[nagdu] Parking places

[Mark J. Cadigan]

What about those little squares of mulch or turf around trees in the 
sidewalk?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cathryn Bonnette" <cathrynisfinally at verizon.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Parking places


> Wayne,
>
> Did you use the option for training your guide to park on concrete at all
> while in training? I'm asking because that would make it simpler to deal
> with the situation you are facing now. Did you develop any plan for
> situations where there is no grass? If not, I guess you will need to do 
> the
> hunt for a designated area. I learned the hard way, by working in a 
> location
> where I knew from the start no grass would be available. You can always 
> get
> them to park on grass occasionally without a struggle if they are trained
> for concrete. It doesn't work as well the other way around.
>
> Best,
>
>
> Cathryn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Wayne Merritt
> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 2:11 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Parking places
>
> Greetings. Well, now that people know of my pending trip to New York
> next month, that makes the topic I was going to bring up on list a
> little easier, the issue of parkng. I've parked my dog on grass and
> rock/environmental substitutes many times before, but I haven't had to
> park my dog on the streets of New York City in awhile. I did it when I
> was in training 2 years ago at Seeing Eye, when we took our day trip
> into the City, but that was with a trainer and we parked our dogs in
> what was a construction area, so there wasn't as much of a worry about
> moving cars and such. However, the trip next month there will be a
> concern of traffic. The thought of parking my dog in that kind of
> place makes me nervous, for my safety and my dog's out in the street.
> Now those that use the curb for parking their dogs are probably
> chuckling at me by this point, which is why I'm asking for your
> insight on the matter. The question: how do you park your dog in New
> York City? Where do you go if there's no grass, or are there spots
> that do have grass? I have no idea what the layout will be where I'm
> staying, but want to be aware of my options. To reference the subject,
> where are good doggie parking places in NY City?
>
> Many thanks,
> Wayne
>
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