[nagdu] extremely basic guide dog questions...

Gloria G gloria.graves at gmail.com
Sun Jul 24 21:35:56 UTC 2011


Hi,
I leave this coming sunday to attend the GDB training. I had a question 
about realeaving. I have read through some of the materials students are 
given before arriving to the schooln for training and it suggested 
realeaving your dog on the concrete. Is this better or what suggestions does 
anyone else have?
Gloria
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] extremely basic guide dog questions...


> Hi Chris,
> Here are my answers:
> A: how do you find it to clean it up? This is a skill that over time, one
> learns.  Initially, we are generally taught at a school, but as far as 
> owner
> trained dogs, it would be best to ask the folks on this list who choose 
> this
> method of training.  Generally, a handler will have some sort of 
> containing
> material, a plastic waste bag for instance slipped over their hand.  They
> will feel near where the dog squatted until the present is found.  Knowing
> when a dog is going is again something we all learn, and in fact, just 
> took
> my girl out and knew when the leash was dead, she was down.  However, 
> please
> remember this is my experience and everyone will perform this task a 
> little
> differently.
> B. Ware do you store such materials until you can dispose of them? I own 
> my
> home, so I keep a 5 gallon waste bucket at the bottom of my deck steps and
> deliver the wrapped gods into after each park.  Once a week, the night
> before the garbage truck comes, I dump it into a larger bag with my 
> garbage
> and it goes off to the power plant incinerator to make special 
> electricity!
> This works great for me in all seasons, and when the weather is not
> cooperative, I just put the cover on it.  Yep, this summer heat, when the
> bucket is covered makes for quite the eye tearing aroma!
> C. if your dog needs to go, how does he let you know? Most of us, have our
> dogs patterned for parking.  I know my girl will go 4 times a day, and 
> will
> only do her #2 in the morning and at her suppertime park.  Again, each of 
> us
> has different ways that we know as we learn to understand that dog's
> behaviors, but for most first-timers, and for new dogs, getting into a
> regular schedule is really important.
> D:  what all does a dog do that a cane can't?  Pick up chicks!  Honestly,
> it's a preference, but if there were one thing that stands out to me, is 
> the
> speed at which I can work with a guide and the accuracy as well.  I feel
> that they are efficient...efficient as the team that it is, but please 
> don't
> get me wrong, good cane users are also incredibly efficient and can do
> anything that we as dog guide users can.  The advantage of a cane over a
> dog, no poop.
>
> Again, this is just my personal opinion and experience, and all of will 
> vary
> slightly but have similar foundations from which we built our skills
> including having good O&M skills.
>
> Have a great day!
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Chris Harrington
> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 3:23 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] extremely basic guide dog questions...
>
> Hi!!!
> My name is Chris Harrington, and I've been examining various messages on
> this list for a couple of weeks now, and find getting a guide dog 
> extremely
> interesting. I have several basic questions for people who currently own
> them, and appolagize if my questions are basic. The one I've been 
> wondering
> about, is um, waste management so to speak... When your dog takes a crap, 
> A:
> how do you find it to clean it up? B. Ware do you store such materials 
> until
> you can dispose of them? C. if your dog needs to go, how does he let you
> know? Also, what all does a dog do that a cane can't?
> Thanks to anyone who can successfully answer my questions!!
> Have a great day, and thank you!!!!!
> Chris Harrington
>
>
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