[nagdu] Behaviour in public places

[Aleeha Dudley]

This is merely a suggestion, not trying to show superiority of one school. At my school, we are taught to put our dogs under the chair. We are also taught to put our foot on the leash, close to the collar. That way, if the dog attempts to get up, it corrects itself. It also makes it easier for the owner to do whatever they need to, without having to worry about pulling the dog back of course, this may not make a whole lot of sense to Taylor, and may be a bit much for him. I might start with redirecting him, getting him to look at you or touch your hand if he is distracted. Of course, you will have to start with him not being distracted and teaching this behavior, but if you can get him to touch your hand and treat him for that, you can use this mechanism to try and train him to be still.

Aleeha Dudley and seeing eye dog Dallas 
Vice President, Ohio Association of blind students
Blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com
"The wind of Heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears." Arabian proverb 
 
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> On Oct 19, 2014, at 12:50 PM, Lisa via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I have a question regarding Taylor's behaviour in public places.
> We haven't had much opportunities to practice it yet, but I already noticed the following: Each time we were in a café or another place where alot of other people are, Taylor won't stay quiet for a long time.
> 
> The other day we met with some people in a café. Taylor laid down next to my chair but everytime the waitress walked by or the door was opened by new customers, he stood up and wanted to greet them. But also when noone walked by, he would get up and try to sniff around. He tried to go under nearby tables and chairs and everytime I took him back, it made alot of noise because the chairs were scratching on the floor and so on. It was really not nice at all.
> And it's like this everytime we sit somewhere in a similar surrounding. What I do is telling him to lie down. Right now, I don't really know what else to do. Of course, I know that when I get frustrated about that, he immediately notices that and then nothing gets better.... But it's not easy to stay all kind and calm in such a situation.
> 
> During training, we only practiced in a bakery that was small and quiet. when we sat there and had coffee, he was perfectly still. But there were no people walking by or entering the room. It was just small and quiet so I think there were not many distractions for him.
> 
> What are your suggestions? What could I do in such situations to make this better? Any idea is very appreciated.
> 
> greetings from Germany
> Lisa 
> 
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