[nagdu] Ben and the cone

[Tracy Carcione]

The vet says the cone is see-through, so he should be able to work with it 
on, except the extra clearance he'd need on his left might be very 
confusing.  He may just get some time off.
He's usually good about backing up, but I think you're right; he's just not 
thinking he can, for some reason.
Maybe I will try taking it off when he goes out, and just keep him away from 
the bushes.
Thanks for the ideas.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JULIE PHILLIPSON" <jbrew48 at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ben and the cone


>I always found it easier to just take it off long enough to go out and then 
>put it back on after we came back in.  I would take it off for him to eat 
>and drink too.  I wouldn't try to work him while he has to wear it he can't 
>see  very well to the side or behind him.  They are usually just tied on 
>with a ribbon laced through the plastic rings of the collor just loosen it 
>enough to pull it over his head.  They seem to think they can only go 
>forward so they bang into something and backing up is out of the question!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 10:19 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] Ben and the cone
>
>
>> We brought Ben home last night from the vet, and he's fine, except he has 
>> to wear the Elizabethan collar, the big cone around his head.  I think 
>> it's bumming him out.  When it bangs on something, he tends to stop and 
>> think he's stuck.  I don't know if being a guide dog is making it worse. 
>> Maybe he thinks banging things is a problem, because it's a problem when 
>> he bangs me into something.  The poor dear is having some trouble 
>> relieving, because he can't get in a good sniff without the cone banging 
>> on the ground or the bushes. And it seems to catch when he's going up and 
>> down steps, and our house has plenty of steps. What he really needs is 
>> goggles, like Snoopy!
>> I don't think I can get his harness on over the cone either, though I'll 
>> give it a try.  So, even though he seems chipper and ready to go, he may 
>> have a week off.
>> If anyone has any advice about the cone, let me know.
>> Tracy
>>
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