[guidedogchat] Re: kerbs
- From: Vincent Thacker <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 12:44:11 +0200 (CEST)
My dog, Zym, was trained to sit at kerbs, and he still will sit if I tell him
to, which I may do if he's being a bit hyper at the time and needs calming
down. Overall, though, we've changed over to standing, and he still does mark
the kerbs accurately, so I don't find it a problem.
There are so many kerbs on some routes that it would take for ever to get to
where I'm going if he sat at every one. I get him to do it for aftercare visits
and that's about all, just to show I know the textbook moves.
Vince.
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Message Received: Sep 26 2014, 10:44 PM
From: "Charles Rivard"
To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: kerbs
Having the dog just come to a stop and stand makes a lot more sense to me.
My pup is so short that if he sits, I won't be able to reach the harness
handle. Plus, why go through the extra motions?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "J Kimbell"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 2:41 AM
Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: kerbs
> Wren is trained to sit at kerbs. But from what I've read on various lists
> on thepast few years, some dogs are trained to sit, and some to stand.
> some just cant grasp the idea of sitting at kerbs so its just easier to
> teach them to stand. As long as they come to a definitive stop at a kerb
> it doesnt really matter. If its really wet Wren stands as she wont sit in
> the wet, cant blame her much!! So I let her stand. Its said that if they
> stand you can make a quicker get away as it were when crossing a road
> which makes sense. I must admit I like the idea of the stand stop then you
> dont squish the dog's tail when you move back in to the number 2
> position!! Its annoying as Wren then gets up or mov es so she is sitting
> at an angle so you have to reposition her all over again. It wouldnt
> happen if she was standing.Its also said to be a lot better for the dog to
> sit as it strengthens the muscles in the hindquarters which lessens the
> chance of Arthritis.
> Julia
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pam"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 5:51 PM
> Subject: [guidedogchat] kerbs
>
>
> hi everyone
> just wondering how other guide dogs r trained when it comes to kerbs. was
> told by a friend that the dogs here in ireland used to b trained to sit
> when they came to a kerb. this was before i got callie so don't know when
> they changed it or why. but now the dogs r trained to stop at kerbs. so
> just curious how it works in other countries. thanks :)
> pam
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