(VICT) Re: questions from a friend about her guide dog
- From: Infinitepaws@xxxxxxx
- To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:45:21 EST
In a message dated 12/13/2008 2:30:07 P.M. Central Standard Time,
d.bphelps@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
To those who are die-hard clicker users, please don't take offense at my
suggestion here because it is of the older techniques. I am juust thinking
with this particular dog being trained with different techniques, this might
help. If I have over-stepped my welcome, I apologize. I just know how
terrible being dragged by a guide dog feels even when they are doing their
job. Enough is enough after a while.
Respectfully,
I would caution that if this technique doesn't work after a short trial,
re-evaluate. Especially if it confuses the dog.. handlers can get too focused
on
noticing what their dogs do wrong and unintentionally draw attention to it,
thus increasing its presence, versus noticing and praising when the dog does
it right.We as humans can be suckered into correcting as a wway to make us
feell like we are doing something about a problem, that then becomes a reward
for us, not necessarily a effective training technique. That said I have tried
a harnesss check along with making sure I watched for ,clicked and rewarded
the instant of slowing. I would be more likely to use that in apinch of a
situation vs a normal one.. I feel it as a failure to have trainedd my dog
well
enough to handle the situation before it came to that choice..If I had
trained him well enough and been clearer with my communication, I wouldn't
have
needed to resort to that technique. I still think it is easier to teach the
normal pull and pace as a rewarded , trained and non-cued behavior. It is the
rule to get to play the guiding game with me..All dogs and humans should have
to play by the rules.. grin
Sandy
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