[nagdu] Lack of speed

[Raven Tolliver]

Hi,
I know that some schools discourage this, but for a sniffing problem,
you can also use the harness itself to pull the dog back from the
grass, a bush, or whatever he is interested in. So instead of pulling
on the leash, or in addition to it, pull the harness handle back,
which will in turn pull the dog away from the object of interest.

On 11/20/13, Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net> wrote:
> Hi Jewel.
> You might ask your instructor about the pinch collar.  I really don't like
> the pinch, but it's the only collar I've found that helps me stop Ben
> sniffing.  His regular collar is a little too big, so it sits on his
> shoulders and he pretty well ignores my corrections.  The pinch gets the
> message through, and he's a lot more focussed. So, though I don't like the
> thing, I get it out when he seems to need a reminder.
> Tracy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jewel" <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 7:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lack of speed
>
>
>> Thank you all for the ideas. They are things I will mention to my
>> instructor. Of course I will call him tomorrow, but having some ideas to
>> bring to the table will show him I am seriously interested in working on
>> these problems. Yes, the gentle leader was introduced at school to help
>> with sniffing. It helps with that so I don't have to keep giving
>> corrections that aren't benefiting in the long run in relation to her
>> sniffing. Faye gets lots of play time, but I haven't taken her to the dog
>>
>> park yet because of that deadly virus. She runs around the apartment like
>>
>> a chicken with its head cut off when I play gonna get you with her. We
>> don't play tug because the school advised against it, but we also play a
>> lot of fetch down the hall, and she sometimes gets to run around in a
>> friend's yard.
>> She is definitely not getting fat. In fact, I am upping her food intake
>> because she is looking kinda skinny. She gets a high quality food that is
>>
>> low on fillers, and only gets healthy homemade treats. She now has so many
>>
>> toys I have to rotate them out. And we do obedience training with all play
>>
>> sessions.
>> I took the gentle leader off her this evening and she was back to her
>> normal speed, but she did sniff a lot more. So maybe the gentle leader
>> isn't the solution, but nothing is definitely not the solution either. I
>> will update on what my instructor and I decide to try.
>> Jewel
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Raven