[nagdu] perhaps it's all in the word

[Applebutter Hill]

Daryl,
Whatever works! It may be that her puppy raisers used the word chair, or
maybe you use it in conversation with humans and she's already keyed into it
for some reason.
Donna

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daryl Marie via
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Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 3:50 PM
To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] perhaps it's all in the word

Hi!
This discovery is by no means scientific, even proven, but I have a sneaky
suspicion that I might just be on to something!

Jenny girl and I have had a bit of a hard time finding empty seats.  It is
not so good that she finds one every time, nor so bad that I have felt the
overwhelming need to do multiple training sessions on it.

Traditionally, I have used "Find a seat," and it's been hit or miss.  A
coworker mentioned yesterday that I might want to try "Find a chair."  At
first I thought it was a silly distinction, but decided to try it out today
at lunch.  Lo and behold... she found me an empty CHAIR at the table!

I decided to keep going with this.  She needed to relieve after I ate lunch,
so we went back to my desk so I could get my key card.  I told her to find
the chair, and she put her nose right on my desk chair, and then found the
post where I hang my coat.  We went outside, she did her business, and then
came back in

I tried again with "Find the chair" when we walked back into the office;
tried again when we walked into my boss' (empty) office, and even went into
another empty office to work on it.  Then we went back to my desk, where I
told her to find the chair.  Nose went on desk chair, tail wagged happily...

Methinks I will need to try this on the bus today!

Daryl
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