(VICT) Re: Shopping etc
- From: "dmgina" <dmgina@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 18:53:12 -0600
I heal the dog while I have someone pulling the cart in front of me.
Then I know what I am going after.
So we get a shoppers help.
--Dar
wishing a
backTpack
call me at
406-259-1124
Every Saint has a past,
Every sinner has a future ,
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From: "Valerie" <rosetta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 4:17 PM
Subject: (VICT) Shopping etc
> Hi to all on list, this is a bit off topic as it's more how we manage than
> the dogs smile. Regarding supermarket shopping, can anyone on list share
> tips on how they manage this? I don't know if our supermarkets are more
> difficult to navigate and find things, but items here are constantly
> moving
> aisles - and how do folk on list find particular items on shelves? Do
> some
> have a shopping helper? I find it very difficult to shop in a supermarkets
> and generally the only place I shop there is the deli counter, cheese,
> smallgoods etc where I can ask for what I need. I can also manage the
> milk/dairy section, but other areas are difficult. Would love to hear how
> everyone manages shopping. Cheers Valerie
>
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> From: "Ann Edie" <annedie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 5:46 AM
> Subject: (VICT) Re: Stopping sniffing in markets
>
>
> Hi, Dar,
>
> When I'm in a supermarket or store which has food on low shelves which my
> guide might be interested in, what I do is try to walk on the right side
> of
> the aisles. That way, the dog is always toward the middle of the aisle,
> away from the shelves, and with my body between him and the distracting
> food
> items. Since people generally walk on the right side of aisles, this
> works
> out well for everybody.
>
> I keep the guide on a short leash, and put him at sit while I reach for an
> item on the shelf. If I need to carry a lot of items, I will use a cart
> and
> pull it behind me instead of pushing it in front of me. If I need only a
> few items, I will carry a bag or small basket to put the items in while
> I'm
> walking around the store. Then, if the dog does sniff at something and I
> want to get his attention back, I will ask him to "touch" or "target" my
> right hand. I can put my right hand in position in front of my body while
> still holding the bag or basket with my goods in it, and the dog can touch
> his nose to the back of my hand. Then I can c/t.
>
> Another way to avoid having to give corrections is to do lots of Sandy's
> anti-scavenging lesson practice at home. Then when you're out in the
> supermarket with your dog, give lots of c/t's for keeping his head
> straight
> and not sniffing the shelves. After a while the dog will learn that good
> things come from you when he keeps his head away from the shelves, and
> that
> being interested in the food on the shelves does not result in anything
> good
> coming his way.
>
> I hope that helps,
> Ann
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dmgina" <dmgina@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 11:50 PM
> Subject: (VICT) Re: Hard to Believe
>
>
>> Hi there,
>> I hope you get to feeling better soon.
>> Glad you and the team are growing closer.
>> I enjoy the clicker training very much.
>> Today I couldn't use the clicker with a loaf of bread in one hand and he
>> was
>> sniffing other loaves of bread.
>> I corrected him hard for this one.
>> The one lady asked why I corrected the dog.
>> She didn't ask me but she asked another lady.
>> They both stood back.
>> I don't know how others would have handled the set up.
>> But I did what was fast at the time.
>> Again get well soon.
>>
>> --Dar
>> wishing a
>> backTpack
>> call me at
>> 406-259-1124
>> Every Saint has a past,
>> Every sinner has a future ,
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "metnme2" <metnme2@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Vi-Clicker" <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 11:29 AM
>> Subject: (VICT) Re: Hard to Believe
>>
>>
>>>I wanted to thank you all for your good wishes for met
>>> and I. I have been real under the weather here so I'm
>>> sorry it has taken me a bit longer than my normal to
>>> reply. We did turn into an awesome team butif you had
>>> asked a number of people early on if they thought we
>>> would succeed (myself included) the response would not
>>> have been very optimistic. There were a number of
>>> times I nearly threw in the towel! Had it not been for
>>> some good friends, we never would have stuck it out. I
>>> would have retired Met to household only assistance
>>> and lived with what I would have called a valuable
>>> learning experience. Fortunately it has been both a
>>> valuable learning experience and a partnership that
>>> will demand mighty big paws to come anywhere close to
>>> what Met and I are. When the time comes hopefully I
>>> will be able to embrace both the concept of starting
>>> anew and be readto say a big Thankyou to Met and move
>>> on.
>>> For now though I am soaking up memories Smile
>>> Had it not been for a number of you here, Met's guide
>>> skills would not be as precise as they have become
>>> today. Years ago I felt safe with Met with the level
>>> of my visual loss but I alwas said I would never feel
>>> that confident in him if my vision got to the loss it
>>> is today. Met and I as a team have been able to wash
>>> away that feeling I had and continue to learn how to
>>> better work with each other. We will always probably
>>> be continuing to learn from one another--- training is
>>> never over
>>> I wish you all long and productive partnerships like I
>>> have been granted with Met
>>>
>>> Karyn and Met
>>>
>>>
>>>
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