[nagdu] Destiny's trip to the beach

[Larry D. Keeler]

To which beach did you go?  On the drive to D.C. Holly was great!  She 
mostly laid down but sometimes put her head in the drivers or my laps.  She 
was sure glad to get out and stretch though!  I'd love to take her to the 
beach!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janice Toothman" <janice.toothman at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:01 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Destiny's trip to the beach


> Destiny and I are back from a week at the beach. I missed all the NAGDU 
> list and info and am looking forward to getting reconnected.
>
> We took daily walks on the beach in the morning around sunrise before the 
> sand got too hot. She loved to walk into the surf and splash in it but I 
> had to remind her that she was in harness and I did not want to get wet at 
> the time.
>
> She drank more water than usual at the beach even though she stayed inside 
> the remainder of the day except for "breaking".
>
> Unfortunately, the driveway for the house we rented was gravel. So that 
> was a different experience for both of us. Destiny would urinate on the 
> gravel but choose to defecate on the road. This made me uneasy  because 
> the street could be busy at time due to the fact that one of the 
> restaurants on the island was one street opposite our house.
>
> Destiny had some difficulties on the long drive coming and going (9 hours) 
> because she does not always remain on the lying on the floor but will sit 
> up and but her head on my lap and will not lay down again until I tell her 
> to. She had sufficient space to lay down but this is a pattern that she 
> has developed even on shorter trips.
>
> Overall, things went well but we were both glad to be home.
> Janice and Destiny
>
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