[nagdu] trouble with relieving

[Lori Dent]

Hi John,


I'm sorry your having relieving problems with Molly . I know while your at 
Pilot dogs and the dogs are relieving in the relieving area you don't have 
to pick up after your dog because the trainers  spray down the relieving 
area with a hose on a regular bases. And I know it's hard to tell if your 
dog is relieving
or not when there are bars  all around the relieving area. But you should be 
able to  tell if Molly is moving around or just standing there right?And if 
Molly is just standing there you got to get her moving and walking around so 
she will go.

Pilot does have a lecture on relieving your dog and how to tell if your dog 
is going or not and how to pick up after your dog. But unfortunately , the 
trainers don't do the relieving lecture  in the beginning of training which 
they should but does do it later in your training.

But in the mean time, ask your trainer if you can relieve your dog somewhere 
else so you can run your hand down your dogs back to see if your dog is 
sqwotting   and if so, then you can position yourself behind the dog so when 
she's done you can bend over and pick up the poop with the bag over your 
hand and then  remove the bag from your hand tie it up and throw the bag 
away.

I think Pilot needs to redesign there releive area for the students and 
dogs. They need to remove the current relief  area they have and maybe put 
down gravel instead  for the dogs that way the dogs can relieve on the 
gravel and the student can learn how to  tell if their dog is going or not 
and how to pick up after your dogs while in class.

Now I do know, you have to carry pick up bags while out on walks right? Does 
Molly relieve  while in harness on a walk? If so, you are responsible to 
pick up after your dog then right. Good  luck with this. Take care.

Lori and the Gipper