[nagdu] Saying my goodbyes to Motley

Thu Jun 12 02:32:14 UTC 2014

Even if those collars are used as a last resort, I don't think that that is
a good idea. The dog was barking because he was afraid, so just making him
stop barking is not going to make the fear go away. As a matter of fact,
JMHO, forcing a dog to suppress a natural reaction in reaction to fear might
make the dog react in other, more dangerous ways. Finally, I think that it
is important to remember that, even if a school gives a person a dog who is
not afraid of anything, that does not mean that that dog is immune to
developing fears. People come from all walks of life to receive guide dogs.
Unless a dog is trained in the environment in which the dog will be working,
it is hard to expose the dog to everything, and, even then, new things can
come up at any time.

Nicole and the so far supposedly fearless Lexia

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chantel Cuddemi
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Saying my goodbyes to Motley

Motley was scared of the balloons, when they were in the air and on the
ground.

At Pilot, we tried to expose him, but to no avail.

He just kept barking at them, and nothing we did to correct the barking was
working.
It got to the point where we had to use an electronic collar on Motley to
get him to stop barking at the balloons.

Even then, he still didn't respond.
Pilot used the electronic collar as a last resort for Motley.

They normally don't use those collars for dogs.

I made it clear to Pilot that I would like a poodle that isn't afraid of
balloons, because I run in to them all the time at Kroger.

I will keep you guys posted on when I get my next poodle.

Chantel.

On 6/11/14, L Gwizdak via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hey Mardi,
> Better yet, pop the mylar baloon n ot right near her but at a distance 
> outside.  That's probably what freaked Chantel's dog.  Man, those 
> baloons are louder when they pop than the ordinary rubber party 
> baloons.  I found out that when one popped on the bus and not too far 
> from me.  Scared the crap out of me.  Landon didn't seem to notice as 
> he was asleep under the seat on that bus.
>
> Hope all is well with you.
>
> Lyn withoout Landon
> "Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is 
> like asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mardi Hadfield via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 9:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Saying my goodbyes to Motley
>
>
>> Chantel, I am sorry to here about Motley's fear issues.I had the same 
>> problem when I was training Nala many years ago.We encountered the 
>> balloons in a grocery store as it was near Valentines Day.I wasn't 
>> pulled down as I work my dogs from a wheelchair,but Nala bolted when 
>> seeing them. I bought one and deflated it. Brought it home and let 
>> her get used to seeing it in the house and then I put it in her crate 
>> and let her sleep on it for several days. Then I re-inflated it and 
>> tied it to her crate. She had to walk by it if she wanted to go out 
>> side.When she got used to walking by it in the house, I moved it out 
>> side but, by that time she pretty much ignored it and life went 
>> on.Did the trainer try this method or a similar one?I guess that some 
>> dogs get afraid of certain things and some times they can over come 
>> that fear and some times they can't for whatever reason. I hope you 
>> get another Poodle soon. Maybe you should introduce the  Mylar 
>> Balloon to the dog while you are in training to make sure that every 
>> thing goes well. Good luck, my prayers are with you.  Mardi and 
>> Shaman and Neechee.
>>
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