[NAGDU] Not impressed at all with Leader Dogs

[Sandra Johnson]

    Jordan:

You have been having these problems with Belto for a very long time now. 
Maybe it is time to consider retiring him.  It is obvious that he cannot be 
trusted to behave himself around other dogs.  This is particularly dangerous 
if you attend meetings or functions with other blind people and their guide 
dogs.  You have tried very hard but some problem behaviors just cannot be 
fixed.

Sandra Johnson and Eva

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jordan Gallacher via NAGDU
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2018 4:50 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Cc: Jordan Gallacher
Subject: [NAGDU] Not impressed at all with Leader Dogs

The subject says it all.  Leader Dogs is up to not listening nor taking the
problem seriously again regarding Belto's aggressive behaviors around other
dogs sometimes.  Suggestions?  They are down to one field rep as some of us
might be aware of.  .  Last night was the exact situation I have been
worrying about where he tries to attack another dog and nothing works to put
a stop to it except for getting physical with my dog, which is exactly what
I ended up having to do.  Other times the dog or dogs are behind fences and
it took both me and the girlfriend I had at the time to literally drag him
out of those situations.  His work is great otherwise, but none of the usual
methods work on Belto since he is so strong willed.  Leader is also failing
to realize that there is a big difference between when Belto wants to play
with another dog and when he is being aggressive.  Usually, if Belto is
going to be aggressive, I am quite close to the other dog before he shows
any interest where as if he wants to play, he will start picking up the pace
and pulling more a bit of a distance from the other dog.  That case, hop up
and/or a correction works every single time to get his head on straight.

Jordan

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