[nagdu] Indoor Behavior - So Confused

[loriandleo]

Hi Ava,

Oh what a difficult situation you're in with your family over your guide
Coco. I think it's always hard dealing with family members when it comes to
our guides and the family members are contributing and interfering with a
guide dog team. Ava, you need to stand your ground with your parents and
explain that part of the problem here is that your parents are interfering
withthe guide dog team. Let your parents know that feeding your guide table
scrabbs from the table is absolutely not allowed and explain why. Also if
theirs food laying around where a dog can get access of it the dog will go
for it trained or not. But you could ask your family to try not to leave any
food of any kind left out or laying around for Coco to get it. Also don't
wait for your parents to answer your question about putting your dog on
leash or tie down and keeping Coco with you. Just do it. Also, if theirs
other dogs in the house and the pet dog barks there's no doubt that Coco
will bark too.

So put Coco on leash with you and also work on obedience with her. Also when
eating dinner could you put Coco up in your room so that your father and
family can't feed her?And do whatever you need to do to show your parents
that you are working on the problem but in the same time your parents got to
do their part by not interfering with you and your guide and if they
interfer stand firm to your parents and tell them their interfering and it
needs to stop. Also you could give your school a call and ask your trainer
if he or she can speak to your parents about their interfering with you and
your dog. Family members think their helping but really their not and it can
do more harm than good. Good luck with it all and keep us posted. Take care.

Lori and the Gipper