[nagdu] Concrete was Re: going off leash

[Natalie]

Hi Nicole, et al,
All my dogs were trained to go on concrete, but I leash-relieve them on 
grass.  I'd use concrete if I had no other option, and if they had to go bad 
enough, they'd use the concrete.  Liam does use the concrete at the bowling 
alley where the Mile High Blind Bowlers Association has bowling practice. 
There are other guide dogs there, too, so he has the scent to encourage him 
to use the concrete.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 5:55 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Concrete was Re: going off leash


> Just out of curiosity, what do different people use? Do you use 
> exclusively concrete, exclusively not concrete, or either?
> At GDB, the dogs get relieved on concrete. Some of the dogs refused to go 
> on concrete, so they have what I jokingly call "grass rights." The dog 
> that my roommate first received (he got pulled from the program before 
> class was over) refused to go on the concrete. Finally, they let him go on 
> the grass, and the joke for that day was that he had created Niagara 
> Falls.
>
> ----- 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: Monday, February 13, 2012 4:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] going off leash
>
>
>> Hannah,
>>
>> Are you relieving her on concrete or grass or something else?  I know a 
>> lot of people prefer their dogs to relieve on concrete because that is 
>> the way they were trained and it's easier to pick up.  I totally can 
>> understand that.  I also know that some dogs strongly prefer grass and 
>> sometimes you have to choose your battles.  Not sayin' you should relieve 
>> her on grass if that isn't what you want to do, just tossing it out as a 
>> thought.
>>
>> Julie
>> On 2/13/2012 6:33 PM, Hannah Chadwick wrote:
>>> Thank you Lori. I live in a house and yes I'm definitely aware of the
>>> problem of not knowing where to pick up after her.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>> Behalf
>>> Of loriandleo
>>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 4:10 PM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] going off leash
>>>
>>> Hi Hannah,
>>>
>>> When you take Princess out to releave her, before you have her do her
>>> business, you might want to take her for a short walk . By taking 
>>> Princess
>>> for a short walk, this might just be what she needs to get her to go pee 
>>> and
>>> poop. Some dogs need to be stimulated to  go and a walk can help with
>>> getting her to go. Also always keep Princess on leash when outside with 
>>> her.
>>> Because if you don't have Princess on leash, she can take off and have 
>>> free
>>> run of the area and since Princess and you are a new team you're still 
>>> in
>>> the bonding stages and she might not come back to you when you call her 
>>> if
>>> she's off leash. Do you live in a apartment complex or a house? Also, if 
>>> you
>>> took Princess off leash and she pooped, how would you know where to pick 
>>> up
>>> after she goes?  Also, make sure you keep her on leash next to you or in 
>>> a
>>> crate or on tie down until you can get this issue with Princess's 
>>> releaving
>>> bahits under control. You got to establish the rules, limits and 
>>> boundries
>>> for Princess and let her know that you'r the pack leader and why she 
>>> isn't.
>>> Take care.
>>>
>>> Lori and theGipper
>>>
>>>
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