[NAGDU] Shopping with a guide dog and indoor relieving?

[Julie Johnson]

At the store I get a store employee or my own shopper/reader person to push 
the cart.   I try to keep them talking so I can follow and give my dog 
directions.

When I leave the store, if I have only a few things I have a backpack or I 
will use a reusable grocery bag and carry it in my right hand. I also have a 
pull behind cart that is about the size of a milk crate that works well for 
heavier things.  Usually though I have transportation home.  The store where 
I do most of my shopping has people to carry your stuff to the car.

My dogs get a bit confused about the pull behind cart at first, but after a 
block or two we've got it worked out and operating smoothly.

My boy dog will use the indoor relief area at the airport, if he has to go 
bad enough.  No way would my girl dog do any such thing as to disgrace 
herself indoors.   She doesn't like going outside in bad weather either.  I 
try to take advantage of breaks in the rain to take her out, if I can, 
otherwise she'll have to deal with it.  I do try to find a place that is on 
the lee side and protected a bit from the wind or a building overhang if I 
can.  Honestly though we are just going to get wet/cold/sweaty sometimes.

I keep all the dog's stuff, pick up baggies, hand sanitizer, gentle leader 
or whatever in a bag attached to the dog's harness.  I only carry around 
treats with a new dog or if I'm working on something new.  Most treat 
pouches have extra pockets where you could keep bags, hand sanitizer or 
other small items.  I haven't carried a purse in years.  If my stuff doesn't 
fit in the dog's harness pouch, in my pockets or in my wallet, it stays at 
home.   I do take more stuff when I travel out of town, but it goes in the 
suitcase.

HTH
Julie
On The Go with Guide-and-Service-Dogs.com
http://www.guide-and-service-dogs.com
also find my products in the Blind Mice Mega Mall
<https://www.blindmicemegamall.com/bmm/shop/Directory_Departments?storeid=1916046>
-----Original Message----- 
From: Sandra Gayer via NAGDU
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 6:15 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Cc: Sandra Gayer
Subject: [NAGDU] Shopping with a guide dog and indoor relieving?

Hello Everyone,
I've been researching, using books and lectures, as well as going over
recollections of guide dog teams I have come into contact with, in
real life. I'm back with more questions, if that's alright.

Assuming I have a treatbag on my belt, a bag of plastic/paper bags for
relieving purposes in another belt bag, an across the body handbag
with stuff I'd need for myself like tissues and eyewash hand
sanitiser, somewhere for a towel or kitchen roll to wipe the dog
before getting into cars or clean buildings like shopping centres,
where is the shopping going to go? How do I carry it? Keeping in mind
that, if possible, I'd need a hand which could be made available
quickly if I fell. Has anyone had good, or bad, experienceswith pull
along cases/trolleys? Pulling behind you or in front of you?
Backpacks? This last would be worse and could do damage if I fell but
I cold be wrong about this.

Any thoughts and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Very best wishes,
Sandra.
My other question is, if the weather is bad, how do you get the dog to
relieve indoors or at least undercover where there's no grass?

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