[NAGDU] Dogs and National Conventions

Thu Apr 28 21:22:24 UTC 2022

Hello Kevin and all. I am happy to report that more information about this 
exact topic will be coming soon. I can't agree with you more I do think 
guide dog users need to take a larger part in assuring that our guide dogs 
have a better place to relieve themselves. Stay tuned for more information.

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Stacie Gallegos / President
National Federation of the Blind Houston Chapter
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On April 28, 2022 4:03:05 PM Kevan Worley via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I look forward to the thoughts of others with regard to relief areas. I 
> also suggest that we, the guide dog handlers should take more 
> responsibility for the relief areas. I don’t know what that would look 
> like. But I would be interested in ideas, and thoughts. My guess is that 
> our president and board Are all over this
>
> At Your Service,
> Kevan Worley
>
>> On Apr 28, 2022, at 2:42 PM, Diane Graves via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Wow!. Thanks to all of you for all of this great insight and information! 
>> This is really helpful. I am also gratified to learn that I am not as much 
>> "the lone ranger" as I thought I was. I was 54 years old when I was matched 
>> with Izzo. I thought that was perhaps one reason that the learning curve 
>> had been so steep and why the instructor was so condescending.
>> What can you tell me about the relief areas? Kevan mentioned that he found 
>> them challenging. Is this because there are so many other dogs, or because 
>> ther are people who aren't cleaning up after the dogs and leaving a lot of 
>> "land mines" to find? LOL I've just never worked with one of these at a 
>> convention before, so want to know what I should expect.
>> 
>> Diane Graves
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Kevan Worley via NAGDU
>> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2022 10:25 AM
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>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Kevan Worley <kevan at nfbco.org>
>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Dogs and National Conventions
>> 
>> I will answer here. But I wouldn’t go by me and my guide dog. Onyx There’s 
>> not muc is not much of a sniffer. And she works particularly well in big 
>> crowds. She has been to three conventions. I would not leave her at home. 
>> But that’s because she is a real asset for me at convention. I know that 
>> many dogs are not particularly good at conventions. And I knew some people 
>> who leave their dogs at home. I also know a few people who use their dogs 
>> some at conventions and leave their dogs in their rooms at convention if 
>> the dog is good at staying in a room without distraction or barking their 
>> heads off to annoy everybody around your room. That’s all I know I think 
>> I’m very lucky to have a dog that works so well at a convention. I I do 
>> find relief areas a huge challenge at convention. Frankly I try to find 
>> somewhere even if it’s somewhat of a distance from the hotel to relieve 
>> onyx. We ought to do something different with relief areas.
>> 
>> At Your Service,
>> Kevan Worley
>> 
>>> On Apr 28, 2022, at 5:46 AM, Diane Graves via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Greetings NAGDU Friends,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I have a couple of questions that I want to pose, and I want to post
>>> them separately to be sure nothing gets lost in translation as they
>>> are both very important to me. True to the subject line, I want to
>>> start with a question about national convention.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> My girl has never been to a national convention. We've been together
>>> almost five years but this will be her first convention. She is a major 
>>> "sniffer"
>>> and is easily distracted by other dogs. I have been working with her
>>> to try to get her acclimated to the gentle leader, rewarding her with
>>> a treat when I put it on, but she absolutely hates it. (She loves the
>>> treats, of course.) After having the leader  on for just a minute or
>>> two, she starts rubbing her face on me and everythin surrounding her
>>> trying to get it off. A little embarrassing, not to mention the fact
>>> that I have to wonder how much she is really paying attention if she is 
>>> doing that.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> This will be my first year serving as President of the Indiana
>>> affiliate, and I'm not exactly sure yet what all of my
>>> responsibilities will be while at the convention. I hate the tought of
>>> leaving my girl behind, but don't want it to be overly taxing and/or
>>> stressful for either of us. So. my question is this.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> How many of you take your dogs with you to convention, and how many of
>>> you elect not to do this? If you have a partner who is a major
>>> "sniffer" and loves to meet and greet other dogs, how do you deal with 
>>> these things?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Any feedback appreciated.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Diane Graves
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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