[nagdu] Awareness of Surroundings was RE: fear and correction

[Nicole Torcolini]

*Giggle* Okay, I know that it is not funny, but I can just imagine this
speech bubble above her head that says, "Stupid human, get out of the way."
JMHO, whether it is with a cane or a guide dog, people who are blind seem to
be more aware of their surroundings than people who are sighted. Sighted
people bump into me more than I bump into them.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daryl Marie via
nagdu
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 11:45 AM
To: Julie J.
Cc: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] fear and correction

Julie,

Your Monty sounds a lot like Jenny in behavior.  She has only ever barked 3
times  in harness:
1) When a really drunk REALLY weird guy approached me at a bus stop (I've
had weird/drunk people approach me before, but this one set her off)
2) When someone was tying their shoe in the middle of a sidewalk. She
couldn't go around him (busy street to  my left, 3-foot snowbank on my
right)
3) When a bartender made prolonged uninterrupted eye contact with her.

Usually, though, out of harness, I am almost always with her when she barks.
At home I would be on the computer and she'll just perk up and bark at
something.  Perhaps the redirection is a good one.

This begs another question.  Sometimes Jenny will bark at neighbors if she
sees them when we step outside to relieve.  This only happens at home, never
anywhere else.  Any advice?

Daryl and the vocal Jenny
----- Original Message -----
From: Julie J. via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: Abigail Bolling <violingirl30794 at gmail.com>, NAGDU Mailing List, the
National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 12:01:09 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] fear and correction

At home I call Monty to me and praise him for coming.  If him leaving the
situation and coming to me doesn't seem to enhance his calm I will use
calming petting or tell him to down and stay until the UPS delivery guy is
gone or the neighbors are done with their loud conversation in the street or
whatever.  With Monty, it's an alert behavior.  he wants me to know there's
something going on.  when I acknowledge that, he usually quits.

Admittedly, he's kind of barky at home.  I've just come to accept that he's
always going to let me know there's something happening outside. 
Interestingly he does not feel the need to bark when we are out and about. 
I'm okay with this arrangement.

Julie


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