hi don. thanks. i've actually been trying this the past couple of days. sometimes when i touch her back though when she stops she moves away from me so it's hard to know then if she's done anything. Sent from my iPhone > On 5 Nov 2014, at 12:30, "Don Marr" <dpm51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Pam, it's easy, try it, when the dog stops touch the back, then you'll know > what it's doing, works every time, then you can just pick up whatever's > there, Don > > > > Don, > The Curmudgeon has spoken! > dpm51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > -----Original Message----- From: Pam > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 4:06 AM > To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: grass or concrete > > hi don. they didn't teach me how to do that on my class either. i do know of > people on other classes that were taught how to do it. the ones living in > apartments in particular. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 4 Nov 2014, at 23:24, "Don Marr" <dpm51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Julia, didn't they teach you to touch the dog's back when it stops to go, so >> you know what it's doing? then you can just bend down and pick it up, Don >> >> >> >> Don, >> The Curmudgeon has spoken! >> dpm51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> -----Original Message----- From: J Kimbell >> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 2:54 AM >> To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: grass or concrete >> >> It wasnt covered on ours but if our dogs did have a mishap we were >> encouraged to pick up ourselves. I have only done it once, and made a right >> hash of it!! My hubby tends to do it as he does it better. If Wren does need >> to go when out and I'm alone, its always on grass and on the long lead so I >> have to just leave it as no way I could find it unless I get down on my >> hands and knees and grovelled!! But I wont do that mostly as with my poor >> hearing it makes it easy for me to lose my sense of direction. Luckily it >> doesnt happen often and its never where it would matter too much. >> Julia >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam" <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 9:43 AM >> Subject: [guidedogchat] grass or concrete >> >> >> >> >> hi. do any of u use concrete spending areas for your dogs? i know a couple >> of people that do. they r probably easier to clean and maintain. although >> some of the instructors prefer u to use grass because it's more natural for >> the dogs or something. also did many of u cover cleaning up after your dogs >> on class? it wasn't covered on mine anyway. >> pam Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2425.1.1/5035 - Release Date: 05/31/12 >> 06:34:00 >