[nagdu] Introduction

[Juanita Herrera]

At GDB they don't tell us this in class, but the dogs have been taught
the "Go to bed" command. I didn't know this till one day out of no
where I did this, and it worked like magic. I usually tell Anise this,
and she naps on her bed for hours. Not sure why they don't teach us
this command if the puppy raisers work so hard on it.
Juanita and Anise

On 7/19/12, Vanessa Lowery <vlowery at dhr.state.md.us> wrote:
> yYep, I have done that myself, at least when I first came home with the dog.
>  If even keeping the leash attached to my belt loop rendered the dog too
> underfoot, then it made sense to use a tie down until I was confident that
> the dog could be trusted.  Once trust was established, I have used "go to
> your place".  Works like a charm--most of the time.
>
>
>
> Vanessa Lowery, LGSW
> Adult and Community Services Division
> Adult Services Screening Unit
> 410-853-3550
> VLowery at dhr.state.md.us
>
>
>>>> "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com> 7/19/2012 12:45
>>>> PM >>>
> Believe it or not, a long-time handler showed me this skill. It probably
> isn't much, but if you don't know you can wrap the leash around something,
> being shown how to do it when a tie-down isn't around is a huge deal.
> I found this post a bit mean. No, it isn't rocket science, but not much in
> this world is. I kind of put it up there with somebody pointing out
> something obvious like "Pack lunch the night before" when you complain that
> you have a hard time packing lunch for the family in the morning. Not a
> brilliant solution, but a useful and kind one.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 12:18 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introduction
>
> Well, there isn't much to this essential skill of anchoring a dog. It is
> good to work with the dog on staying put; early on, though, a tie down can
> be helpful. I can mostly get Fisher to stay somewhere now.
>
>
>
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