[nagdu] street crossings

[Julie J]

Susan,

Thanks!  This sounds like how I do street crossings.  The only time I can 
think of when he won't take me to a sidewalk is when there isn't one.  In 
that case we cross straight across and he shows me the curb and then I 
decide if I want to walk in the grass or in the street.

Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Jones" <sblanjones11 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] street crossings


> My Rhoda does that in a couple of instances, where the ramp is on the 
> side,
> and not on the edge that faces me.
> However, usually, she takes me to the place where the sidewalk continues,
> regardless where that is, not necessarily straight across.
> Some corners are just a little offset, but she handles those just as a
> normal pedestrian would.
>
> HTH.
> Susan & Rhoda
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Julie J
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:01 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] street crossings
>
> When you cross a street with your guide dog, do you cross straight across 
> no
> matter where that lands you on the far curb or does your dog target the
> pedestrian pathway?  What happens if you aren't lined up absolutely
> perfectly, does the dog automatically correct the error or do you end up 
> in
> a straight line from where you were aimed?  I'm meaning a small bit of
> misalignment, not 45 degrees off.
>
> I'm asking because I've trained my guides to target the up
> curb/sidewalk/path regardless of where it is.  Then I was reading 
> something
> or another on the internet where some guide dogs are apparently taught to 
> go
> straight across and then make a 90 degree turn to get to the sidewalk. 
> That
> seems way weird to me.
>
> Thoughts?
> Julie
>
>
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