(VICT) Re: Intro & Paws
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 14:55:27 -0400
You soak the paw in the Epson salts twice daily right after getting up and
before bed. I soak the paw till the water gets cold, but depending on time,
smile.
Tea bags also work for toughening up pads.
Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI
and Judson, guiding golden
juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Alumni Association Board
www.guidedogs.com
Dog ownership is like a rainbow.
Puppies are the joy at one end.
Old dogs are the treasure at the other.
Carolyn Alexander
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenny Cook" <cjcook6@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 1:13 PM
Subject: (VICT) Intro & Paws
Hi all,
My name is Jen. I live in California and am working with my fifth guide.
Ann Edie suggested this list for me. I'm very interested in learning more
about using clicker training. I was in an obedience class with a pet dog a
few of years ago and they felt that the clicker and my blindness wouldn't
work together.
I am having some challenges with Dakota. We have been partnered almost a
year. While on class I was thrilled with his work and the potential I felt.
Since returning home we have struggled. With health issues cleared up and
help from our trainer, his work has greatly improved over the last few weeks
but we haven't come close to what I know is possible between us. It's been
difficult to find what works best with him and it sometimes feels like we're
within reach but something isn't clicking (sorry, no pun intended!)
Right now we're working on recall. When I first returned home his recall
was a chaotic, wild nightmare. We built up to a consistent recall indoors
and had about an 85% immediate and 15% eventual response outdoors. We've
taken some giant steps backwards and are once again working on-leash
outdoors. He is not always motivated by treats and defies the pack
mentality as he's quite comfortable being left behind. I consider recall
the most important command and found with my other dogs once we worked
recall out everything else seemed to fall into place. Would love to learn
how to incorporate the clicker training for recall and learn how to use it
in other areas.
We've been working on toughening up his paw pads, we're using wax right now.
Shelley, you mentioned Epson salts. I'm interested, please give details.
Looking forward to learning, Jen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 7:54 AM
Subject: (VICT) Re: Hot Spots
> We use Epson salts also to toughen up paw pads, works quite well.
>
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI
> and Judson, guiding golden
> juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
> Graduate Alumni Association Board
> www.guidedogs.com
>
> Dog ownership is like a rainbow.
> Puppies are the joy at one end.
> Old dogs are the treasure at the other.
> Carolyn Alexander
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Valerie" <rosetta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 1:36 AM
> Subject: (VICT) Re: Hot Spots
>
>
> Debee, Thank you for the details of using Epsom Salts for hot spots. I
> have
> been given cortisone cream but have been reluctant to use it as I'd like a
> more natural remedy if possible. I'm really pleased to have all these
> ideas
> as sometimes one remedy helps more than others, just depends on the dog
> and
> the stage the hot spot is at from what I gather. I've had no experience
> with these spots on dogs up until now, but they are a horrid thing for the
> dog and stressful due to the pain of them. We have been together as dog
> and
> handler for around six months now and had no sign of them up until about a
> month ago, but they have been unstoppable since.
>
> Thanks very much for taking the time to write with all the details. My
> mother used Epsom Salts for remedies come to think of it. Cheers Valerie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Debee Norling" <debee@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 12:48 PM
> Subject: (VICT) Re: Hot Spots
>
>
> I put hot water with epsom salts in one bowl. In a second bowl I pour in
> hot
> water. I soak 2 rags in the salt water.
>
> I trim, then shave the hair on the hot spot. Then I lie a hot rag on the
> spot and press. It's a sort of compress. After about five minutes, I put
> that rag in the rinse water and put the second rag on the spot. I rinse
> out
> the first rag and drop it back in the clean salt water.
>
> I alternate rags every five minutes. I keep the hot water covered so it
> stays warm for a long time. I make sure the rag is rinsed regularly and
> that
> I always use two bowls. This way I'm not re-infecting the spot. I do this
> for half an hour or as long as an hour for a bad spot. I try to do it
> three
> times a day.
>
> I C/T when the dog lies quietly.
>
> When I finish with the treatment I spray some kind of mild spray on the
> spot. Sometimes a disinfectant, sometimes a spray to soothe the itching.
> It
> is usually something from my vet. I typically don't use cortisone though.
>
> I keep the dog near me on leash so I can redirect him if he scratches or
> chews the spot. When I can't supervise, I use an E-collar, a big
> bowl-shaped
> plastic thing that fits around his head and prevents him from licking
> himself.
>
> This treatment keeps scabs from forming. It keeps pus and gunk from
> building
> up under the spot. It dries it out. It hurts the dog a little but It
> makes
> him heal really really fast.
>
> I once used this technique to cure a stray golden who was just covered
> with
> awful sores. He had beautiful new skin after a month, with just a lot of
> bald spots from where I'd shaved.
>
> --Debee
>
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