(VICT) Re: questions from a friend about her guide dog
- From: "DIANNE B. PHELPS AND PRIMROSE" <d.bphelps@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:52:43 -0800
The gentle leader is what I used with Primrose in those situations as she
was a dog who would over stimulate like that. The other thing I tended to do
was to slow everything I did as far as handling down. For example, on
getting out of the car,, if Primmy started to bolt or dash out too quickly,
I would stop her and insist she slow down. I simply would try to stop those
over-exhuberant moves on her part. Ultimately, with Primrose, we did have to
revert to the prong collar to really get her to stay controlled. She did get
better and did settle ultimately. She, as a pet, can still over stimulate if
I don't keep a controlled hand on her.
Dianne, Hibiscus, and Primrose
----- Original Message -----
From: "kitty hevener" <khevener@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 7:34 AM
Subject: (VICT) Re: questions from a friend about her guide dog
> Anna Lisa, it sounds like you really do need to have treats with you for
> those situations. My dog will often be stimulated or excited by a new
> environment, especially if there is another dog. So, I really have to
> keep
> very high value treats on me, and just tell folks I need to get my dog
> under
> control. I also do find that using a gentle leader or halty can alleviate
> some of the pulling. hth.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "AnnaLisa Anderson" <annalisa@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 10:12 PM
> Subject: (VICT) Re: questions from a friend about her guide dog
>
>
> Hi Dianne and Kolby,
>
> I have also found the harness check technique very helpful with my Sunny.
> I
> don't look at it as a correction, more like a quick way of getting her
> attention, and she usually responds pretty well. I've used the stop in my
> tracks routine too, but mostly when she's on leash and we're on the way to
> the dog park <smile>, and she wants to pull my arm off. That is a
> technique
> Leader Dogs is using now too with the pups, and it seems to be very
> effective. They actually take it a bit further. If the dog is pulling,
> you
> stop and actually take a few steps backwards if you can. When I do that
> with Sunny, she notices immediately and looks back at me in a very
> surprised
> way and will settle down... for about 2 seconds. <smile> So we start all
> over again. It sometimes takes us a while to get to the park, which is
> just
> across the street.
>
> Sundance is usually very good and doesn't pull much when working, but
> there
> are the odd occasions where she really wants to pull my arm off, and I
> don't
> trust her then. I haven't figured out a good way to work this out yet.
> In
> those situations, the harness check doesn't help at all. It usually
> happens
> when we are someplace new or someplace she really likes a lot or doesn't
> usually have to work, and I'm with other people. For instance, when I was
> visiting my dad at Thanksgiving, we went to have dinner with some of his
> wife's family. They live out in the country, and immediately upon getting
> out of the car, Sunny was all over the place and not concentrating on her
> job at all. Then when we get inside, she's forever popping up, or wanting
> to sniff at everything and just won't settle. I just don't know how to
> get
> her back into her usual good dog mode when she's like that. A few sits
> and
> downs might settle her for a bit, but not for long. I don't have much
> time
> to deal with it then either, as the people I'm with start walking away,
> and
> I have to go with them, with this dog pulling like mad, and I have all I
> can
> do to hold on to her. I usually don't have treats with me in situations
> like that either, and I'm afraid the treats will only get her more worked
> up
> because she is such a food hound. Any suggestions for dealing with this
> are
> sure welcome. <smile>
>
> AnnaLisa and Sundance
>
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