[NAGDU] the fetch command

[Sherry Gomes]

I was also told that teaching fetch to dogs who did not like to do it was difficult and caused much more trauma to the dogs than needed to be. Personally, I have no need of a dog to fetch. I need my dog to be a guide. I only had one dog that actually enjoyed fetching in the years while GDB still taught that as a command. I dropped it from obedience with every dog after that and was glad when they quit training the dogs to do it altogether.

Sherry


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From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Danielle Sykora via NAGDU
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] the fetch command

Guide dogs were taught to retrieve in the past, but programs discontinued this practice a few decades ago. Essentially, they considered it useful but not essential, and did not think it was worth dropping otherwise good guides because they didn’t enjoy retrieving.

Danielle, Thai, and Jackie 

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> On Feb 18, 2019, at 2:39 PM, Madison Martin via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all, I was reading a fictional book about these kids who visited a 
> guide dog school, and it talked about how the instructor was teaching 
> the dog to fetch a glove that he dropped while he was working the dog 
> in harness. So I was wondering, is this something that guide dogs are actually taught to do?
> Or do you think that it was just made up for the book? I'm just 
> curious that's all. Look forward to hearing back from anyone who might 
> be able to provide an answer to this! Thanks
> 
> Madison
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