[nagdu] major relieving issues

[Danielle Antoine]

Well Mark I see I'm not the only one Have used a storm drain and yes
that little ditch full of bikes and other trash beside the bridge.


On 10/1/14, Shannon Dyer via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> This sounds a lot like the Acelet dog. He would refuse to go for incredibly
> long stretches, which would then result in him having to poop while we were
> working.
>
> Almost a year into our time together, I put a relieving harness on him. This
> doesn't stop the going on route, but it seems to have helped him get on more
> of a schedule. He still sneaks a poop in every now and then, but it goes
> safely in the bag and doesn't really inconvenience anyone. His anxiety is so
> much less, as is mine.
>
> Shannon and the Acelet
> On Sep 29, 2014, at 8:49 PM, Marsha Drenth via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi List,
>> I know, I know, I know that this topic has been discussed ad nausium. My
>> current pup from GDF and I have been working for almost two years. Of
>> course because I am back to school, this issue has come up again. When I
>> was in classes at my university this was always an issue too. I feed pup,
>> Natures Domain, 2 cups a day. So she will relieve in the morning, with
>> plenty of time to go. Then around lunch time, as late as two o'clock I
>> will then relieve her again, this time its on my university campus, or at
>> my internship. If I am in classes, like I said its at 2pm, the earliest I
>> can relieve her. If I am at my internship, I take her out around lunch. At
>> either location, I can spend my entire lunch break, an hour, 30 minutes,
>> whatever, and she will not go. I can walk her around the block, down the
>> block. She will not relieve. I have taken off the harness, left it on, she
>> will not relieve. I head home around either 4 or 5pm, but almost every
>> single day, she will relieve on the sidewalk, in the middle of our route.
>> I have tried to reduce her food, only giving her a half cup of food, tried
>> giving her all two cups at once, tried leaving out that meal all together.
>> The reducing the meal to a half a cup, will delay the relieving to a
>> morning poop. Like I said I thought it might have been the walk that
>> stimulates her to go, so thus why I have walked her, but she will not go.
>> Its always on the way to the train. I honestly do not know what to do from
>> here, either I can just live with it or something has to happen. Please do
>> not give the feeding nature talk, its not for me. My dog has no other
>> health issues other this. I myself am nw having anxiety about her pooping
>> on our route. I have had 3 guides, none of them have done this. Please
>> give suggestions? I am in classes two days a week, internship three days a
>> week, my schedule is busy, and she loves all the work. So like I said,
>> here is the schedule. I wake up, feed pup, take her out, depending on the
>> day depends on when she eats and relieves, its usually between 5am and
>> 7am. Like I said above either at lunch time, 12:30pm or 2pm, relieve
>> again. 4 or 5pm, head for home and the train, when she will poop on route.
>> Its at least 4 out of the 5days she poops on route. Then when I get home
>> around 6 or 7pm, fed and relieved. Again at bed time, relieved at the last
>> time. I never ever ever know when she is going to poop, its been two years
>> and we are still not on a schedule. Thought I would ask here, as some of
>> you all have worked many many dogs. Like I said, she is an absolutely
>> great worker. Like I said I need suggestions, not criticism.
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Marsha drenth
>> email: marsha.drenth at gmail.com
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>> Please note that this email communication has been sent using my iPhone.
>> As such, I may have used dictation and had made attempts to mitigate
>> errors. Please do not be hesitant to ask for clarification as necessary.
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