[nagdu] guide dogs

[Julie J]

Once upon a time when I had three dogs and a cat in the house... yeah, those 
were the days! LOL
anyway I put the cat food on the top of the clothes dryer.  My two smaller 
dogs couldn't reach it and I taught the bigger girl to not mess with it.  I 
don't think I would have been successful in teaching her to leave it alone 
if it had been easily accessible on the floor.  But the height and a bit of 
training did the trick.

I think TSE might have told you to wait until the trainer came out because 
there are lots of ways to deal with cat issues.  We've mentioned lots 
already and I'm sure there are others.  It's just a matter of figureing out 
what works for you, your home, your cat and your guide dog.

HTH
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer L Finley" <jenniferfinley at embarqmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dogs


> So if I got a litter box with a top would that be okay?  I was thinking 
> about getting one.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joy Relton" <jrelton at verizon.net>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 3:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dogs
>
>
>> Hi Jennifer,
>>
>> You are very welcome. You will find, as I and most of the rest of us on 
>> this
>> list, have, that you will find solutions to problems as they arise. Your
>> solution will fit your situation and your particular problem.
>>
>> One of the listers mentioned placing a chain on her laundry room door so
>> that the cat could get in and the dog could not. It reminded me that we 
>> had
>> used that solution for a while but stopped because the bolt that held the
>> chain to the room got pulled out. No doubt by the people trying to get 
>> into
>> the laundry room. Also, we bought another house and built onto the back 
>> of
>> it adding a laundry room, so we fixed it so that it worked for us. If you
>> rent and you are fortunate enough to have a laundry room, your land lord 
>> may
>> agree to let you put a cat door in the laundry room door with the
>> understanding that you replace it if and when you move. A door is only
>> approximately one hundred dollars which is worth it if it blocks your dog
>> from getting into the cat box or food. The reason that you don't want 
>> your
>> dog to gain access is that it is harmful to the dog to eat the cat waste.
>> This waste is high in protein and apparently has stuff that doesn't 
>> process
>> well in your dogs digestive system and kidneys. Also, the cat food has a
>> higher level of protein and is harmful for the dog to ingest too much of,
>> simply because the dog's nutritional needs are different. That is aside 
>> from
>> the issue of not wanting your dog to get into the habit of scavaging. If 
>> a
>> dog gets into this happen you have the danger of them picking up 
>> something
>> that is harmful and you have the distraction issue. If a dog is 
>> distracted
>> he/she isn't watching where you are going and that is unsafe. It's also
>> extremely irritating if you are trying to walk down the street and you 
>> are
>> continually having to correct your dog to get him/her to stay on focus.
>> I've known people who didn't have a separate laundry room but used the 
>> cat
>> box with the lid and placed it in such a way that the dog couldn't gain
>> access. None of my labradors were fooled by any thing I was able to come 
>> up
>> with except placing the litter box in a separate room.
>>
>> If you get a dog you will find that "prevention is worth a pound of 
>> cure",
>> as Benjamin Franklin said. If you make it impossible for your dog to get
>> into the trash can, on the counters or in to the cat box you won't have 
>> the
>> problems of an upset stomach or any illness. Also it will be less likely
>> that you will have a problem with your dog scavaging.
>>
>> The fact that you are asking all of these questions tells me that you are
>> someone who will plan ahead and make sure that you are ready to take on 
>> the
>> responsibility of such a partnership. Having worked with four dogs over 
>> the
>> past nearly thirty-four years, I can tell you that a partnership which is
>> founded on commitment to making it work is one that will last. If you do
>> your home work and find out what the needs and issues are in advance, and 
>> if
>> you use your dog in the manner you are trained, you should find such a
>> partnership one of the most rewarding ones that you will ever enter into 
>> in
>> your life. It's almost as wonderful as the marriage that I have enjoyed 
>> with
>> a great guy for more than twenty-four years.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Jennifer L Finley
>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 3:04 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dogs
>>
>>
>> Thank you for answering my question.  I gues it is were I have never had 
>> a
>> guide dog before.  I think that I will get one of those litter boxes with 
>> a
>> top.
>>
>>
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