[nagdu] question about chest pad

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Yoou're right about the slow dogs, Jenny.  Landon is so slow for me now and 
I've never been able to get him to walk faster.  when I got him, it was 
before both of my foot surgeries which has enabled me to walk faster.  Well, 
next dog...if I don't slow down again due to my knee! LOL!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenny Keller" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] question about chest pad


> Hi,
>
> Having been through three unsuccessful dogs at one school.  I have learned 
> one thing.
>
> Though dealing with a faster dog is kind of a pain at first.  It is much 
> easier to slow down a faster dog, than to speed up a slow dog.  In fact, 
> the latter is just not possible.  that's why sometimes, a school will give 
> you a dog that is a little faster than you need them to be.  So you can 
> slow them down to your pace.
>
> also, it's important that you show your school, with whatever method they 
> use to test your pace and such, your true pace, and not your fastest pace. 
> also, I have heard from others, that sometimes, it is uncomfortable, and 
> sometimes hard to trust your dog enough to walk faster than you're 
> comfortable, as you have never been able to walk that fast in your comfort 
> zone due to being frightened of things that might come up.  We all know 
> that we have to walk a little slower with our canes, but it is possible to 
> walk faster, if we truly trust our dogs.
>
> If the dog is going faster than you can physically handle.  then, it is 
> easier, as I've said above, to slow that dog down, than to speed up a slow 
> dog.
>
> anyway, just my observations and opinion.
>
> Jenny
> On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:40 PM, Juanita Herrera wrote:
>
>> Ramona, I wonder the same. At the school where I received my dog they
>> try to match dog and handler according to pace, pull, etc. They take
>> everything into consideration and if something doesn't seem to work
>> between dog and handler they will work to find the best match. Also, I
>> am more lenient towards the gentle leader than the chest pad. Although
>> I have yet to use it with my dog.
>> Juanita and Anise
>>
>> On 8/28/12, Ramona Davidson <ramonadavidson88 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> forgive my stupidity, but I was under the empression that a good
>>> matched dog will not pull too hard constently. I thought all schools
>>> matched dogs to spead and pull, am I wrong? not trying to basch any
>>> school or team, just curious.
>>>
>>> On 8/28/12, Rhonda Cruz <rhondaprincess at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> hi bibi. mya is a german sheppard. yes mya does vary well with useing
>>>> the chest pad. . it works 4 us. i don't mind it.
>>>>
>>>> On 8/26/12, Criminal Justice Major <orleans24 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>> Hi, Rhonda,
>>>>> Am I missing something here?
>>>>> I thought Maya was a black lab.
>>>>> Yes, I've used the chest pad with Odie at times and he had no trouble
>>>>> sleeping in his harness while the pad would be attached.
>>>>> As for the prongs on the pad itself, no, they definitely don't dig
>>>>> deeply
>>>>> into the dog.
>>>>> It helps get their attention.
>>>>> Only dog that fought with it was Freedom David Berry, but it was 
>>>>> because
>>>>> of
>>>>> his high anxiety of trafic scare, stress and aggression towards men.
>>>>> Bibi
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> and listen to your hart Smilely.
>>>> Rhonda & Mya..
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