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Morning wake-up time with a guide dog (self.Blind)
submitted by Carnegie89
I'm getting a guide dog in a few months. My partner lives with me and has a much earlier morning wake up time than me. I wake up usually at 7 - 7:30 am and they wake up around 5:45 am. I found out that the school has a similar wake up time as me, so, the guide dog and I will be used to the 7 am schedule. Since my partner wakes up so much earlier, how do I maintain the 7 am schedule with the dog? Don't want the dog thinking that the first alarm going off is pee/poop time. We can't change our wake up schedule because it's connected to our work.
Please help
Please help
Sea-Independence2926 7 points 1y ago
You might change the tone on one of the alarms and train the dog to respond to that particular tone.
deathbyfloof 6 points 1y ago
It my take a few days once you get back home but if your partner gets up as usual but ignores the dog and you also ignore the dog until you’re ready to get up they will learn pretty quickly what the new wake up time is. Even though they may be used to an earlier wake up in training dogs are very adaptable and can certainly learn new schedules given a little time. You can also always ask your instructor for more advice when you train with your dog.
EyesR4Nerds 4 points 1y ago
I’ve been a guide dog handler for over a decade and while I can’t speak for all guides, I can tell you the scenario you’re worried about isn’t likely. Pup will adapt to your schedule, and yours to theirs. Relax, trust the process, and don’t sweat the little stuff :)
codeplaysleep 3 points 1y ago
I don't have a guide dog, but my pet dog has learned to not bother with getting out of bed in the morning until I get up. It was just a matter of me consistently telling him to go back to bed when he'd wake up earlier. I didn't really pay attention to how long it took for him to learn that, but it feels like it didn't take long.
I like the suggestion of a different alarm tone, too. If the first alarm is too loud and distracting, your partner could also try a vibrating alarm, like the one on a FitBit.
I like the suggestion of a different alarm tone, too. If the first alarm is too loud and distracting, your partner could also try a vibrating alarm, like the one on a FitBit.
ke7zum 2 points 1y ago
I would just do what I did with my dog when I had her. When I got up She learned after a while to wake me at 4 AM if I didn't move so I could get ready to go to school. We worked with no alarm, I dun no how.
bondolo 2 points 1y ago
Just like humans some dogs are morning dogs, some are not. Generally though, no dog is interested in getting up if it is still dark. Regardless the dog will likely not be bothered by your partner and content to stay in bed. Do not let your partner feed the dog because they are up. This will encourage the dog to get up when they do and eating will make needing to pee/poop become imminent. If they ignore the dog in the morning then the dog will learn that they can ignore your partner in the morning.
Carnegie89 [OP] 1 points 1y ago
Thank you. This is great info. I will inform my partner.
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