[nagdu] crowded trains

Thu Mar 1 02:56:26 UTC 2012

Hahaha. Does he get out of the way for you? Lexia knows that I am blind and 
will jump out of the way for me.
I am also able to reposition Lexia, but she is a lab who is less than 70 
pounds. That being said, she does not mind being repositioned. As a matter 
of fact, one of her favorite games when out of harness is "try to roll me 
over", which can get really silly because of the way she uses her legs and 
paws.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] crowded trains

> He does not protest, I just mostly slide/shove him to the smallest 
> possible area or under the seat. Sometimes when I do that to my dog people 
> are afraid I am going to get bitten, but my dog and for that matter all 
> well trained dogs don't mind being handled. I am gentle, mostly working 
> with him and forcefully encouraging rather than forcing.
>
>
>
> I call my dog "expando dog" when he figures how to take up the entire 
> Flore space available. The best part is, if someone is trying to get past, 
> he just stares at them, and waits for them to step over him.
>
>
>
> I don't let my dog sprawl in public unless there is plenty of room.  Like 
> in some of my classes there is like 4 ft between my desk and the wall that 
> nothing is in because of the way the room is arranged also, this space is 
> impossible to walk threw so it's not a bother to anyone.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 9:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] crowded trains
>
>
>> Mark,
>>
>> I bet that is a site to see. Em is only like 60 pounds, but takes up the
>> floor space of like 3 or 4 dogs. Do they teach them at the guide dog 
>> schools
>> to do the shepard sprawl?
>>
>> Marsha
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Mark J. Cadigan
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 9:03 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] crowded trains
>>
>> My dog will do the same thing. I basically pick him up, and shape him 
>> into
>> the space I want him to fit into. Lol. I have an 80 lb dog. Lol
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 8:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] crowded trains
>>
>>
>>> This brings up a interesting thing. Emma is a shepard, and when we are 
>>> at
>>> school, or any where for that matter, she will do the shepard sprawl. 
>>> You
>>> know like takes up as much of the floor that she possibly can. So if we
>>> are
>>> on a crowded train, how do I make my pup be small?
>>>
>>> Marsha
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Cindy Ray
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:26 PM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] crowded trains
>>>
>>> Well, first of all, I agree with you on the business of not caring about
>>> standing. It is fine with me. I sometimes feel I can get the dog in a 
>>> bit
>>> safer place if I do sit, but I try to keep him small as possible and 
>>> stand
>>> behind him to protect his tail. I try to refuse seats, and sometimes it
>>> works. Other times it does not work. Maybe this is a cop out, but when 
>>> it
>>> doesn't, I just go ahead and take it to get the situation finished. I'm
>>> older and I know I can stand on the train or bus; some of those folks I
>>> won't see anymore; we all want to get where we are going, so I leave it
>>> alone. But I will protest. There are times when it has worked to do 
>>> that,
>>> times when not.
>>>
>>> Cindy
>>>
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