(VICT) Re: Interesting to me
- From: Jill Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:40:27 -0400 (EDT)
Good for you, Sharonda, for trusting in your own abilities. Let's face it,
there is a large segment of the population who think that a blind person
can't get up and put their own socks on in the morning let alone work, go
to school, or train an animal to do something practical. The most
important tools in the blindness survival kit are patience, creativity and
adaptability. So, just as with so many things, you take a little time, be
creative, and adapt some of the clicker training techniques so that it
works for you and your animal. I think that whether you are blind or not,
patience, creativity and adaptability are three essential tools for
training dogs. It is scary when you have people who work around blind
people all of the time making ridiculous blanket statements like that.
Jill
On Tue, 27 Mar 2007, Sharonda Greenlaw 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 ,
>>
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