[guidedogchat] Re: kerbs
- From: pamela young <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:49:40 -0700
the dogs here just stop at kerbs, stairs and obsticless. the reason i heard
they changed is it being bad for the dogs backs or something not sure if it
is though.
On Friday, 26 September 2014, Charles Rivard <wee1sman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> My Labby boy just comes to a stop, and I check with one of my hands or
> feet to see what's there.
>
> ---
> Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're
> finished, you! really! are! finished!
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melanie Akpotu" <
> melaniemacneill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 2:31 PM
> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: kerbs
>
>
> I have always had sitting at kerb dogs, and no, the harness never falls
>> out of your hand when the dog sits! Doesn't your dog ever sit to indicate
>> anything then? Ours also sit to indicate a flight of stairs down and for
>> various other reasons, such as a hole/obstruction across the pavement.
>>
>> Mel.
>> -----Original Message----- From: Charles Rivard
>> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 8:24 PM
>> To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: kerbs
>>
>> At GDB, they are trained to stop, but they are still standing. I would
>> think that having them sit would possibly be a problem. You are walking,
>> holding the harness handle, and, wouldn't the dog pull the handle out of
>> your hand by sitting down?
>>
>> ---
>> Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're
>> finished,
>> you! really! are! finished!
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam" <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 12:51 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
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>>
>
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