[nagdu] extremely basic guide dog questions...

[Gloria G]

ok I will be looking for your message
----- 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 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] extremely basic guide dog questions...


> I'll write you off list, ok?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Gloria G
> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 3:48 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> 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'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 4:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] extremely basic guide dog questions...
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>
>> 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
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> 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"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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