[NAGDU] Relieving in the City

[Cindy Ray]

I have never been terribly successful getting a dog to relieve where I want
it to if it is a route reliever. It is frustrating. I have denied it's
desire to stop some, but eventually the dog seemed to bog down and just
decide it would anyway and we weren't getting anywhere. If you have a bag,
which I know you do, could you just go over as far to the right or left as
is possible on the walk, let it relieve there, and pick it up? I've had to
do this before.

Cindy Lou Ray
cindyray at gmail.com


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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Relieving in the City

Oh Tracy, my dog has the same issue. All of our travel is in big cities.
Unfortunately, I don't have a whole lot of answers, other than what you've
mentioned before. The only bit of information, that might be helpful, is
that instead of going out to the street, I will try to find dumpsters. and
relieve my puppy near the dumpster, for example in an alley or down a side
street. I don't know how this is done in New York City, so this may not be
useful to you. But generally near the dumpster there is less traffic and or
moving cars. I feel like those of us who travel in cities, have to be very
innovative when it comes to relieving. 
I hope that this is in some small way helpful. But, I do understand totally
and completely. 
PS when you say the bus terminal, do you mean the Port Authority bus
terminal? I did a lot of traveling between Penn station, long island
railroad, and the port authority for a good year. If I can remember where I
relieved my dog on that route maybe you could use the same area. I'll think
about it.

Marsha drenth
email: marsha.drenth at gmail.com
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> On Jan 26, 2017, at 10:41 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> I know most of you don't live in my world, so I'll explain my problem.  
> I know there are some people here in big cities, and maybe someone has 
> a solution.  If there is a solution.
> 
> There are not many safe relieving spots in midtown Manhattan.  The 
> best ones are between parked cars, with 3 or 4 feet of space.  Second 
> best is by 1 parked car, and listening closely in case someone starts 
> pulling in.  There are good spots within half a block of my office, 
> then not for 5 or 6 blocks after that on the way to the bus terminal.
> 
> Both my dogs from TSE have wanted to walk before pooping.  This is not 
> ideal, and I asked for a dog who doesn't empty on route last time, but 
> it seems to be a feature or something, because Krokus does it, too.  
> Ben could go as far as the good spot 6 blocks away, but Krokus doesn't
think he can.
> He starts stopping about a block away from the office.  It's like he's 
> not happy with a spot unless cars are whizzing past his nose.  And 
> it's extra special if there is a pile of trash bags or a tree cutout 
> for me to trip on near the curb.  It makes me crazy.  He keeps stopping,
but it's not safe.
> So I either have to stop in a bad spot, and hope for the best, or keep 
> correcting him and shooing him along until we actually reach a good 
> spot, but his mind is at least half taken up with relieving, and not
guiding.
> 
> I always try to get him to go on the same block as the office, but he 
> just gazes around like he hasn't a clue.  Then he starts stopping on 
> the next block. It's very frustrating.
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
> 
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