[nagdu] extremely basic guide dog questions...

[Sherry Gomes]

I'll write you off list, ok?



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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Gloria G
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 3:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] extremely basic guide dog questions...

Hi Sharie,
I thought I heard you were a stuent at GDB, is this correct? IS there 
anything you can tell me about the campus, instructors, training, etc... at 
GDB?
Gloria
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] extremely basic guide dog questions...


> in my experience, most of them are ok with it.  During your training, you
> will be taught to do this, so you can learn how it feels when your dog
> relieves and how to clean up after the dog.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Gloria G
> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 3:41 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] extremely basic guide dog questions...
>
> Are guide dogs okay for the most part with its handler touching their back
> while they are using the bathroom, or is this something that has to be
> taught to them.
> Gloria
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 9:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] extremely basic guide dog questions...
>
>
>> Chris,
>>
>> I don't think my answers will be much different from everyone Else's but,
>> here you go.  BTW I have trained my own guides, meaning they didn't come
>> from a program.
>>
>> A.  When the dog stops sniffing and circling, I lightly touch the dog's
>> back.  I can tell what's going on by the curve of the dog's back.  I 
>> place
>
>> my foot near the back end of the dog as a sort of landmark.  When the dog
>> is done, he moves out of the way and I use a plastic bag to pick up the
>> poo.
>>
>> B. I have a pretty good idea of when my dog is going to need to go.   I
>> try to ask in advance if there is an outdoor trash can around.  If I'm 
>> not
>
>> sure where a trash can is, I've taken a turn down the next alley to find 
>> a
>
>> dumpster.  I live in a very small town where walking down random alleys 
>> is
>
>> not dangerous.   It is also possible to teach the dog to locate a trash
>> can for you.
>>
>> C.  My current dog will pull over into the grass if he needs to go.
>>
>> cane vs. dog
>> A dog can keep a straight line through snow, mud, open areas like a field
>> or parking lot.  A dog can target specific objects and take you right to
>> them, like a door, stairs, elevator, counter, Coke machine etc.  A dog 
>> can
>
>> plan a route well in advance of encountering the actual obstacles.  A dog
>> will stop or take you around overhead obstacles.  A dog can be patterned
>> to a route even when it might be difficult for you to provide directional
>> cues during the route.   Most dogs will remember places you've been and
>> point them out or suggest them in the future.
>>
>> HTH
>> Julie
>>
>> On 7/23/2011 3:22 PM, Chris Harrington wrote:
>>> 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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