J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by caron-a

Dave Mac wrote:Caron-A wrote:

Dave, I thought of you the other day when I stopped to let a lady and her guide dog cross the road. wanted to ask you how on earth the dog knows when to cross and when not to? bloomin clever aren't they.

They certainly are. Puppy walkers train the dogs to stop and wait at the kerb, just by repeated command. After they leave us, the advanced trainers will refine the kerb stop. It is the blind person's decision to move "forwards".

Dogs are trained to move in straight lines. Hence, when the dog reaches the for side of the road, (Where the bp can feel the harness rise, indicating a kerb), the bp must instruct the dog, "left" or "right" ie, the bp has gained route knowledge.

If you ever get the chance to have a go with a demonstration guide dog, where you wear the blindfold, hold just the harness, and instruct the dog "forwards", do it.

Just had an awful night and day, the new one had severe S&D, after its journey, but after anti-Bs and re-hydration, it's looking sound again.

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RoseR wrote:

IceGhost wrote:Sounds like my dad. Admin is right. That's gotta be some pretty rank ripe stuff to conjure up some embalming fluid. How would you even get that into a conversation? Something on the order of : Hon your feet stink, try Formaldehyde it works for the no longer living.

if it pickles your feet can you salt them, cut them off and put them in a jar?

No its a very dilute solution that you soak your feet in for a little while, then wash it off. It does not leave a smell it just stuns the sweat glands into not working. Its prescribed quite a lot.

isn't that a bad thing? sweat is good surely? it's why we evolved the mechanism.

Hirsty wrote:
:lol:

Bakoda

Dave Mac wrote:Just took delivery of third guide dog puppy today. 7 week old Golden Retriever, all dewy eyes, golden fluff, pees every 10 minutes.

Several interupted sleep nights starting tonight.

Have only 3 weeks with the second dog, before she departs for advanced training.