I back you up 100%, radical speech included! Ciao, Ollie At 17:46 27/03/2007, you wrote: >Dar, >When I first got started in clicker training, I called one of the >"bigwigs" of training who lives right here in Arizona. They told me >that they worked with guide dog schools on this. I asked them for >help. They told me that it was impossible for me to do any clicker >training with my dog because I was blind. I quickly and radically >agreed and this caused a small argument. > >However, I knew the truth. I listened to some of Debi Davis's audio on >clicker training. As a blind person, she had done some of this with >her dog. > >As for the timing issue? I use my senses--touch and hearing. If it >seems like he's doing what I want (where I can't touch him), I c&T. > >Personally, I think that crazy thing about us not being able to do >this is a bunch of hogwash. It's just like everything else--you come >up with creative ways to do what you want. > >Sorry for my radical speech, but I know it can be done. >Smile, >Sharonda > >On 3/27/07, dmgina <dmgina@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I just got information back from the school I trained from, that they are > > concerned about blind person teaching clicker training. > > Now this doesn't mean I will stop here, but since it is hard for them as a > > sighted person, then it would be hard for us. > > I shared that I was getting ticks from blind persons, and that I felt the > > blind could teach the blind pretty well. > > What are some of your thoughts? > > > > --Dar > > wishing a > > backTpack > > call me at > > 406-259-1124 > > Every Saint has a past, > > Every sinner has a future , > > > > > > > > >-- >Come, read and take a journey with me at >www.WorldOfShariG.blogspot.com