[NAGDU] Hello

[Jenine Stanley]

HI, 

Though I have never been to a national seminar, I’ve been to DC and other places without grass often. 
One thing you might want to start now is to have your dog learn to relieve on something other than grass just in case. There are several ways to do this. If you don’t have another dog in the household, you can try taking your dog to a place where there is no grass he can get to easily. If he does relieve, give him a high value treat immediately. You’d be surprised how well that works. With one of our dogs here, we started giving the treat when relieving on grass so the dog would expect it upon going. 

If you do have another dog available, have it go on the concrete. Amazingly, your dog will most likely go right on top. This is how we got my husband’s dog, who relieves mostly on grass, to go anywhere my dog went, concrete, airport relief areas, sand, gravel, etc. 

Have a great time at the seminar and in DC. 

Jenine and Curtis 

> On Dec 13, 2023, at 9:25 AM, Richard via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Jaclyn,
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> No doubt you will receive better up-to-date information from others on this list. I make "hill visits" fairly often and find there are several grassy areas near the congressional office buildings. Most of the buildings, including the Hart Senate Building, are located on streets. I have found grassy areas between the sidewalks and the buildings, although sometimes the grass is planted on a steep incline. There is grass near the Capitol visitors center also. I haven't had difficulty in finding places for pups to relieve on grass. My pups will relieve on concrete although typically do so more quickly on grass.
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> I hope you have a great experience in DC.
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> Richard Petty
> Richard.petty at earthlink.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jackie via NAGDU
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> Cc: Jackie <schiemja at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NAGDU] Hello
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> Good morning everyone! I am a new guide dog user. I got my dog from Southeastern Guide Dogs in FL even though I live in Ohio. Yesterday we celebrated 6 months as a team!
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> I did have a question. Is anyone going to the Washington Seminar? I’m going this year and I’m worried about having the time and a place around the senate buildings to let him relieve himself. He won’t go on concrete so I’m really worried about it. Has anyone been to the Washington Seminar before? How did you handle this???
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> Thank you for your time!
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> Jaclyn Schiemann
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