[nagdu] A narrow escape

[Raven Tolliver]

Tracy,
So sorry this happened!
The gentle leader is a good tool for keeping a watch on his head movements.
I also think teaching him to lay his head on your foot is a great
strategy for keeping him out of trouble.
Another thing you can do is sit on the bus with your dog between your
feet, and one of your feet between his paws. That way, when he puts
his head down, your foot is right there.
Glad your boy is okay.
-- 
Raven
You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
have or what you do.

Naturally-reared guide dogs
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On 3/11/15, Cindy Ray via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Wow, Tracy, that is shocking and disgusting. That scavenging is truly a
> struggle.
>
> Cindy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> via nagdu
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 8:20 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] A narrow escape
>
> Monday night, we brought in a memory foam cushion we had outside airing
> out,
> and left it in the kitchen for a bit.  Krokus decided to take a big bite
> out
> of it, and we took him to the vet to make him throw it up, since it was big
> enough to cause a blockage.  The vet said that with the foam he threw up a
> used pain patch, which is very poisonous and would have killed him.  I have
> no idea where he ate such a thing.  My best guess is some pig threw it down
> on the bus floor, or maybe the street. My husband was once stuck by a
> needle
> some idiot put in the window vent on the bus, so who knows.
>
> So now Krokus is wearing his Gentle Leader every time he's out working.
> Even with the GL, it's not easy stopping him grabbing trash off the bus
> floor.  I have to work on making him put his head on my foot, or maybe get
> a
> basket muzzle.  I've got a call in to TSE to get some advice on the matter.
>
> I don't know if I'll ever be able to stop his scavenging completely, but
> I've got to try.  I am disgusted at people who just throw down anything
> anywhere.  Didn't these people's mothers teach them anything?  It's
> revolting.
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
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