[nagdu] follow Command

[Danielle Sykora]

My dog was decent at following when I first got him, but he tended to
focus more on the person leading than on his surroundings so I didn't
use the follow command much for the first couple months. Now, he is
very good at following, although I still like to have a general idea
of where I am going. If he gets distracted, I want to tell him
something a little more concrete than follow to refocus him. I find my
dog follows more consistently when I talk to him, which also holds
true for when he is working but not following. This could be a general
command such as "straight, follow" or a meangingless phrase such as
"come on" or "let's go" to get his attention.

My problem isn't necessarily with my dog being distracted by people
using his name, but by the people themselves not understanding that
giving them permission to say his name while following doesn't mean
they can talk to him all of the time. I almost always tell people my
dogs name if they ask; however, I don't want people thinking they can
talk to my dog when ever they please. I also find that individuals
will then talk only to my dog and not feel the need to give me any
directions. Of course, there are some people that talk to him and use
his name but he isn't expecting to receive any information from them.

Hope some of this makes sense,
Danielle and Thai

On 6/10/15, Danielle Burton via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Debby, I would but my Mom will not speak up. My own Mom despite constantly
> remindst her does not gve enough information. And honestly that's most
> situations for me. Any background noise whatsoever and I can't hear. I would
> be heeling her a lot otherwise. When I'm in school and living on my campus
> it's a different story. I know the area well. i also have friends who
> absolutely cannot give directions. When we go to convention I cannot hear
> someone if they are even 2 feet away. This means I can't always give hg
> additional direcnames but when I can hear that's what I do but even then she
> really doesn't always get the concept I don't think. She follows when I can
> hear not when I can't. Even if it's someone familiar.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jun 10, 2015, at 12:10 AM, Debby Phillips <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> One thing that I learned while in class, which was new is to actually say
>> Nova, follow forward, or follow right, or follow left.  That seems to
>> help.  It isn't something that I do tons of, following.  They don't really
>> guide when following, because they tend to just start looking at the
>> person they're following, which is why giving them commands is important.
>> Then they still focus on you, and not just the person they're following.
>>  Peace,    Debby and Nova
>
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