[NAGDU] Relief area at JFK

[Jenine Stanley]

Thanks Tracy, 

We’re just glad it worked out for him. Roger is singularly unimpressed with these areas, other than spending a lot of time catching up on canine social media.
> On Aug 11, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Sure, share with whomever you please.  Thank your colleague for their work, which was much appreciated by me and the big blond.
> Krokus lifts his leg on the curb.  A pole or hydrant is OK, too, but he chose the curb.
> Tracy
> 
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> Hi Tracy, glad you were able to find that relief area. 
> 
> It’s a substance called Pet Grass and is fake and easy to clean but also has some pheromones that are attractive to animals. 
> 
> We’re revising our design to exclude or move the fire hydrant to a corner as it is a hazard for people with service dogs if their gear gets caught on it and the person is not able to free it. Sure, it’s cute but not entirely necessary, save for those dogs who like to lift a leg on something.
> 
> May I share this with my GDF colleague who was responsible for working with JFK and Terminal 4 on this? 
>> On Aug 11, 2017, at 7:51 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> There is an indoor relief area in Terminal 4 at JFK, near gates 
>> B31-32.  It is a narrow room with a curb and grass on one side, with a firehydrant.
>> Don't know if it's real or fake grass; I didn't want to touch it.  
>> There's a shower hose arrangement to wash it down after the dog has done its business.
>> It smelled reasonably clean.  
>> 
>> Krokus used it 3 times.  I think twice he peed on the curb, and, the 
>> last time, sent the stream right down the shower drain.  Very efficient.
>> 
>> I was really glad to have the relief area, as we had a long 
>> international flight, and Krokie really needed to go.
>> 
>> Tracy
>> 
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