[NAGDU] Shopping with a guide dog and indoor relieving?

Lisa dreamymarmot93 at yahoo.de
Tue Jun 4 11:31:00 UTC 2019


Hi Sandra,


Sometimes, when I'm travelling, I use a pull-along suitcase that I pull 
with my right hand. But at least for my dog and me, it isn't working 
very well. The dog seems to feel the weight or pull on my right side and 
gets confused. I think he thinks I try to get him to walk on the right 
side of the sidewalk. So he isn't able to do his guidework properly when 
I'm pulling something. That's just my personal experience with one dog.

I rely on backpacks. They don't confuse the dog and keep your hands 
free, which is always an important thing for me, too. I want to be able 
to use my right hand quickly if I need to.


I can't answer your other question, because here in Germany, our dogs 
aren't trained to rely on anything but grass/natural ground. I'm taking 
the dog out regardless of the weather. In fact, we just came back from a 
walk in the pouring rain. ;-)


Lisa

Am 04.06.2019 um 13:15 schrieb Sandra Gayer via NAGDU:
> Hello Everyone,
> I've been researching, using books and lectures, as well as going over
> recollections of guide dog teams I have come into contact with, in
> real life. I'm back with more questions, if that's alright.
>
> Assuming I have a treatbag on my belt, a bag of plastic/paper bags for
> relieving purposes in another belt bag, an across the body handbag
> with stuff I'd need for myself like tissues and eyewash hand
> sanitiser, somewhere for a towel or kitchen roll to wipe the dog
> before getting into cars or clean buildings like shopping centres,
> where is the shopping going to go? How do I carry it? Keeping in mind
> that, if possible, I'd need a hand which could be made available
> quickly if I fell. Has anyone had good, or bad, experienceswith pull
> along cases/trolleys? Pulling behind you or in front of you?
> Backpacks? This last would be worse and could do damage if I fell but
> I cold be wrong about this.
>
> Any thoughts and advice would be greatly appreciated.
> Very best wishes,
> Sandra.
> My other question is, if the weather is bad, how do you get the dog to
> relieve indoors or at least undercover where there's no grass?
>




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