[nagdu] Smart dog?

[Daryl Marie]

Cindy,

She gave me no indications en route that she needed to relieve, and she didn't take me to the grass like she does if she needs to.  She had gone for a pee before we left, and when we arrive at work I give her a chance to poop before we go inside.

I would be worried about it if she had tried to go across the street, but it was like she knew the traffic pattern and sat and waited for me to tell her we could go.

Daryl

----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: 'Daryl Marie' <crazymusician at shaw.ca>, 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users' <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 09:22:16 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: RE: [nagdu] Smart dog?

If the dog needed to relieve in a huge way, she may have been looking to
cross to get to a place where she could? I believe I would have directed her
to the post, though she did not go until you told her so, so maybe, probably
it is fine.
Cindy


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daryl Marie via
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Sent: Monday, October 6, 2014 10:06 AM
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Subject: [nagdu] Smart dog?

hey!
So, weird thing happened today.

To get to our bus stop on our way to work, Jenny and I cross a busy street.
To activate the pedestrian light, there's a post with a button on it, which
is what I have used when training Jenny to find the post consistently.

This morning, we were in a bit of a rush, but Jenny was focused (even though
I found out later she had to relieve in a major way).  We crossed the street
one way, toward the light, then, instead of taking me to the post like I
told her, Jenny went straight to the curb cut and sat down.  I then realized
that the traffic patterns indicated that the light was green and we could go
across the street.

I am still not sure if I should have corrected or redirected jenny to the
post, or praised her for being so forward-thinking...

Thoughts?

Daryl and the forward-thinking Jenny

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