[Nyagdu] Relieving dogs at Washington Seminar and other areas

Thu Feb 14 13:53:19 UTC 2013

This was posted on the NAGDU list by me this morning, I forgot to copy to NYAGDU.

> There wasn't any particular place to go. Maxx has no problem going in the street or on the cement.
> The Guide Dog Foundation does train on the cement and not to go on the grass unless you have no choice in the matter.
> So that is where I take him. There was an outside area in between the lobby and the deli/starbucks area where people went to smoke. I took him there out of the way a little. He went, no one questioned me and I had plenty of baggies with me.
> Now my question is and I could be wrong, and I am sure others will politely correct me please.
> But don't the other guide dogs schools besides GDF train to go either on the cement or the street. I am only familiar with GDF so I am not privy to the other schools training.
> I am also not picking on others either.
> My question is, if we are taught at our schools when we get our dogs to go on the cement or the street and, of course, it has to be in a safe place to go. Then why are we so concerned about relief areas, so long as we pick up after our dogs.
> This would help a lot at our state and local conventions, I mean there are parking lots, and some states do not have relief areas at there state conventions. Again sensitive to others on this but like at the Rosen Center where there are many close parking lots around the hotel, that does not have a lot of traffic around, why not just go there. I am thinking if we do relieve dogs in boxes they are not used to they might hold it in and have accidents. I have used them as well, I am guilty.
> That way we don't have people having their dogs go to the bathroom on the grass or in flower beds, etc. and ruin the beautiful landscapes of places.
> Again not picking on anyone. Just curious.
> If you live in an area where you don't have sidewalks like in a farm area, etc. Each person living situation is different, but don't the schools take that into consideration when you are on class.
> Again, just a conversation on this.
> Cheryl
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> > From: marsha.drenth at gmail.com
> > Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:12:27 -0500
> > To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: [nagdu] Washington Seminar Re:  nfb quiz
> > 
> > I was at WS this year. I did see a good amount of dog users. Anyone on list who was there, where did you relieve your dog? When I asked the hotel, they did not have a clue. So I walked down about half a block to the right of the hotel, and relieved between parked cars. This worked for us. And yes I picked up. Miss was distracted but did a great considering. Unfortunately I didn't have alot of time to stop and talk to the other guide dog users. 
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> > Marsha drenth  
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> > On Feb 13, 2013, at 10:55 PM, "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > Cindy, I heard there were a lot at Washington Ceminar.
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
> > > To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:35 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [nagdu] nfb quiz
> > > 
> > > 
> > >> The number of those using dogs at the NFB convention, while it has increased, is still a long ways under the cane users. It is a huge increase though from the past.
> > >> CL
> > >> 
> > >> On Feb 13, 2013, at 9:19 PM, d m gina wrote:
> > >> 
> > >>> Hello,
> > >>> While I was taking the nfb quiz I was surprised when the answers came back saying that only five percent used guide dogs.
> > >>> The rest used canes.
> > >>> I put in 50 percent used dogs.
> > >>> Does anyone know for sure how many dog users are out here traveling?
> > >>> I was thinking of conventions and how many persons go to the conventions with guides.
> > >>> thanks,
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