[nagdu] Dog attachment

Fri Nov 15 00:58:11 UTC 2013

Hi Daniel, 
I have a suggestion. Don't take it to the grave... Lol. Sometimes the more I try to distance my dogs from a person. The more they are enammered. This was especially true for my poodle. My mom went out of her way to ignore him because when I was younger a dog didn't work out and my parents blamed the attention they gave her. I am a very no one touch my dog in or out of harness type person. I was very strict with my yellow lab and all was fine. She was a good girl scout dog. I noticed though that after I had her for a while and started letting people interact with her the less time she spent trying to get to them. Pinta is very friendly and excitable. I kept people away from her for the first few weeks. My boyfriend can't help interacting with the dog though not to a horrible extent. Pinta behaves perfectly well in harness around him so much so that one time we were passing each other in our neighborhood and he said hi, love, hey hi. I'm such a fast walker and was so focused I thought he was a weirdo then realized it was him... Previously my dogs would run up to who ever. My mom has come to visit for a couple months and she was going to ignore pinta. Though I'm not letting her over do it I let her say good morning and throw the toy once or twice. I have a co-worker that also can't control himself and would just stare at the dog.. Pinta used to turn and look at him when we were walking even if he ignored her. He came to my house where I let him pet her a little and throw her toy. Wala no more looking behind her at him. This also teaches her that though she knows someone she must listen. For instance, me preventing her from being played with isn't as affective as me and someone else playing with her and me giving her a command and her doing it. Maybe try keeping your dog in a sit or down while he pets him and just make it nonchalant. Another example is my poodle used to stalk my cat. I did the whole keep him on a leash, correct him blah blah. The trainer said your doing all the right guide dog things but forget all that. Let him go, act like a family. And though it never disappeared it got better. So maybe some interaction is better than none. Of course don't let him be out of control but... 

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On Nov 14, 2013, at 8:40 AM, "daniel" <gutz2020 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm so glad I'm not the only one that has this issue. When my dad comes around Irene will do anything to get to him. I have scratches on my feet because the last time he was here she kept trying to jump up on him and she would get on my feet in the process. I'm not even sure why she is so attached to him, he has never showed her any kind of extreme attention, never has he fed her, he hasn't even gotten down on the floor and played with her. So I'm completely baffled as to why she is so enamoured by him...
> hope yall are doing well,
> daniel and Irene.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Abigail Bolling" <violingirl30794 at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 8:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog attachment
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> 
>> Hi,
>> Jada does surprisingly well when I leave her home.
>> Her only problem I've ever seen is once when I had an audition, and I wasn't allowed to bring her on stage.
>> I had a friend hold her, and when I walked passed her to the stage, she whined and pulled a little.
>> She may have been reading off my anxiety, so I didn't read too much into it.
>> My problem is that Jada has gotten really attached to my mom.
>> To the point that if my mom meets me somewhere, Jada will do anything to get to her. I've literally had her walk sideways because she wants to see my mom.
>> Now I am making her do obedience while my mom is around and she is getting better.
>> 
>> best of luck to you!
>> Abby and Jada
>> 
>> 
>> Abigail Bolling
>> Ohio Association of Blind Students: Treasurer
>> Phone: 513-258-5043
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 11, 2013, at 8:54 PM, "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Mary,
>>>   I would work on it because you never know when you might have to be
>>> away for while, and the dog could become very distressed.
>>>   I am beginning to wonder about that with Huck; I have left him
>>> alone--upstairs while my husband is in his man cave downstairs--and he has
>>> been very good; I don't like leaving my dogs, but I know it is the best
>>> options, at times, and I want him to know I'll always be back.
>>>   He did very well leaving him in my room at school, but that is
>>> something I want to work on, too.
>>> Darla & hardworking Huck
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mary Wurtzel
>>> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 8:41 AM
>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Dog attachment
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> I have definitely created this problem.
>>> Felix is very attached to me.  He cries when I am out of his sight.  I did
>>> leave at the kennel during my surgery.  He seemed to do okay with that.
>>> I am almost always with him.  I just am not sure if I should try to work on
>>> this behavior.
>>> Thanks.
>>> Mary
>>> 
>>> 
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