[nagdu] Relieving dogs at Washington Seminar and other areas

Sat Feb 16 03:50:24 UTC 2013

either way Cheryl.  I for one don't have a place around that is safe to take 
him to go in the street so he uses grass.  He grew up in a place where there 
was no street near by so he went on grass, so when I was in training there 
was not much point in making him go on the street.  When I was in Brooklyn 
last summer it was a bit of a problem but it worked out just fine.  None of 
my dogs have gone on the street.  There really are times when it just isn't 
possible.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 8:50 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Relieving dogs at Washington Seminar and other areas

> There wasn't any particular place to go. Maxx has no problem going in the 
> street or on the cement.
> The Guide Dog Foundation does train on the cement and not to go on the 
> grass unless you have no choice in the matter.
> So that is where I take him. There was an outside area in between the 
> lobby and the deli/starbucks area where people went to smoke. I took him 
> there out of the way a little. He went, no one questioned me and I had 
> plenty of baggies with me.
> Now my question is and I could be wrong, and I am sure others will 
> politely correct me please.
> But don't the other guide dogs schools besides GDF train to go either on 
> the cement or the street. I am only familiar with GDF so I am not privy to 
> the other schools training.
> I am also not picking on others either.
> My question is, if we are taught at our schools when we get our dogs to go 
> on the cement or the street and, of course, it has to be in a safe place 
> to go. Then why are we so concerned about relief areas, so long as we pick 
> up after our dogs.
> This would help a lot at our state and local conventions, I mean there are 
> parking lots, and some states do not have relief areas at there state 
> conventions. Again sensitive to others on this but like at the Rosen 
> Center where there are many close parking lots around the hotel, that does 
> not have a lot of traffic around, why not just go there. I am thinking if 
> we do relieve dogs in boxes they are not used to they might hold it in and 
> have accidents. I have used them as well, I am guilty.
> That way we don't have people having their dogs go to the bathroom on the 
> grass or in flower beds, etc. and ruin the beautiful landscapes of places.
> Again not picking on anyone. Just curious.
> If you live in an area where you don't have sidewalks like in a farm area, 
> etc. Each person living situation is different, but don't the schools take 
> that into consideration when you are on class.
> Again, just a conversation on this.
> Cheryl
>
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>> From: marsha.drenth at gmail.com
>> Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:12:27 -0500
>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nagdu] Washington Seminar Re:  nfb quiz
>>
>> I was at WS this year. I did see a good amount of dog users. Anyone on 
>> list who was there, where did you relieve your dog? When I asked the 
>> hotel, they did not have a clue. So I walked down about half a block to 
>> the right of the hotel, and relieved between parked cars. This worked for 
>> us. And yes I picked up. Miss was distracted but did a great considering. 
>> Unfortunately I didn't have alot of time to stop and talk to the other 
>> guide dog users.
>>
>>
>>
>> Marsha drenth
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>> On Feb 13, 2013, at 10:55 PM, "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Cindy, I heard there were a lot at Washington Ceminar.
>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>> > To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> > <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:35 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [nagdu] nfb quiz
>> >
>> >
>> >> The number of those using dogs at the NFB convention, while it has 
>> >> increased, is still a long ways under the cane users. It is a huge 
>> >> increase though from the past.
>> >> CL
>> >>
>> >> On Feb 13, 2013, at 9:19 PM, d m gina wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Hello,
>> >>> While I was taking the nfb quiz I was surprised when the answers came 
>> >>> back saying that only five percent used guide dogs.
>> >>> The rest used canes.
>> >>> I put in 50 percent used dogs.
>> >>> Does anyone know for sure how many dog users are out here traveling?
>> >>> I was thinking of conventions and how many persons go to the 
>> >>> conventions with guides.
>> >>> thanks,
>> >>>
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