Our first failure was blamed on medical issues, however last year Buddy was having behavioral issues during his brief stint on rotation before x-rays revealed mild elbow dysplasia. As I compare our two students, they have many similarities not caused by nature, but rather the environment that we provided them. It would be foolish not to contemplate if puppy raising is a suitable vocation.
Our training methods and consistency are suspect and need to be evaluated. Similar to our charges, we may require a few major corrections to improve performance or we may be career transitioned. We may be unfit to raise guide dog puppies by ourselves, so the Puppy Coordinator is creating a plan to have others more involved in our puppy's training to correct our mistakes before it gets too late.
3 comments:
Don't worry about it too much - we all make mistakes. It's a learning process for puppy raisers too! Good for you for being working towards being the best you can be!
Your dogs are not failures. They just were not cut out for this kind of work. Remember, not every dog will make it. You will also find that the more dogs you train the more you will expect from the dog. At least we did.
You both are great, Buddy did great when we had him for rotation! You have always done well and are never afraid to ask for help, allot won't ask (think they are perfect) You both are awesome raisers!! Keep up the good work OGD is blessed to have you!
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