[nagdu] walking guide dogs?

[rhonda cruz]

 hi i offen take mya, on walks with the leash,
 she does good.

On Nov 19, 2013, at 3:55 PM, Janice Toothman wrote:

> Hi Gary,
> I walk Destiny on leash when I take her out of my apartment and to the street for her to do her business.  I use it as part of her daily obedience to practice heeling and navigating the the area. She also sometime gets additional petting from the children in the complex provided she remains under control.  I tell the kids they have to stop if she gets too excited.
> Janice
> On 11/19/2013 6:34 PM, GARY STEEVES wrote:
>> Hi all:
>> 
>> This lack of speed thread has produced this interesting question for me to ask. I'm curious how many of you walk your dog on leash daily? I know when I was talking to my school about working on heeling Bogart while just on leash they were wondering why would I need to do that.
>> 
>> I take Bogart out for a walk in the morning on leash. If I'm heading to work then it is just half a block where he knows how much time he has to get busy or harness is on and we're on our way. At night I take him for a walk again before going to bed. These aren't long walks, about 15 - 20 minutes weather dependent. I use my cane for walking him. This is where he is allowed to be a sniffy dog but when he is in harness I do not allow him to be sniffy. At lunch at work we go in harness a block from here to the residential street where I take off his harness and we walk a block one direction and then back with him on leash. Then back in harness and off to lunch. After work it's all in harness until the block of my place and then harness off so he can sniff and relieve himself.
>> 
>> No judgements about right or wrong but I'm curious if others take their guide dogs for walks without the harness.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Gary
>> 
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