[NAGDU] Lisa - long trips

[Peter Wolf]

Lisa, 

We fly a lot, and also did a three day cross country train in the US. 

Auf wiedersehen!  Peter


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> Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 13:03:57 +0200
> From: Lisa <dreamymarmot93 at yahoo.de>
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> Hi all,
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> As you might recall, I've had my first guide dog for almost 5 years now. 
> We have, however, not travelled long distances much in the last few 
> years. We mostly worked around our hometown and took train or bus rides 
> of 3 or 4 hours.
> 
> Now, however, I'm planning a trip including a 7 hours train ride and 
> it's a direct connection.
> 
> 
> My dog has a quite strict relieving schedule. I don't mean I make it 
> strict, but his body is just very used to the daily relieving times. So, 
> he spends in the morning, then again at noon, say between 12 and 2 pm, 
> and then again in the evenings. Our train journey will be from 10 AM to 
> 5 pm and I'm worried that he'll have to go in the afternoon.
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> 
> I'm planning on giving him just a small amount of kibble for breakfast 
> so that won't be a problem. But if it's going to be hot, I can't 
> restrict the amount of water he drinks, can I? The train ride is a 
> direct connection, so we won't get the
> 
> What do the frequent travellers say? Does anyone of you have a dog 
> that's also very used to the same relieving time every day? How do you 
> handle these situations?
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> 
> Thanks in advance!
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> 
> regards from Germany
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> Lisa
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