[NAGDU] weird guide dog habit

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Jessica.
I've noticed fall is an extra-sniffy time for my dogs.  Maybe the cool
breezes bring out smells, or the dogs are pepped up by the cool weather--I
don't know.

I had a trainer out a while back, working on pokiness.  I was telling
Krokuss to hopp up very often.  The trainer said just to give him a little
correction instead.  Maybe give one hopp up as we're going along, and then
no more nice guy.  He knows what's expected, and takes advantage if I get
too relaxed.
So, if your dog sniffs a sign, give him a little correction.  Maybe don't
even say hopp up.  Show him you're not putting up with his fooling around. I
bet, since you say he's very responsive, 1 or 2 corrections will get him
back on the straight and narrow.
Tracy



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Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2017 10:13 AM
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Subject: [NAGDU] weird guide dog habit

Hi! I'd love to get some advice.  A couple of days ago, my dog started this
weird habit of stopping to sniff every single sign on the way to the bus
stop.  He's never done this before.  He responds very easily to "hop-up",
but it's getting a little irritating to have to "hop-up" at every sign.  Is
there a strategy I can use to get him to leave the signs alone, or a theory
as to why he's so into them all of a sudden?
Thanks so much!
Jessica Glasebrook

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