[guidedogchat] Re: Bad habits
- From: Nadine Lattimore <nadine.lattimore@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 21:22:21 +0000
Better out than in I guess Louise
Nadine Lattimore
On 5 Jan 2014, at 21:14, Louise Johnson <herclouise@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi everyone my first guide dog ate a full loaf of bread and got sick
shortly afterwards. From Louise and hawk
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*On Behalf Of *pam
*Sent:* January 4, 2014 4:17 AM
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*Subject:* [guidedogchat] Re: Bad habits
lol vince. i know of a guy's a dog who also ate a loaf of bread, wrapper
and all. he said the only affect it had on the dog was that it made her
really thirsty.
pam
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On 4 Jan 2014, at 12:06, Vincent Thacker <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Somebody one day was most concerned that Zym had eaten a malt loaf
including the plastic wrapper!¬! mind you, I have a rough idea that a lot
of malt loaves are actually wrapped in a kind of wax paper, so it could
have been worse. Whatever he ate, he's been perfectly all right since, and
this was a few months ago.
I did offer compensation for the loaf, of course.
Vince.
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Message Received: Jan 04 2014, 11:29 AM
From: "J Kimbell"
To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc:
Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Bad habits
I've never had a serious eater thankfully. But I've mostly had Collies and
Collie crosses, who arent generally known for being eaters!! My current dog
is a Flatter and she isnt much of an eater either thankfully. Doesnt mean
to say she wouldnt of course, but at least is not a problem I need to
worry about.
Julia
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*From:* Fay Marshall <fmkc@xxxxxxxxx>
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*Sent:* Saturday, January 04, 2014 10:51 AM
*Subject:* [guidedogchat] Re: Bad habits
Well, my dog ate rocks, bricks, etc. I would think wood is better.
(grin) Never broke her of it.
*From:* pam <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Saturday, January 04, 2014 4:04 AM
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*Subject:* [guidedogchat] Re: Bad habits
well my dog has a bad habit of eating sticks which make her sick a few
hours later and can't be good for her. she only does this on a free run
never when working. i've tried giving her toys to play with to distract her
but it doesn't really work she just goes back to eating the sticks. my
instructor said the only real solution is to find another free run area but
where i live is all woods so that's not really possible. so if anyone has
any tips for me on how to resolve this i'd b very grateful. other than that
she's a very good dog. happy new year :)
pam
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On 4 Jan 2014, at 02:45, Vincent Thacker <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Nadine,
I can't exactly call them resolutions, but I want to work on a couple of
things with my dog that spoil an otherwise happy partnership. One is
scavenging, and the other is improving his recall, which has improved then
got worse again.
With the scavenging, I suppose I'll have to go through the food refusal
stuff we did in initial training. As I haven't got spare food to throw
around very often because I eat it too fast for it to go off! I'll have to
use bits of his kibble. If I can get him to walk past some outside, he can
have a treat. Hmm, food-related problem, rewarding him with food, wonder if
there's a better idea?
And his recall was getting really good at one stage, then one day he ran
off and although there were people about, nobody could tell me where he'd
gone. He did wonder back towards home eventually, but this was really
worrying, and I'd called the police and the dog wardens. I'm glad to say he
was brought home within a few minutes, but it worried me so much he hasn't
had a free run properly since. I take him around the field on a flexi-lead,
and he's got the idea now that he can run about quite a bit even with the
restrictions of the lead, but it's not as good as a real free run. I don't
have a pair of eyes available to me at the moment, and no longer employ a
Personal Assistant as I did before, so I'll have to do loads of obedience
stuff while he's on the flexi-lead in the hope that I'll be able to let him
go eventually. The other answer is to find a safer place to let him go, but
the only one I know of is miles away. No doubt we'll have a lot of fun with
whistles and treats and all that.
Apart from that, he's such a good worker, I just want to keep the good
bits. We went to town yesterday and went all around Sainsbury's with Zym
waiting patiently whenever I stopped to faff about. He was really
excellent, even among the mad crowds rushing about to the sales or whatever
they were doing. It was a long walk in and out, well, long enough at about
3 miles each way, and he's got a very good idea even knowing which paths to
take through the park to go in the right direction. When he's good he's
very, very good.
Vince.
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Message Received: Jan 04 2014, 02:00 AM
From: "Melanie Akpotu"
To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc:
Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Bad habits
Sounds nice!
Mel.
-----Original Message-----
From: Nadine Lattimore
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 10:29 PM
To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [guidedogchat] Bad habits
Hi to all a happy new year if you recognise the calendar change at this
time.
Well it being the first few days of the new year now, I wonder has
anyone made any resolutions to include furry friend- such as more
walks, more grooms, fewer treats etc?
Had a wonderful Christmas and New Year in Lanzarote with Quartz, he
met all his friends, remembered his routes and had a lovely lazy time
with plenty of love and treats.
Nadine Lattimore
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