(VICT) Re: Hope it works
- From: Jill Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Blind Clicker <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:08:55 -0400 (EDT)
Hi Brenda, welcome to the list. I have done lots of conventional training
in m lifetime and have, at times, made money doing it. I am relatively new
to clicker training in a formal sense, but I have been a fan of positive
training for a long time. I have never trained my own guide, but I am
thinking strongly about doing it. I live and work in Philly. Where are you
located?
You asked some very good questions. I also wonder if most folks have
raised their self-trained guides since puppyhood. I would think it would
be ideal. Having owned many dogs over the years, I have found that the
bond
with a dog I have raised is extraordinarily intense. I love my dogs that I
have rescued as adults, but the bond with the ones I raised from a very
young age is just so special.
Jill
On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Brenda-Ann Gillis wrote:
> Greetings to All,
>
> I have recently joined this list and have been reading with interest. Hope
> this post is going out correctly as it is my first to the group.
>
> In way of introduction, my name is Brenda and I am presently working Ivy.
> Ivy is an eleven year-old black lab from TSE and the joy/love of my life.
> She is my second dog and has flawlessly kept me safe since 1999. We were a
> very busy team until moving to Pennsylvania in 2004. We are blessed to be
> friends with and close to our loving puppy raiser who is well versed in
> clicker training and the reason for me joining this list.
>
> Presently, I have begun cross-over training Ivy with the clicker. My
> objective is to provide her with a new and special role with me in an effort
> to smooth the transition into retirement. As we continue in this vein,
> thoughtful consideration of raising and training my next partner myself is
> my primary area of interest.
>
> What the inquiring mind wants to know:
>
> How many of you are blind and working the guide you personally trained?
>
> What do you see the pros and cons to be?
>
> Of those who have trained your own guides, did you raise them from pups or
> select older dogs for training?
>
> Are any of you in the Northeastern PA area?
>
> I loved the post on training traffic and hope to learn more about the
> choices you have all made and why.
>
> Sincerely,
> Brenda & Ivy
>
>
>
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