and as 
predictable as possible.

No idea if the move is what he's struggling with or if he's just decided 
other adventures are more interesting.  Hope the trainer turns out to be 
more helpful than expected.  Good luck!

Julie
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Jordan Gallacher via NAGDU
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2018 9:57 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Cc: Jordan Gallacher
Subject: [NAGDU] Belto is heading for retirement pretty soon

Well, i am beginning to think about retiring Belto.  His work is much too 
dangerous to continue working him.  He has developed a weird thing of 
pulling much to hard to the left and especially during street crossings, we 
end up in a lane of traffic.  Telling him find the curb is not doing much 
nor is telling him right find the curb.  He just looks around and continues 
straight ahead.  Also, his sniffing and distraction level has increased 
quite a bit.  If that was the only problem, i could work with that.  Around 
other guide dogs at work is a problem as well.  He is quite literally 
chasing them among other things.  Leaving work it was even worse.  I told 
him forward, and all he wanted to do was do a 180 and take off after the dog 
that was behind me more than once.  Not going to even mention what he tried 
to do while I was walking to the table at the restaurant, but it involved, 
him lunging at the waiter.  i ahve a field rep coming down tomorrow after 
work, but unfortunately from talking to him on the phone and prior dealings 
I have had with this particular person at another school, tomorrow is not 
going to get anywhere.  So, I am beginning to look at options guide dog 
school wise unless something can be done to get Belto to start acting the 
way he should again.  I know what I need to do, pinch collar will do the 
trick with him again, but it has not made it up to PA from Louisiana yet.
Jordan

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