[NAGDU] Seeking Advice on Behavioral Issues

[Jody ianuzzi]

This might seem like a simplistic answer but just don't leave anything on the counter. I always store my bread in the refrigerator because it lasts longer and it's out of reach. If I have any baked goods or anything I store them in the microwave and if I'm defrosting something I leave it on a plate in the cabinet. If If I'm preparing food and I get interrupted by something I always put it in the refrigerator or someplace out of reach. I figure just avoid temptation.  
JODY

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> On Oct 19, 2024, at 8:56 PM, Diane Graves via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Good Evening all,
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> I hope you all are doing great!
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> I also hope some of the  seasoned guide dog users can give me some advice on
> how to curve some behavioral issues which have recently surfaced in my Izzo.
> Izzo and I have been together for almost 7 and ½ years now. She has always
> been a major “sniffer,” and she couldn’t be trusted to keep away from food
> that was on her level. If it falls to the floor, it is fair game. Of course,
> you’re asking for trouble if you place a sandwich on a coffee table and turn
> your back for a second. This is understandable.
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> Very recently though she has taken to grabbing food off the kitchen counter.
> The other day I had a roll of sausage on the counter preparing to make
> breakfast. The next thing I knew a family member advised that she had the
> sausage and was going to town eating it. She has never done this before.
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> I questioned myself, as there is a very slim possibility that I knocked the
> sausage roll off of the counter when I was wiping off the stove in
> preparation. I don’t believe that I did; I think I would have felt the
> impact. But, I thought it was a possibility. I took the remainder of the
> sausage from her, brought her  back to the counter and gave her a stern
> leash correction. I then put her on tiedown for a couple of hours.
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> Later that same day, after she had been released, I was advised that she had
> gotten ahold of a partial loaf of bread, which I am certain was on the
> kitchen counter. Luckily there were only a few slices, but I am puzzled as
> to why, after all of this time, she has started doing this.
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> Fast forward to today. She was caught eating peanut butter off of a mouse
> trap. Are there any thoughts or suggestions as to how to correct this
> problem? I am beside myself, and it makes me feel bad to keep being so stern
> with her. But this behavior is not acceptable.
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> It’s really strange, because, other than the above behaviors, she is acting
> normally. She is still eager to go to work, and travels our daily routs as
> she normally would. I would really appreciate any advice.  
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> Robin (Diane) Graves
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