[NAGDU] how fetching.

[Mária Orovčíková]

Hello Dan and all,
I am not sure if this information is useful and interesting for you, but 
just to let you know, guide dogs here in Slovakia are still trained to 
fetch/retrieve fallen objects.
I am just wondering if it is taught in at least some guide dog schools, 
either in the U.S. or all around the world.
Have a wonderful weekend.
With kind regards,
Maria
On 17. 3. 2017 11:06, Dan Weiner via NAGDU wrote:
> Hello, beautiful people.
>
> I have a question, weren't guide dogs trained at one time to fetch, or 
> to be more precise, to retrieve fallen objects. One of my best friends 
> had a guide dog I remember a long  time ago that did it, and quite 
> well actually.
>
> So when did the fetch command stop being used, is it still being 
> trained anywhere, and how feasible would it be to work on training a 
> current guide dog to do this?
>
>
> I doubt I will actually follow through with the last part of 
> that---lol but it does sound like a useful skill to have..
>
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> Dan the man'
>
>
>
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