[NAGDU] GDB training methods

Thu Aug 22 21:03:07 UTC 2019

When I work dogs and they get distracted, I make the dog sit and then do
downs and sits in rapid succession--not lots and lots. Some folks call it
"doggie push ups."
Cindy Lou Ray
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] GDB training methods

Oh interesting. I don't think I would necessarily get away with that without
people thinking I am being too aggressive or something. Completely
unrelated, but the technique that I find which works for me and my dogs is
to immediately do five seconds of obedience or something when my dog is
distracting. This regains my focus on the dog, in the event the issue is
that I was unfocused. The dog regains focus on me, and on its work
*hopefully*. Then usually, we can get on our way. At times, corrections are
necessary, but since I started doing this with my first dog, I find
corrections are rare for me. I am now on my third dog, and still find the
above to be true. I realize that this may not work for many people, and for
some dogs. I can't imagine that pulling the dog by its leash towards me and
waiting for ten seconds to be necessarily helpful if the dog is being
distracted and pulling... I can see it leading to a fight. So instead, I
give my pup a command she has to obey. When she does, sometimes, especially
in the beginning or especially distracting situations, she gets a treat, and
always a scratch on the head. When we both are refocused, I pick up the
harness handle and charge on. This works for us.

Thanks.

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 1:01 PM Seyoon Choi <blindinsider1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was taught to drop the harness handle, pick up the leash with both 
> hands and bringing the dog close and wait 10 seconds until the dog 
> stops pulling towards the distraction. This is only good though for 
> certain types of distraction, I normally result to corrections.
>
> Regards
> Seyoon
>
> On Aug 22, 2019, at 2:08 PM, Nimer Jaber <nimerjaber1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> What exactly is timeout?
>
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 11:44 AM Seyoon Choi via NAGDU 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I graduated from gdb with my first guide little over a week ago so 
>> happy to answer this one. Yes, gdb does leash correction. Timeout is 
>> our first method but they will have us correct them if the 
>> distraction is intense, or people are trying to come for my dog for 
>> instance and he begins to pull/jump on them.
>>
>> Regards
>> Seyoon
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Aug 22, 2019, at 12:31 PM, Yiska via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello list,
>> >
>> > I am looking into schools as my 4th dog didn't work out.  What is 
>> > GDB's view on corrections?  Do they do leash corrections?  They are 
>> > promoting
>> to
>> > the world that they are an all positive school but their grad class 
>> > lectures say they use corrections.  I figured I would here from 
>> > grads themselves.  I am not opposed to redirecting.  Thanks for your
time.
>> > Yiska
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