[nagdu] Parking places

[Wayne Merritt]

Thanks for all the replies. I suppose I'll have to see the lay of the
land when I get there. My dog did go on concrete when in training,
since that's what the "park" area was at Seeing Eye, part of a parking
lot that was fenced off. My guide is pretty flexible, she goes on the
grass at work and on the rock substitute at home, and I think that if
she had to go bad enough, she would make an exception and go on
concrete or at the curb if it the need arose.

Thanks again for all the great ideas. I'll give an update on how
things went after the trip. I love lists like this, so helpful and
responses are fast and furious.

Wayne

On 10/25/10, Eggmann <eggmann at mts.net> wrote:
>
>     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"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> 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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