[NAGDU] Quick question regarding my seeing eye dog

Tue Jul 19 19:31:09 UTC 2016

Holly, you might want to try the step first and then if she won't do it, go
through the garage for a while, but encourage it first. You don't want her
not being willing to do the step.
Cindy Lou Ray
cindyray at gmail.com

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Quick question regarding my seeing eye dog

Thanks so much Jameyanne and Cindy for your wonderful perspectives. I will
try leaving via my garage door and continue placing small variations within
my route to give Ezzie a mix up and make the walk more interesting for both
her and I. Also, I love the name Mobsy, and I'm bummed we were unable to
meet at convention this year, hopefully next year. Welcome to the list :)

Haley Sumner 

> On Jul 19, 2016, at 14:00, Jameyanne Fuller via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Cindy, you're right. My email wasn't very clear. What I meant was I 
> think there's probably some of both issues going on--boredom with the 
> same route causing the stopping in the driveway and a fear of the 
> angled step either for herself or for Haley.
> Jameyanne
> 
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> 
> I don't think the step is because of boredom. That seems more like the 
> angle. But there might be other indications of boredom.
> Cindy Lou Ray
> cindyray at gmail.com
> 
> 
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> Fuller via NAGDU
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> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Quick question regarding my seeing eye dog
> 
> Hi Haley,
> It could be she's bored with the route, but it could also be something 
> to do with the angled step. My parents have wooden steps, and Mopsy 
> slipped once and has since been afraid to walk down the steps from the 
> second floor to the first floor unless I'm walking right with her, but 
> she doesn't have problems with any other steps. Has your dog have 
> problems with this step before? Is there another way outside you could 
> use, even if it's just to test if she's stopping there too? You could 
> also try taking the leash in your right hand and sort of tugging 
> forward in front of her nose--like in the direction you want her to be 
> moving. A Seeing Eye instructor showed me this when I was having 
> problems with Mopsy stopping because she was getting bored, and it's
worked wonders. Hope this is helpful.
> Jameyanne
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sumner via NAGDU
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> Cc: Haley Sumner <haleysumner97 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NAGDU] Quick question regarding my seeing eye dog
> 
> Hey all!!
> I have a quick question. My dog has been having a tendency, as of 
> late, to hesitate going down my front step, and it takes a lot of 
> coaxing and sometimes a collar coax to convince her to go. The step 
> goes down at an angle, so could she be afraid because of that. This 
> also happens as we walk down my driveway but once we're on the 
> sidewalk to do our route, she's totally fine. As she's guiding me to 
> my parents parked car which is in the driveway, she's ready to go, as she
knows we'll be venturing to another area
> to work other than my neighborhood.     Is this her way of showing me that
> she's getting bored of the small route we take in my neighborhood every
day?
> Lol she's golden otherwise.   
> 
> Haley Sumner
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