[nagdu] Introduction

Sun May 9 17:59:37 UTC 2010

Hi Jewel.   The sport style harness is similar to the British style harness. 
It is constructed with heavy nylon webbing and heavy duty plastic hardware 
and it is padded with neoprene.  It is light weight and very comfortable for 
the dog.    The girth strap goes around the dog right behind the front legs. 
The top of this strap
is 2 inches wide. The side release buckle, which is used to fasten the 
harness is located right behind either the right, or left elbow of the dog. 
The
girth strap is adjustable with a tri-glide mechanism. There are shoulder 
straps that go over the dog from the top of the girth strap to the front of 
the
dog at the breastbone. A martingale strap runs from the shoulder straps in 
front, between the dog's front legs and threads through the girth strap. The
front of the harness looks like the print letter "Y". A D ring accessory 
attachment point is located on the top of the back strap.  The handle 
attaches on the top of the shoulder straps, and it does not have stabilizer 
loops which allows the handle to have more latteral movement. There are side 
release buckles which can be used to attach the handle to the harness. This 
style of harness provides total freedom of movement for the dog,while 
allowing the handler increased sensativity to the movements of the guide. 
The Standard style harness is basically the same as the harnesses issued by 
the schools, except that it is made from nylon and padded with neoprene. The 
standard style can also have an optional martingale.
The relieving harness is a one inch wide belt with hooks on the top and 
bottom to which you can attach the handles of a bag to catch the solid 
waste. You would thread the dogs tail through one of the handles of the bag, 
attach that handle to the top hooks. pass the other handle between the back 
legs of the dog and attach it to the hooks on the under side of the dogs 
belly.
It is useful for people who have dogs that tend to move around alot while 
relieving, and for people who are less ambulatory and have a hard time 
picking up after their dogs.
If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me off list.  My 
contact info is in my signature.

Best wishes from the Pawpower pack!
Bristol, Mill'E, Rudy, and Laveau

Pawpower Creations, Products designed with you and your Canine in mind
Bob Blackner/Rox'E Homstad
504-312-2609
pawpower at cox.net
www.pawpowercreations.com
Custom made guide dog harnesses, leashes, collars, and relieving harnesses.
Pawpower Creations is constantly growi
With eye upraised his master's look to scan,
The joy, the solace, and the aid of man:
The rich man's guardian and the poor man's friend,
The only creature faithful to the end.

George Crabbe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introduction

> Hi Bob! I'm Jewel. I'm 25 years old, and considering GDF to get my
> first guide dog. I live in Raleigh, North Carolina, and will be going
> to school starting this fall for Elementary Education towards a career
> as a teacher of the blind and visually impaired. I myself am legally
> blind with 3/350 in one eye only (light perception in the other).
>
> I took a look at your website. I bookmarked it, and would *love* a
> blue or purple or green harness for my puppy, depending on what dog I
> get, and the sports and relieving harnesses sound rather interesting.
>
> Could you tell us more about the design of the sports and relieving
> harnesses versus the standard harness? I know the sports harness is
> lighter, what other differences? And how does the relieving harness
> work? It sounds like a cool idea!
>
> ~Jewel
>
> On 5/8/10, cheryl echevarria <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Bob aren't you on the gdf grad list.
>>
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 8:30 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introduction
>>
>>
>>> Welcome Bob!
>>>
>>> Julie
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Pawpower Creations" <pawpower at cox.net>
>>> To: "nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 5:31 PM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Introduction
>>>
>>>
>>> > Greetings everyone, I am Bob Blackner, and I live in New Orleans with 
>>> > my
>>> > wife Rox'E, my guide dog Rudy, and the rest of the pawpower pack: 
>>> > queen
>>> > Bristol, Mill'E to the max, and last but not least baby girl Laveau. I
>>> > am
>>> > an assistive technology specialist, and I am also the co-owner of
>>> > Pawpower
>>> > creations.  I make custom nylon guide and service dog equipment such 
>>> > as
>>> > harnesses, leashes, collars, and relieving harnesses. I really enjoy 
>>> > my
>>> > work.
>>> > I look forward to being a part of this guide dog discussion list.  My
>>> > wife
>>> > tells me that this is a fun and informative group of people.
>>> > I hope everyone is having a pleasant Friday.
>>> >
>>> > Best wishes from the Pawpower pack!
>>> > Bristol, Mill'E, Rudy, and Laveau
>>> >
>>> > Pawpower Creations, Products designed with you and your Canine in mind
>>> > Bob Blackner/Rox'E Homstad
>>> > 504-312-2609
>>> > pawpower at cox.net
>>> > www.pawpowercreations.com
>>> > Custom made guide dog harnesses, leashes, collars, and relieving
>>> > harnesses.
>>> > Pawpower Creations is constantly growing and expanding as we strive to
>>> > provide quality products for you and your canine companions. Soon we
>>> > will
>>> > be offering
>>> > herb classes taught by a certified Herbalist, dog training classes, a
>>> > training tips section, and other useful information.
>>> >
>>> > We will also be selling hand crafted soaps, bath salts, and other
>>> > fragrant
>>> > products designed to relax the mind, cleanse the body, and soothe, 
>>> > calm
>>> > and uplift
>>> > your spirit.
>>> >
>>> > With eye upraised his master's look to scan,
>>> > The joy, the solace, and the aid of man:
>>> > The rich man's guardian and the poor man's friend,
>>> > The only creature faithful to the end.
>>> >
>>> > George Crabbe
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