[nagdu] Do's and Don't's

[Linda Gwizdak]

Hi all,
The people I knew who just did what they wanted when going home from guide 
dog school were really interesteed in a pet they could take everywhere. 
These people don't care if their actions undoes the dog's training.

Now, me, I don't always keep up with doing the daily obedience routine.  I 
use obedience commands during work.  I did do them when my dog was new - 
until the dog knows that I'm the boss (a few weeks!)  If Landon decides to 
"blow me off" , then I do an obedience routine as a reminder to him who's 
the boss (grin!).

I also ask myself, "If I allow Landon to do_________, how will this impact 
his work or behavior in public?"  If I let him sleep in my bed at home, he 
will assume that he can sleep in the bed at my parents' home or in a hotel. 
He knows that he is NEVER allowed to get up on furniture. Besides this 
becoming a dominance issue, dogs have skin oil and hair that I don't want on 
my bed or furniture.

I have a friend who had a pet dog when she was a kid. The dog was allowed on 
the furniture and the dog decided that my friend's bed was going to belong 
to him.  Whenever my friend went to go to bed, the dog would snarl and snap 
at her.  The dog learned that he was the boss because he selected his 
sleeping place and he had the best sleeping place.  In dog society, the 
dominant dog gets the best food and choice of best sleeping place.

So, I don't "go there" and my dogs sleep on a nice mat on the floor - or in 
their crate!

Linda and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do's and Don't's


> But why? Why would people do as they see fit just for the heck of it?
> And, I agree with you, everybody is entitled to try with a guide dog.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jenine Stanley
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 5:09 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do's and Don't's
>
> Rebecca,
>
> Sadly, yes, some people do say that they will do things however they see
> fit once home, and actually do.
>
> Granted, I may not agree with every training technique used and I may
> know of some easier or different ways to do things and try them once
> home, for those first few months I'm going to try to do things the way
> the dog understands. Dogs like rules and boundaries and routines.
>
> Remember too that if you just toss out all rules from the school, do
> whatever you want, have problems then blame the school, no school has to
> take you back for another dog.
>
> I heard someone once say that everyone is entitled to a guide dog. I'd
> say that everyone is entitled to try to work with a guide dog.
>
>
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