I didnt do stairs in training but I did teach Wren to sit at the top of flights of steps as thats what previous dogs were taught, plus I wanted to know there were stairs rather than fall head first down them!!
Julia----- Original Message ----- From: "Melanie Akpotu" <melaniemacneill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 7:31 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 RivardSent: 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. wastold by a friend that the dogs here in ireland used to b trained to sit whenthey 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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