(VICT) Re: Trusting Thane
- From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:52:51 -0800
Good grief! Hang in there. Good thing Clyde is a natural breathing =
dog.
I'll be thinking of you.
Tami Smith-Kinney
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From: vi-clicker-trainers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vi-clicker-trainers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ridge =
Euler
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 1:42 PM
To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: (VICT) Re: Trusting Thane
they just said I will have to learn how to breathe different.......
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From: Tamara Smith-Kinney<mailto:tamara.8024@xxxxxxxxxxx>=20
To:
vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxx=
g>=20
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 3:17 PM
Subject: (VICT) Re: Trusting Thane
A big "atta boy!" to Clyde, too.
Can they do something about your breathing? All the best to both of =
=3D
you!
Tami Smith-Kinney
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[mailto:vi-clicker-trainers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ridge =
=3D
Euler
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 6:11 AM
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Subject: (VICT) Re: Trusting Thane
good job Thane.... =3D20
I have noticed that when I get dizzy Clyde will put his front feet up =
on =3D
my
lap. the only way I have reinforced this is to pet him. I will now =
be
c/ting him. I had to go to the ER on Friday night because I couldn't =
=3D
breath
and my inhaler wasn't working. Clyde kept jumping on me. I found out =
=3D
that
my diaphragm isnt working right and I don't get rid of the co2 in my =
=3D
body.
I think Clyde was trying to tell me this. so now I am going to =3D
reinforce
this jumping and when he does this I will check my breathing. I =
didn't
realize that we have such a great bond already. he doesn't do this =
all =3D
the
time just when I feel dizzy.
as far as retrieving he is grabbing the tube now and I haven't been =
=3D
saying
any command for it yet just C/Ting for it. =3D20
Ridge and Clyde SDiT
----- Original Message -----=3D20
From: Karyn and
Thane<mailto:bcpaws4me@xxxxxxxxxxx>=3D20<mailto:bcpaws4me@xxxxxxxxxxx%3E=3D=
20>
To:
Vi-clicker<mailto:vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>=3D20<mailto:vi-click=
er-tr
ainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx%3E=3D20>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 2:33 PM
Subject: (VICT) Trusting Thane
Its been an interesting week around here. I have been focusing more =
on =3D
hearing alert training but continuing my efforts to work on Thane's =
=3D
guide=3D20
training in the community. Its very cool how much easier training =
goes =3D
if
I=3D20
wear him out a bit first before doing much focus on what he has =3D
learned to
do. He is very easily distracted by people still but that is to be
expected=3D20
at his age.
Today though something awesome happened. You know how when people =
are =3D
in=3D20
Driver's ed they always warn you about the double tracks in case =3D
another=3D20
train may be coming. Well in Guide training it should be that =
another =3D
car=3D20
could be coming giggle
Thane did a wonderful halt at a curbcut when he knew a car was =
coming =3D
with
no cues of any kind from me. After the car went, I told Thane =
*Across* =3D
and
he looked at me and looked the other way and looked at me and =3D
*REFUSED* to
go. Another car was coming the other direction that I had not heard! =
=3D
Oh
My!=3D20
I never expected anything like this so soon. Granted we were on the
quieter=3D20
streets and there were no people to distract him, but still...
Then we crossed and he used the driveway we need to for a curb cut =
so =3D
we=3D20
could keep on walking. Later when we crossed the street and headed =
=3D
back=3D20
towards home he also used another driveway for the down curbcut =3D
because
the=3D20
sidewalk ends there.
We have been working with *Back* also as we maneuver together. Early =
=3D
on it
was a hassle to take him to dump the garbage or get the mail. He was
always=3D20
in my way navigating especially at the mail as they stupidly have =
=3D
about 23
mailboxes lined up in a row rather than locked boxes here. Now all I =
=3D
have
to=3D20
do is say back and he takes a step back for me so I can do what I =
=3D
need.
We=3D20
practice it as we walk too- doing halt, back, behind, sit, etc. Now =
=3D
that I
have a lesh setup that really works for us things really are picking =
=3D
up.
I think though that he may be getting on the chubby side due to the
increase=3D20
in training indoors and not enough real energy burning activity this =
=3D
past=3D20
month. I can not wait until the better weather comes and we can get =
=3D
out
and=3D20
train more regularly without worrying about rain. Thane gets pretty =
=3D
dirty
in=3D20
this weather.
But for today I am going to sit here and reflect on that awesome =3D
traffic=3D20
work Thane did, even if it was on a quieter street with no =3D
distractions.
Karyn and Thane=3D20
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