[nagdu] Parking places

[Mark J. Cadigan]

Lol. To funny. I was not thinking of the razed ones, but the ones that are 
level with the sidewalk. U know, the type on the concrete square sidewalks. 
Ware a square is missing and there is a tree growing out of it. Bad 
description I know, but they are all over some parts of Boston.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eggmann" <eggmann at mts.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Parking places


>
>    Funny you should mention those tree patches and such.  I've known my 
> dog to occasionally hop up onto one of those square planters to fertilize 
> the contents, something I never taught her.  Seems that Miss Payton 
> generalizes that, since I taught her to move off either to the grass, or 
> the gutter where there is no grass, she made the conclusion that said 
> planter was appropriate and preferable to the curb lane since after all, 
> it does contain soil and plant life.
>
> Indeed, I too keep a short leash, use the side streets if the urge will 
> hold, and spaces between parked cars certainly come in handy.
>
> Doug
> Is it true that city planners are now building barking plops (figure it 
> out!)
> From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 10:14
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Parking places
>
>
>> 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'" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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