[nagdu] a very bad day and seeking suggestion

Deanna Lewis DLewis at clovernook.org
Wed Oct 15 12:50:07 UTC 2014


Hi Aleeha,
I have not read any of the other replies on this, so forgive me if I repeat something that's already been said. Yesterday, was a bad day for Pascal too, due to the rain. You would think that the dogs would walk faster to try to get out of the rain, but Pascal will slow down and balk up. Sometimes, it's nearly impossible to get him to move forward when it's raining. 
Have you tried using a raincoat on Dallas? This has helped a lot with Pascal. He still doesn't like to work in the rain, but at least I can get a decent pace from him when he wears it. I made the mistake yesterday of not putting his raincoat on for our walk home. When I left work it was only sprinkling outside, so I did not put on his or my own raincoat. Halfway home, it began to pour. LOL, we both were soaked when we got home. 
If you need suggestions on raincoats, let me know.
Hang in there, sometimes dogs just have bad days, so I am sure it will improve. 
Deanna and Mr. P

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aleeha Dudley via nagdu
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 9:43 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] a very bad day and seeking suggestion

Good evening fellow doggy directors, (ah, playing with words is quite fun)
     Today was not a very good day for me and my little Dallas boy. It was quite rainy here in Ohio and we needed, absolutely needed, to get to a meeting by 1 PM. I left in plenty of time to get there, but we had a lot of trouble along the way. Dallas was very slow, not wanting to move hardly at all. It got worse as the rain got heavier. Soon, it was pouring and we needed to get out of the rain. He just kept slowing down. He refused to walk through puddles or on wet leaves. He didn't want to listen to me at all. Finally, soaked and low-spirited, we arrived at the library, where Dallas proceeded to ignore my instructions and walk around aimlessly, like he knew where he was going. He did not, but I finally managed to get him to an elevator.
While sitting waiting on my fellow meeting attendees to arrive, Dallas whined and shifted restlessly, but I knew that he didn't need to relieve as he had just done so. When we left the meeting, Dallas absolutely refused to listen to my command to find outside. He danced through the tables at the café, turned us completely around, but did not want to walk back outside, despite my constant guiding toward the door. I knew nearly exactly where the door was, but Dallas kept veering away from it. This also happened in the student center last night. Both places are fairly open and are not mere hallways. They also have a lot of noise and people, so I really don't know what to do to try to fix this. Finally, on the way home, Dallas seemed to balk at walking through a long stretch of sidewalk covered in wet leaves. Any suggestions as to how to improve any of this would be greatly appreciated. I am not looking forward to repeating this adventure tomorrow morning as well on my way to and from an appointment.
Aleeha and sweet Dallas

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Aleeha Dudley and Seeing Eye Yellow Labrador Dallas Vice President, Ohio Association of Blind Students
Email: blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com
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