Crossing the street
Sharon |
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| This is a very good idea!
Annie is a very good listener, but sometimes we brush up on our crossing the street skills. When I see a car coming, I'll make her sit then heel. If she seems to be walking too slowly across the street, I say "hurry up" and she starts to walk faster until we hit the sidewalk. She knows what's going on! |
| We sit at every street crossing to look both ways... |
| When I got Daisy at 3 mos old, the first thing I taught her was to sit. When we walk (we live in the city so have to cross a lot of streets), I insisted that we stop at all intersections and that she sit and wait for me to say ok before we crossed. If cars came along and offered to allow us to cross, I waved them on with the explanation that I was training her to wait for cars (in the summer for those that were insistent we crossed first). I still do this 99% of the time and she generally will come to my side and sit without my saying anything and we wait until all cars are gone but we do now do ocassionally cross without stopping when there it is safe to do so. |
| My husband taught Flash (our first OES) to stop and look both ways before he crossed the street. I don't know if Flash actually knew what he was doing but he did it until the day he died. |
I still remember Holly's story of Flash's last walk and I think of it every time we stop to cross the street.   |
| You know I have always wondered how seeing eye dogs are trained to know when to cross the street or when not to. Does anyone know? |
| We are rural, and teach our dogs "car". This means a car is coming down the road and get safely out of the way. We take walks along the road/in the ditch, and find this very helpful. We yell "caarr!" and everone pops into the ditch! It is pretty funny and safe too. |
got sheep wrote: We are rural, and teach our dogs "car". This means a car is coming down the road and get safely out of the way. We take walks along the road/in the ditch, and find this very helpful. We yell "caarr!" and everone pops into the ditch! It is pretty funny and safe too.
Great idea! If I yelled "car" in our house, Annie would be doing backflips for an actual "car ride". |
Willowsprite wrote: You know I have always wondered how seeing eye dogs are trained to know when to cross the street or when not to. Does anyone know?
I've always wondered the same thing. I also wonder whether they learn routes to specific places, like work, the store, etc. |
| Mine do. My husband has a customary route he takes each morning to go to the local coffee shop. It's a long enough walk to make sure everyone has a chance to 'go', he can get his coffee, and everybody can get home for breakfast. The dogs absolutely know which way they are supposed to go in the morning, where to turn, etc.
They also associate a particular walk with me--I tend to take a specific route. And certain walks are for certain times of the day: Late at night means around the block. They automatically know and head in the same direction around the block. They also know when we're close to home after a walk and change their gait, especially if they're looking forward to a nice long drink of water. Not only that, but my dearly departed Merlin recognized specific vehicles. I didn't realize that he did until we were out on a walk several blocks from home when suddenly he looked up, all excited and I noticed my son's friend driving by. Merlin associated Brian's visits with a game of soccer, so he adored Brian--and it turns out, recognized his car by the sound it made. He also knew exactly what time school let out (we lived a few blocks from my kids' school) and fully expected to be out side on the lawn, waiting for his kids to come home. And in bad weather, or if we had to be inside, he barked to let me know someone was home, and didnt' stop until I greeted them, with a big hug. This was particularly great when my oldest son was in middle school (guaranteed hard day at school) and allergic to Mom's affection. |
| as long as i can remember our dogs have always learned four key things ( this includes the ones that we baby sit for our friends and family they learn these things before ever leaving the yard)
come .. sit ... heal and quiet. if a dog knows how to heal they know that when you stop at a corner to cross the street they need to sit ... stopping = sitting ... makes for a safe cross |
I wish my dog knew how to "heal." I wouldn't need health insurance anymore.  |
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Ron wrote: :roll:
C'mon. That's so up your alley! |
| Very true, but c'mon, you'd've done the same had I said it.
Is you'd've a word? Shouldn't it be?  |
| True. I wish there was a whaa whaa sound that we could insert for such sad jokes. |
| I have never tried to say cross the street but that is a good idea. Every time we come to a cross walk I make Obe sit even if it is clear and then say come on. I have done this since the beginning and he has always done very well. I think he like its honestly. gets him more attention from people. |
ButtersStotch wrote: True. I wish there was a whaa whaa sound that we could insert for such sad jokes.
I believe the best that we can do is:  |
| We tried to do sitting before we crossed the street, but the hard part is that we live in a neighborhood with no sidewalks. So it wasn't really even making sense to us, much less the dogs.
I worry a lot that since we do walk on the streets, if the dogs got loose they wouldn't understand that the street is dangerous. Quote: We are rural, and teach our dogs "car". This means a car is coming down the road and get safely out of the way. We take walks along the road/in the ditch, and find this very helpful. We yell "caarr!" and everone pops into the ditch! It is pretty funny and safe too. This is a good idea... Do you think the dogs would know to do that if you weren't there to yell? |
| This is a little off topic - but when we are within a block of home
the dogs know we are close and start pulling a little. We have used this to our advantage and have started telling them "go home", first while still holding the leash and then in the last few months we have been letting go when we reach the border of our yard. They run up and sit on the porch waiting to get in, because they know the treat is next. Could be helpful at some point, but I haven't had to use it yet. Shellie |
| Yes - I am late chimming in but we use one or both "sit" and "wait" at the intersections. I had never used "wait" until I started going to the training classes I am in now. It is hard to explain but "WAIT" is a short stay - basically you want the dog to wait until you give the release command. We were told to alter position i.e. sit / stand so your dog does not always associate WAIT with a sit or a stand.
I was not sure I would like this command but am finding it to be very convenient. We are now learning WAIT with an open door - pup does not go thru the open door until you say the release command. I can't say we have mastered it but I can see the value . Becky & Miley Rose |
Since I live in the city, I definitely taught this one to Humphrey. We sit at the busy intersections until I saw "cross." This means we jog accross, unless I say "cross easy" for when there is no need to and/or I'm tire  . I've also taught him, "left", "right", and "straight" to make navigating the blocks easier, especially when we go on a run. Trying to learn left while your big dog continue straight while jogging can be a BIG pain.
What I'm working on now is, "Let's go home." When I say this he's supposed to lead us back to the apartment. He's very good when we're close to home, so I keep doing it from farther and farther away. I'm not really sure why, but at the very least I guess if he gets lost some how he'll have a better chance of navigating his way home. I think mostly I just want to keep him sharp. |
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