[nagdu] street crossings
Hope Paulos
hope.paulos at maine.edu
Fri Apr 30 15:28:25 UTC 2010
My dog is trained to follow the pedestrian pathway.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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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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