[nagdu] trouble with relieving

Fri Dec 12 23:46:29 UTC 2014

A boxer or Dobe is also a good choice as they have single coats. But if you
live in a very cold area, you have to buy them a coat to stay warm. Pilot
have boxers and Dobermans.

Check a local groomer to see how much they charge for a hair cut every six
weeks or so, if that cost fits in your budget for your poodle. 

Becky and Jake 
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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kerri Stovall via
nagdu
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 5:11 AM
To: Gary Steeves; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] trouble with relieving

Hi Gary and List,
This is very interesting information, as I am going to Pilot Dogs soon, and
I have requested the standard poodle as my braid of preference because my
husband is allergic to longer haired dogs that shed more.therefore, the
goldeneye head, and the yellow lab before him, made my husbands as itch and
his throat scratchy and uncomfortable. So I am now going to wait as long as
I need to wait for a poodle. I am trying to learn all I can about poodles,
so any information about their behaviors, preferences, etc. Is very helpful
information for me. I want to gather as much info on the braid as possible.I
have researched the net, but hearing it from a fellow dog handler is much
more helpful to me. Thank you for the information.
Kerri

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> On Dec 11, 2014, at 11:02 AM, Gary Steeves via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Hi john:
> 
> When i first got bogart, a standard poodle, he didn't go pee for  over 24
hours after he was in my care.  Even then, he didn't go in his relieving
stall but on the wall on the way in. Not quite what we were lookin gfor but
a start.  He didnt do #2 for another day and a half later.  He wouldn't
relieve in his assigned stall but only in the larger wheelchair area.  To
this day i don't think he has ever gone on pavement. When i was in london
england we had a day of sight seeing. Poor bogart was holding out for some
grass and there was none to be found.  Finally he gragged me over to a tree
in a grate and peed  there. That night when we got back to the hotel in the
burbs, where ther was lots of grass, he had a very large movement .  Poor
guy.  
> 
> At my school they didn't bother students about picking upfor the first 
> week or two. Really, it was me who started thinking I'm gong home soon 
> so i better leran how to do this.  On the day the trainers were gong 
> to work with me was the day we went into the big city to work on 
> subways.  So we start by relieving our dogs in a park before hitting 
> the rails.  So the triners showed me how to circle the dog and how to 
> use tghe bag to pick up. Bogart was so helpful that after the subway 
> lessons  he went again so i could master my new skill of being his 
> tioleting slave. :)
> 
> I agree with others, if you can get your dog to relieve on pavement that
will make life easier. Poodles are notorious for being picky about where
they go. Once you get home, you will be able to set up a schedule that works
for you and your dog which  might be different from how things work at
school. For example, bogart is a dog who is relaxed and in no hurry to go
out in the morning so i can be the same way.   I walk him just on a leash
from the side door  of my building around half a block to the front door
area. If he hasn't done #2 then we have to be off, in harness then, to catch
our bus.  Also, because bogart has travelled  with me so much he is great at
dong everything he needs to do before going to the airport because he has
seen  me packing his stuff in the suitcase. :)
> 
> Don't be afraid to ask your trainers for advice. They are your best
resource in the beginning.
> 
> Gary
> 
> 
>> On December 10, 2014 8:23:30 AM PST, Danielle Burton via nagdu
<nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi John, ydog is still adjusting to you. At this point I would not be 
>> too worried about it. But yes you do need to give her about 15 or 20 
>> minuteffrelieve. Playing before relieving also helps because it will 
>> help stimulate her to go.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Dec 10, 2014, at 11:18 AM, john sanders via nagdu
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> hi all, I just wanted to let you know that I'm in my second week of
>> training. I'm having issues with my dog for relieving. My dog will 
>> leave itself when walking. I get really embarrassed. I leave my dog 
>> out in the living area for about 3 to 5 minutes. I don't have a 
>> stopwatch to tell me when 20 minutes is up. How should I go about
graduating?
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