[NAGDU] Fell, again

[Caitlyn Furness]

Hi Tracey,
Have you tried kneeing him in the side, shoving him over and slapping your right side?  then praise when he’s in the correct spot??

One of my shepherds from TSE did this, and they just said to shove him over, slap my side, and praise when he was in the right spot again.  Repeat at nausium til he gets it right.

In our case, it did improve and finally didn’t happen anymore.

hth,
Caitlyn

> On Jul 11, 2016, at 10:17 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Once again, Krokus pushed me off the right edge of the sidewalk, so I fell
> down, and got some scrapes and bruises.  I think it was a place where the
> sidewalk narrowed down a bit, and he just kept going straight.  Really,
> though, I don't care why.  This is the third time he's done the same
> thing, missed an edge, or the line between the sidewalk and a parking lot,
> so that I've fallen.  He remembers for a while, then it happens again.  I
> don't know if I'm more clumsy than I used to be, or he's more careless,
> but I don't remember falling so much with any other dog.  I'm losing
> confidence in him.  He can be an excellent guide, but sometimes he's not. 
> Not taking me off the edge is basic stuff.  I guess I could start carrying
> my cane all the time, to check him, but then what's the point of having
> him?
> I have a call into the school, to see what they say.  If others know how
> to fix this problem, I'll consider ideas.  Call me crazy, but a guide dog
> should keep me from falling, clumsy or not.
> Tracy
> 
> 
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