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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have always had a bit of an issue with Mambo’s pace… He walks pretty slow, and I’m not even a very fast walker. I’ve tried numerous things to try to get him to increase his speed, but nothing really helps long-term. I’ve tried: “hopp
up”, leash cues/gestures, praise and cheerleading, high value rewards, clicking when he reaches a desired pace, and much more. It seems like the clicker works best, but it’s difficult because he hardly ever walks at a fast enough pace for me to click, and
then he’ll slow back down a few seconds later. I do notice that if we are walking with someone and they are in front of us, Mambo will usually speed up a bit to match that person’s pace. But, lately, he won’t even do that… he just continues to poke along.
It’s so frustrating, and really drives me crazy! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Overall, he’s been a wonderful guide dog and I am very pleased with him. It’s just that he constantly slows me down, and I could walk faster with my cane! Even my retired guide didn’t walk this slow when he retired, LOL.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have been in contact with the school and they have given me advice, but not much has helped. They will have a trainer in my area in May, so hopefully they will be able to observe this. Of course, at my follow-up last year, his pace was
a bit slow, but manageable. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Can you all offer any suggestions on things I should try to get him to pick up his pace? Thanks in advance!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Deanna and Mambo<o:p></o:p></p>
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