[NAGDU] Relieving harness training

[Tracy Carcione]

Teaching Krokus to use the relieving harness was so easy I would hardly call it training.  It was me who needed training.  Once I figured out the right way to hook it up, he just used it.  He is male, so, for #2, the bag is way back near his hips, behind where the pee comes out, so I put it on, ready to go, before we go out, if I think he has to poop.
I'm excited to try it in the big City tomorrow.  My goal is to teach him to go anywhere I tell him to, so I can eliminate the extreme worry of finding a safe place for him to step off the curb and do his business.  Finding safe places in midtown Manhattan is not easy. 
Tracy


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I imagine it’s odd for dogs not used to it.  How did you train your dog to get accustomed to it?  When do you put it on?  Or is it on all the time?

Please forgive the typos as this message was most likely generated using voice dictation Nancy Irwin


> On Feb 19, 2018, at 11:29 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> It's a belt you put around the dog's waist, more or less, and attach a 
> bag to to catch what comes out.  Some people call it a toileting harness.
> Tracy
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Cook via NAGDU
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 11:23 AM
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> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Relieving harness
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> I'm just wondering what this is for? I'm confused.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tracy Carcione via NAGDU
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 6:46 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Tracy Carcione
> Subject: [NAGDU] Relieving harness
> 
> I have an old Pawpower relieving harness.  It has 3 bag clips.  I hear 
> the newer ones have 4 clips.
> 
> When I attach the harness for a #2, I put one handle on the single 
> belly clip, which is in the center, then put the other handle on the 2 back clips.
> It's a bit of a struggle to get the handle over both clips on the 
> back.  But the bag is tight, and catches everything.
> 
> Is it less of a struggle to attach the handles with 4 clips?  Are they 
> attached in a different way with 4?
> 
> I'm trying to figure out if it's worth buying a new harness, supposing 
> I can find one.  I have the sewing skills to create my own, but I'm 
> not sure where to acquire the clips. What are they called?
> 
> Tracy
> 
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