[nagdu] extremely basic guide dog questions...

[Tami Kinney]

Mitzi is a traveler, too. /smile Used to make me crazy, but she always
leaves things in a pretty consistent pattern, so once I find part of the
trail, I can get the rest. The bright side is that she makes a bit of a
production finding the right spot and turning  around before she starts,
so I don't have to wonder whether she's gone or not. /smile/ She does
that even in the back yard, but I don't have to worry about finding
anything, since I do not feel I am being deprived of independence by
allowing my sighted partner to clean up with a shovel. /smile/

On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 06:21 -0400, Rebecca Ilniski wrote: 
> I use a toileting harness for Zeb because he travels when he goes making 
> it difficult to clean up.  Since I live in a city if you get caught you 
> can be fined if the area isn't clean. This is the first time for getting 
> and having one of these and for Zeb it works great.  I know in the 
> wintertime it's going to help a lot.  gdb gave me one but they only give 
> them out to students if you have an alternate disability where you can't 
> clean up or if your dog is a traveler when he or she goes or if the dog 
> eats stool or something.  While in class I tried relieving zeb on short 
> leash but he wouldn't go.  He does now though which helps a lot.