[nagdu] being visible at night

[Nicole Torcolini]

Hahaha. I did not mean that it had to be a vest, just that making yourself
visible as well as the dog visible is a good idea.

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry D Keeler [mailto:lkeeler at comcast.net] 
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 9:01 PM
To: Nicole Torcolini; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] being visible at night

Nicole, he doesn't really need a vest. I have a few hats that work as well. 
That way, you can take them off when you want and make them as crazy as you
want. I have a orange pumpkin hat and a turkey hat I have fun wearing this
time of year! I'll never be overlooked with them on! And, I can put them in
my backpack when not appropriate! Although of course, making things you wear
as bright as possible is always good! Hey Jeff, try lavender! I guarantee
you'll stick out! Dudes alwys stick out with lavender on! Better stop now,
he knows me!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicole Torcolini via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Jeff Crouch- k8tvv'" <k8tvv2 at gmail.com>; "'NAGDU Mailing List,the
National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] being visible at night


> Okay, so, to start, although doing something for your dog is a good 
> idea, let's start with you first. If you do not have a bright vest for 
> yourself, you should consider getting one. I do not remember where I 
> got mine, but they are not that hard to get. If you cannot get one, 
> then at least avoid dark colors, such as black, dark blue, and dark 
> green. Although they may look a little different during the day, yellow
and orange are good colors.
> Now, for your pup... There are several different options. There is 
> some kind of reflective collar that you can put on over the choke 
> collar. You could buy one of the bands that are lighted that bikers 
> wear around their ankles and use it like a collar. A while back, I had 
> two small heart shaped lights that were on hooks that I could hang on 
> Lexia's collar at night, but the attachment between the light and the 
> hook was flimsy and it broke. You could also get reflective tape and 
> wrap around the harness handle. Finally, if you can find a good one, 
> you might consider buying a dog raincoat that is a bright color and 
> putting on your dog at night. Some have reflective strips on them, 
> but, even if they don't, they would at least help with the color, and 
> it would provide something else on which you could put reflective 
> tape.
>
> Nicole
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jeff 
> Crouch- k8tvv via nagdu
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 6:31 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] being visible at night
>
> Hi fokes,
> I am sure this topic has been discussed before.
> I am relatively still a new guide dog owner and have had my guide for 
> a little over a year, but my main concern is that when I go for walks 
> at night I am not visible. We have an area where there are not any 
> street lights and it's kind of a busier area. I am wanting to know 
> what I could put on Bennys harness or choke collar to make him 
> visible. Is lights a good idea? I don't have a bright vest for myself, 
> this is something that has concerned me since back in the spring a 
> fellow friend and guide dog of mine was hit by a car killing the dog.
> My guy is all black which is not visible at all.
>
> Any thoughts would be great.
> Thanks
>
>
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