I have a service dog that I trained myself. I allow people to pet her in two places: (1) my dorm room [helps draw the ladies in], and (2) when we're sitting outside in the courtyard and she's rollin' in the grass. Other than those places I enjoy making children cry out, "but I wanna pet the puppy." I say "haha I wanna pill that'll make me walk, but you don't see me cryin'." That might be slightly exaggerated...
Luke -----Original Message----- From: John S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: quad-list@eskimo.com Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 2:56 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Service Dog pooping in walmart Dear Merril, When you walk your dog do not let him/her go potty any place. Keep them moving untill you find where they can potty. Then just sit still and let them do there business while whispering "potty". Afterward, if they do it like you want, they get the "kong". And a big hug and back pat. In a few weeks the dog will only go on your command during a walk and gradually stop with the kong. It becomes standard behavior. Do not punish the dog for his problem in walmart, in fact, try to ignore it. You'll need to have a friend to do the walks while your in hospital. The "kong" will always let the dog know that person is part of their pack. Good luck, john ----- Original Message ---- From: Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Maria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 3:37:15 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Service Dog My first service dog came from the CCI organization. So, I thought no problem to train a second if I treat my new Golden as a service dog then she will become one. Three years post the first passing away, I bought a healthy one year old. I had it half right but no getting around consistent daily work. Once after a year of work she continued to poop in Wal-Mart. I wanted to cry, in fact I did. After an extended vacation for her while I was hospitalized, she just forgot about pooping only in that store. I took this as communication and listened to her. I changed and realized that I was too hard with little joy. She became a very good dog. Not the class act but a very good dog. See your local animal shelter on how to certify if interested with $25.00 I was right that you need to remember she is a working dog which means no contact with so many people. Plus side is you are never alone. This gets so old in short time but if a service dog is what you want, then you must deny others that touch folks find irresistible. Most people ask and some think you are there for them. Best is to say the dog is working and it is not a good idea to interact at this time. You have a good breed on one side. The down side is seems no one can resist letting you go by. On the other side the dog needs socializing on your terms. There is much to be said about clicker training. Consistency and exclusiveness are primary. A dog only needs to develop as far as you take it, or should I say will only. Basic obeisance is the first stage, along with holding control regardless of the public, cats, or dogs. Merrill Use e-collar ONLY when desperate From: Maria [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 6:18 PM To: Raúl Rebollo; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] post to quad list Hey Everybody -- thanks for the welcome. I am 42 years old and a C5/6 complete quadriplegic due to a car accident in a wind storm. In December of 2000, the top part of a tree broke off and fell on our minivan while we were driving about 35 or 40 miles an hour on a back road. Wrong place at the wrong time. My husband and I both broke our necks and had surgery to get them fused. There was more damage to my side of the van, which left me a quadriplegic. My husband fortunately did not have any permanent damage. I have movement of my arms, but no finger movement. We are in the midst of training our three-month old AKC yellow lab, which we got when she was seven weeks old. My husband is doing a great job with her. She was the youngest and most mellowest of the whole litter and should be around 60 pounds or so full-grown. Everyone that knows Labs says that she is not a lab because she is so mellow. She is potty trained and sleeps in a kennel during the night. Has anyone out there trained their dogs to do things for them? I still need to find a way to be able to give her treats. Any suggestions? Nice to Be on Board -- :-) Maria On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 7:41 AM, Raúl Rebollo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Maria. You can post and can write us about your injury, accident. I hope as soon as possible you can participe as all ours. bye Yahoo! Encuentros Ahora encontrar pareja es mucho más fácil, probá el nuevo Yahoo! Encuentros. Visitá http://yahoo.cupidovirtual.com/servlet/NewRegistration Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
