[nagdu] Ben and the cone

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Tracy,
I would NOT attempt to work Ben anywhere except for around the house while 
he has to wear the Elizabethan Collar!  It obstructs his vision big time!  I 
had to have Jacob wear one after surgery before I retired him. For the week 
he had to wear it, I healed him on leash and took paratransit to our blind 
center.  So, putting a harness on him was not an issue - he couldn't guide 
me anyway.

Hope Ben feels better soon!  Poor guy!  I remember Jacob banging around the 
house with his lamp shade on! LOL!

Lyn and Landon
"Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is like 
asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
----- 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: Saturday, March 16, 2013 7:22 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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