[nagdu] sound beacon

[Cindy Ray]

Oh, I nwevewr learned a command "Home" for the dog. It sounds interesting.

Cindy

On Apr 2, 2013, at 12:27 PM, Rusty Perez wrote:

> Hi!
> You should begin to use the word home to help your dog associate home
> with your house. My dog has a strong will, and sometimes she doesn't
> want to go home, so she walks on past, but she knows where home is.
> :-)
> I also recognize certain cracks in the sidewalk which let me know
> we've gone past, certain echoes off of walls, and of course, the sound
> of the approaching intersection which let me know where we are.
> Good luck!
> 
> 
> Rusty
> 
> On 4/2/13, JULIE PHILLIPSON <jbrew48 at verizon.net> wrote:
>> a luggage locator would work.
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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>> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:14 AM
>> Subject: [nagdu] sound beacon
>> 
>> 
>>> I don't know if this is off topic or not.
>>> I'd like to know if there is something I could put out front of my house
>>> that would emit a sound beacon when I get close. We have windchimes, but
>>> apparently they're a hit as several other houses near us have them too.
>>> Putting a radio in the window won't work when the windows are closed.
>>> Any other ideas?
>>> I used to have a device that was kind of like a remote control in that
>>> you
>>> would put the receiver outside the house and you'd have a button that you
>>> could press when you were within a certain number of feet from the
>>> receiver.
>>> If you heard the sound, you knew you were at the right place.
>>> Unfortunately
>>> I can't remember the name of the device and it's now gone into storage
>>> heaven.
>>> If anybody has some ideas separate from the wind cimes or radio solution,
>>> can you let me know?
>>> 
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>> Julie Phillipson
>> 
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