[nagdu] Training in restrooms

Thu Jul 4 18:30:41 UTC 2013

I am inclined to say yes. Unless there is something really noticeable  on
the floor, I think that this would be a rather hard one, but I am interested
to hear what others have to say.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carol Osmar
Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 11:14 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] Training in restrooms

OK, I had to read over my message a few times to figure out what you thought
was so funny.  Yes, I am already trained, I was asking about the dog.  lol
Laughter is good for the soul.

Carol

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org Date sent: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 14:20:41 -0400
Subject: Re: [nagdu] taxi transport

:) Carol, you are the first woman I've heard want this.  I'm laughing more
then I should be right now.
I've read that American boys and men are one of a very few who stand while
peeing.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Osmarc
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 7:51 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] taxi transport

May I ask what school you went to.  I think training in restrooms would be
very important.
Carol

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On Jul 2, 2013, at 5:21 PM, GARY STEEVES <rainshadowmusic at shaw.ca> wrote:

 Hi:

 My school didn't teach getting into taxis or cars which annoyed me.  (a
total aside but they never tought public washrooms which would have  been
useful too)

 Usually what I do is once the cab pulls up I take off Bogarts harness,  I
get in the passenger side.  While holding the door open I scoot over  to the
middle and call bogart in.  He comes in and lies on the floor.  I  check his
tail and then close the door.  Once he is in I slide over to  sit behind the
driver.  I too have to make sure bogarts long nose doest  head to the
driver.  I would never let bogart on the seat of a taxi.
 I'm like others that believe seats are for people and the floor is for  the
dog.  I usually get the driver to move the passenger seat up.  If  I'm with
somone else then either the other person sits in the front or  I sit on the
rear passenger side with the seat forward and put in one  foot, call bogart
in and then the other foot while he and I try to  sort out floor space in a
polite cooperative manner.  :)

 If I let Bogart enter a vehicle before me he assumes it is off work and
jumps up onto the seat.  If I go first then he never jumps on the seat.  I
sadly learned this when visiting my  girlfriends parents at christmas.  We
had just walked through slush and snow to get to the car.  I opened the door
and asked bogart to get in and he promptly, to my horror, jumped up on the
nice clean seats!!

 So there probably isn't a totally right or wrong way but I'd have to say
that, in my opinion, a guide dog should never be on the seat of a cab for a
wide range of obvious reasons.

 Cheers
 Gary

 ----- Original Message -----
 From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
 To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
<nagdu at nfbnet.org
 Sent: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:05:10 -0600 (MDT)
 Subject: Re: [nagdu] taxi transport

 I get into the cab, leaving my feet outside, then I call the dog in.  He
stays on the floor.  If they need to, I get the driver to move up the
passenger seat.  Some drivers won't allow any passengers to sit in the
front.
I govern the dog's face because he wants to stick it up toward the console
to see whasup.  Sometimes, he tries to check out if there is a sandwich up
there or sniff the driver.  I make him turn back and lay his head down on
the floor or put his chin on the seat.  I always get in on the passenger's
side of the cab.  I don't know why this is.

 On Jun 28, 2013, at 12:34 PM, "Daniel" 
<daniel.sweeney1 at comcast.net
wrote:

 Hi all,

 Just a quick question, I have never used a taxi, but would like to  with
this hot weather (on occasion).

 I am not sure how to put my girl in.  Should I get in, put my feet  over
behind the driver and then have the girl hop up to the floor  behind the
passenger seat?

 Since I have never been in a taxi, I am not sure how much foot room  there
is in the back seat.  When I ride with friends, she rides on the  floorboard
in front of me in the front passenger seat.

 We did not cover this when I was at school, I guess because I didn't  think
it was important at the time, my bad.

 Any suggestions?

 Daniel and Cass

 Lakewood, Colorado

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