[nagdu] Ben and the cone

[Tracy Carcione]

I'm not sure.  It's tied on with a piece of ribbon, which I could easily 
untie.  I just wouldn't want to put it back wrong.  Maybe I'll try it, 
though.
I can see Ben being difficult about putting the thing back on, though!
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ben and the cone


> Oh, poor puppy. Are those things hard to take off? Could you take it off, 
> put the harness on, and then put the cone back on?
>
> CL
>
> On Mar 16, 2013, at 9:19 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
>
>> We brought Ben home last night from the vet, and he's fine, except he has 
>> to wear the Elizabethan collar, the big cone around his head.  I think 
>> it's bumming him out.  When it bangs on something, he tends to stop and 
>> think he's stuck.  I don't know if being a guide dog is making it worse. 
>> Maybe he thinks banging things is a problem, because it's a problem when 
>> he bangs me into something.  The poor dear is having some trouble 
>> relieving, because he can't get in a good sniff without the cone banging 
>> on the ground or the bushes. And it seems to catch when he's going up and 
>> down steps, and our house has plenty of steps. What he really needs is 
>> goggles, like Snoopy!
>> I don't think I can get his harness on over the cone either, though I'll 
>> give it a try.  So, even though he seems chipper and ready to go, he may 
>> have a week off.
>> If anyone has any advice about the cone, let me know.
>> Tracy
>>
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