[nagdu] Would like some advice

[Tracy Carcione]

Most goldens love balls more than anything in the world.  Could you try 
trading paper for a ball?  Or a kong might be sufficiently ball-like.  Maybe 
the bone just isn't as exciting as the paper, in her golden mind.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "debby phillips via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 11:35 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Would like some advice


> Good morning all.  I will try to make this brief.  As most of you know, I 
> recently returned from Seeing Eye with Neena, a 21-month Golden Retriever. 
> She is a good guide, (we have some issues but nothing truly major).  But 
> it's her behavior when not guiding that is giving me problems.  She is my 
> 7th dog, so you'd think I could handle this.  First of all, Neena is 
> obsessed with having something in her mouth at all times.  I have tried 
> taking away undesirable things and giving her a bone or some other toy to 
> replace the bad stuff, like Klenex, paper, leaves, grass.  This has not 
> worked very well.  I have tried correcting her, this is not working well, 
> other than making both of us feel bad.  Today she came rushing in from 
> parktime and immediately grabbed paper.  I couldn't figure out where the 
> heck she was getting it, until I discovered that she was getting it from 
> the trash can by my husband's chair in the living room.  He had put it out 
> of the way, so she would really have to make an effort to get to it.  (I 
> have suggested getting a different kind that closes).  He has ignored that 
> suggestion.  So maybe he needs a pfui.  [German word Seeing Eye uses as 
> correction, meaning basically shame on you".  I grabbed paper out of her 
> mouth, tried giving her the bone, and then a tug toy, but to no avail.  I 
> finally began showing her the nasty stuff and telling her pfui.  Finally 
> she went into the bedroom, got up on the bed where my retired dog was 
> lying, and sought solace from him, I think.  I put her in her crate, and 
> she willingly went in.  What can I do? How can I make her stop doing this? 
> I'm afraid she will get sick.    Debby and Neena
>
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