[nagdu] Restrooms

Thu Jul 4 22:03:26 UTC 2013

Well, I haven't heard the dudes point of veiw! So, here goes! If a stall is 
required, I look for the big one. If not, we go in the smaller one. I have 
her sit because I know her nose won't go under the partition and bother thhe 
person next to us. I keep hold of the leash even if its on my arm. And, when 
it comes to urinals, I take the ones on the outside edges of the line as 
opposed to the middle. That way, Holly can be kept out of the way. Tghis, I 
was not told in school so when I went to Detroit Metro on the way home, I 
was somewhat worried about Holly sniffing and offending someone! it didn't 
happen and I was sure glad I figured it out!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Osmar" <osmarc at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Restrooms


> Tracy, It's good to hear a ladies point of view on this subject, lol.
>
> I agree.  I would not want my dog to lay on the floor in a public 
> restroom.  I will certainly use your method when I get my dog.  Now, am I 
> expecting too much to think a dog could be trained not to go into a dirty 
> stall?
>
> Carol
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 08:59:36 -0400
> Subject: [nagdu] Restrooms
>
> TSE and GDB both have public restrooms on campus, and I did use them for
> practice, though we didn't get formal training.  My TSE trainer did have a
> good suggestion though, for small stalls.  I don't remember if I did it
> before, but now I go in and get Ben to turn around and back up beside the
> toilet, which gives me room to shut the door.  I used to have the dog lie
> down, but sometimes the door was too low to close over the lying-down dog.
> And, standing beside the toilet, the dog is less likely to be lying in
> something nasty.
> Tracy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 2:20 PM
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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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