[NAGDU] FW: Obedience

[Tracy Carcione]

She developed a habit of bowing in the street, i.e., she'd swing way left,
then come back to the corner.  Short-term, I dealt with it by doing all I
could to cross streets with the traffic on my right, so her swing left
would be away from traffic.  If I couldn't do that, I had to be aware of
it, and cue her back right with the leash.  It was the reason I decided to
retire her around age 7, and she still had it when she briefly came out of
retirement.
Tracy

> 			I'm curious, what were the problems that made you
> retire her, and what made those problems tenable when you had her guide
> again?
> Write me off list if you'd like.
>
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> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2017 12:15 PM
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> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] FW: Obedience
>
> I don't think it would confuse Fischer.  And, if it turns out it does, all
> you have to do is stop.
>
> When my second dog was killed when we were hit by a car, my mom sent my
> first dog out to me to be with me and guide me in the big bad city.  She'd
> been retired a year and a half, but she hadn't forgotten anything.  In
> fact,
> the first time we took the subway, I meant to go at a non-rush time, but
> we
> got delayed and ended up on the train when it was crowded.  Glade didn't
> care; she was as unflappable as ever.  She still had the problems for
> which
> I'd decided to retire her, but she could do the job until I got into
> class.
> Then she went back to the quiet life.  Either way, it was OK with her.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2017 7:54 PM
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> Subject: [NAGDU] FW: Obedience
>
> I sent this to myself. How very pathetic. LOL!
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Cindy Ray [mailto:cindyray at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2017 6:52 PM
> To: cindyray at gmail.com
> Subject: Obedience
>
>
>
> I have been considering using Fisher again at least some in harness. He
> seems bored with being retired sometimes. My daughter thinks that would
> confuse him; I wondered about it, but then I remembered some of those who
> have trained their own dogs who have used each part of the time until one
> was ready to be fully in use and the other to be retired fully, at least
> that was the impression I got.
>
>
>
> Anyway, I have decided for starters to increase obedience. I have a
> problem
> with his scavenging in the yard and eating stuff, if you know what I mean.
> So I started doing obedience. I make him heel into the back yard, and he
> is
> doing it beautifully. Then I am making him stay in a smaller area. I know
> some of you have said this isn't natural, and I get what you are saying,
> but
> if he has privileges to go all over the yard, I have the privilege of
> stepping in dog poop that other dogs have left for us, and he has the
> luxury
> of . well . snacking. He is doing pretty well with that. Then I heel him
> back into the house, which he is doing nicely, praise him, have him sit,
> down, and sit again. Then I praise him again and let him go. He is so
> waggly
> fter these events. We have done little obedience since his retirement, so
> I
> am impressed with how beautifully he is doing it. He will still go to his
> place. I put him there this morning so I wouldn't be tripping over him.
> When
> I called him to come to me, he came running and was running back and forth
> between my legs wagging. He seems to really love to do the obedience.
>
>
>
> Cindy Lou Ray
>
> cindyray at gmail.com <mailto:cindyray at gmail.com>
>
> p.s. I probably won't write more today because I think I've gone over the
> quota.
>
>
>
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