[nagdu] Relieving in and out of harness WAS Re: My guy dog:introduction

[Lori Dent]

Hi all,

When my guide needs to (park) relieve  himself  while out and about he will 
let me know he needs to go by stopping and and pulling over to the grass. I 
always remove my dog's harness before letting him do his business.
I always give my dog plenty of opportunities to go before we start out 
walking. And I do have desanated areas on my routes  that I will allow my 
dog to go at if he needs to go.But there's been a time or two where my guide 
will pee in harness  without warming  and I will correct my dog for going in 
harness and then go ahead and remove the harness and give my dog the 
opportunity to go. I don't want my dog relieving himself in harness because 
then he will get the idea that it's okay to go while in harness  when it's 
not okay. So that is why I always remove my dog's harness. And I think it's 
not a good idea to let a guide go and relieve him or herself in harness 
because to me that can only confuse the dog. But that's just my opinion. 
Take care.

Lori and the Gipper