(VICT) Re: why Alex works on my right
- From: michelle creedy <mjcreedy@xxxxxxx>
- To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 08:36:28 -0700
Karyn, I also ask people to work on the opposite side to the dog. I find
they are more focussed that way. I also find that it takes the attention
off Josie because <smile> we all have had the experience of sighted people
trying to tell us what to do instead of letting the dog work through it even
if she makes mistakes.
Michelle
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From: "metnme2" <metnme2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "vi-clicker" <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 5:15 PM
Subject: (VICT) Re: why Alex works on my right
Met also works on my right <g> I don't often find others who work their dogs
on the opposite side like I do.
Part of mine is that I am left handed and I do not have enough fine control
with my right hand so it would be very detrimental to put my control box on
my right side of my chair.
When I first started working Met, my right side was really low function.
Until the homebound period and deterioration, except for the lack of wrist
function, the strength had really increased a lot thanks to working Met as a
guide on my right side.
I also have the preference personally to work Met on my worst side. I hear
very little out of my right ear and my right eye is also the worst of the
two.
I have the same problem with people walking on Met's right hand side but its
more due to crowding of him. It took a while to *train* Andrea to walk ahead
or behind us on sidewalks but a few nose-pokes later LOL
I generally though prefer to have people who may be walking with us, walk on
the left of me. I don't know why I do, I just feel more in control/ feel Met
gets a better view of the world to help me without people crowding his
vision since walking with me often means the person really is not back
further- they generally tend to crowd forward... I try and *train* people
but unless they are in wheelchairs they just don't always get it <g>
I think for Met and I though, its taken practice to work with other
ambulatory people. When we lived in California most of my friends were also
in wheelchairs so we never really did much with people on two feet. Anyway I
guess my point is that it takes time. Met never had trouble when strangers
were walking on our right but my feeling was strangers don't so much crowd
in or slow down the works or take your focus off of your service/ guide dog
like walking with friends can do. It just takes practice and making a
conscious effort to continue the praises you would do while out alone when
you are out with friends.
I hope a bit of this is helpful. Its basically advice I got here not too
many months back when I posed a similar sort of problem when working with
Andrea.
Karyn and Met
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