(VICT) Re: Heeling
- From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 16:29:40 -0800
Thanks! That does. And I will look for the article on that list. I =
was
sort of poking fun at myself for getting so uptight aobut one behavior =
that
we don't even really need right now. For some reason, it really does bug =
me.
/smile/
I have been doing something like what you suggest to practice heeling in =
the
house or courtyard or even when we go for our potty walk or take out the
trash. That street is pretty quiet, so I don't worry about car-related
disasters. I do work on it intermittently at the playground (now swamp)
when there are not too many distractions. She's learning to manage it =
much
better when I theoretically have her on heel in a store of some such, =
but
she does need frequent reminders not to go off impulse shopping. =
/smile/
Now if I could teach her to remind me not to do that. Every now and =
then I
still go nuts about not knowing what stuff *is* and have a heck of a =
time
keeping myself from pawing everything I can get my hands on. At least I
know where Mitsy gets it, eh?
The echo-location device sounds way cool. Who needs instructions, =
anyway?
/smile/ Does it vibrate in your hand to alert you to objects, or how =
does
that work?
Tami Smith-Kinney
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To: Vi-clicker
Subject: (VICT) Heeling
Tamara are you also on the OCAD list on yahoogroups? Operant =
Conditioning=20
assistance Dogs
There was an excellent post the other day by the list owner on heeling =
and=20
how/why we can go so wrong with it. It is as she said harder to train =
than=20
the skills often times. Oh do I agree! Met was much easier for me =
partially=20
because I did not also need a guide cane but what she posted with =
getting=20
rid of the leash and practicing in a safe place- in your home, in an=20
enclosed yard, etc is awesome. As soon as Thane is back on normal food I =
plan to do it because I can first get rid of the cane and leash. Its all =
about training for position rather than the leash itself. I hope this =
can=20
help you a bit if your not on that list.
I also just got the mini-guide from the Sendero company. It does=20
echo-location alerting which I hope will help me work better with Thane. =
Of=20
course it is a device designed for the blind where the compan ydid not=20
provide the documentation in alternative format so it will be a bit =
before I
can use it... big sigh
For a deaf-blind person I think this will make me feel much safer with=20
street crossings and parking lots when I have to enter them too (without =
Thane)
Karyn and Thane=20
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