[nagdu] question about bags and relieving harnesses

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Shannon.
We used a relieving harness with Echo, when she became incontinent due to 
her age.
I used small grocery or drugstore bags--grocery bags seem to have 2 sizes. 
Sometimes, I had to widen the handle a bit, so it would fit over her tail. 
It didn't seem to bother her at all, but Ace may be more particular.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] question about bags and relieving harnesses


> Shannon, I am not asking because I am judging you or anything like that, 
> but because I am curious. My pup is having relieving issues too. So I was 
> wondering what sort of relieving issues your having? You can write me 
> offlist, if you like. Sorry I can't help with the baggie question.
>
> Marsha drenth
> Sent with my IPhone
>
> On Apr 23, 2013, at 1:15 PM, Shannon Dyer <solsticesinger at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> I recently started using a relieving harness with Ace. This is a fabulous 
>> thing, as it helps with a lot of his relieving issues. However, the brand 
>> of bags that was recommended to me seems really difficult to find. It's 
>> called Doggy Walk. Does someone know where I might find this brand, or 
>> one like it? I've checked with PetCo, petfood Direct, and amazon, all to 
>> no avail.
>>
>> I've heard that grocery bags can be used with the relieving harness, but 
>> they aren't as well-fitted. They tend to be rather loose, which bugs Ace 
>> when he's walking around with this flapping bag on his rear end.
>>
>> If anyone can offer suggestions, I would very much appreciate hearing 
>> what you have to say.
>>
>> Shannon and Ace
>> Shannon Dyer
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