[NAGDU] it's never too early to begin preparations

Roanna Bacchus rbacchus228 at gmail.com
Thu Jan 17 00:42:20 UTC 2019


Hi Michael thanks for your message. I do not have a guide dog, but I decided to reply to this topic anyway. Keep your guide dog hydrated with lots of water. Do not feed them salty foods. Be sure to park them regularly each day.

On Jan 16, 2019 7:36 PM, Mike Hingson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi all, 
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> As you probably know, our National Federation of the Blind National 
> convention will be held this July in Las Vegas Nevada. Temperatures during 
> the day, and most likely at night too, will be over 100 degrees. This means 
> we need to prepare to keep our guide dogs safe and comfortable during the 
> time we are in Las Vegas. 
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> We are planning to write an article for the Braille Monitor to provide 
> people with helpful and relevant information concerning how to handle the 
> hot temperatures with our guides. I am inviting you to participate here in a 
> discussion of what you do to keep your guides safe in extreme temperatures. 
> Let's talk about both hot and cold situations. 
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> All relevant ideas and thoughts are welcome. There is no wrong idea. We want 
> to get the most information that we can so we can provide good information 
> for all convention goers who bring their guides. 
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> Thank you in advance for your help. 
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> Best Regards, 
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> Michael Hingson 
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