[Kevin Shuster]

That is so brilliant; I’m going to look at the video now.

[Kevin Shuster]

Mo improvised the bow for a suspicious low, he will nudge for a more pronounced alert, and he’ll nudge first at the leg, then hand and If I’m still ignoring him he will nudge where it’s impossible to ignore him. If he is at “down stay under” like at hand therapy; whe will intelligently disobey by standing next to me and glancing at my kit, or nudging my pump or tubing etc.

I think I’m Okay with this method for the moment. If Mo feels the need to escalate he will readily use forpaws for communication or manipulation of objects or parts of people.

Libby’s alerts are so well thought out. I may have to change. But the night time low alert that we have worked so hard on now doesn’t happen since the new software for my Tandem pump. Now his main job is when on outings and in the car, and alerting to highs.

[Kevin Shuster]

Hello Christina, all the way from Scotland! Welcome!

The world of D.A.D.’s is large but diffuse. So I feel like you, there are no pro training assets that we’ve not outgrown.

Great response you got about spreading the scent on lower leg joints (knee, ankle, foot,) for some reason DAD’s smell knees maybe because they are more at nose level?

This is basic, but there are all levels of readers., pair the approximation of the behavior you want with a ______ party!
Whatever your K9 finds most rewarding. Mo now wants “outside, or “car” much more than treats. He does have a cush life.

Would you be willing to share some background on the two of you?

[Kevin Shuster]

Hope I’m posting in the right spot: For how I work with my breeders for scent. THIS IS GOOD STUFF. And if your breeder won’t do this willingly; it’s hard I know, but continue looking for someone engaged.

Dear breeder:

Enclosed please find uncontaminated cotton 2×2’s and separate containers; for when I pick up My dog:

one is to swab between teats, with the 5 differnt 2×2’s

the other is to swab around Mom’s anus.

Place the milky swabs under puppys sleeping mat in his new crate; His nose will tell him everything is ok even if so much is new. His nose-brain will sleep.

Place the “good poop” smell in his toileting run.

Then get ready to PRAISE PRAISE PRAISE! tried and true.

[Kevin Shuster]

Hello Libby;

That is a brilliant response; thank you for clarifying the term. Intelligent Disobedience. OK good, Mo does that and Intelligent Disobedience has saved me more times than I’m comfortable admitting.

Another helpful thing he does; that I never imagined; is sort of memorize the process of fixing (out of range) bG. He keeps me on track if that makes any sense. If I’m supposed to calibrate, via page or device warning, he knows all those sounds and glances at my kit and me and stomps, and licks his mustache, and won’t “relax”.

That keeps returning my attention to him and he tells me I was in the middle of the process and didn’t finish.

Am I beyond making sense at this point?

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