[nagdu] Steps

[Steve Johnson]

JB,

It might surprise you that after working with your pup for a little longer,
he might actually develop that skill of kind of pushing you with his nose.
Each of my 3 guides has done this, and I think that part of it might be as I
reach out to grab the rail, eventually they understand that that is what I
am looking for.  My current girl does this, and it is actually really cool.
So, if you are not reaching for a rail, you might want to try doing this
repeatedly as my guess is that he will start to pick up on that really
quickly.

Hope this helps a bit,

Steve


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of James Brown
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 10:12 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Steps

    Hello All,

My name is James Brown, and I have been a guide dog user for six months now.
Locating down steps in unfamiliar places still creates  a little anxiety for
me.  

Jordan, who has a fast stride, currently stops for steps as he was trained
by Fidelco, but stopping could mean plenty of other things as well.  I
thought about training him to tap my leg with his nose to let me know we are
about to go down steps.  Does anyone have any suggestions or thoughts?

Thanks,
JB
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