[nagdu] Training in restrooms

rhonda cruz rhondaprincess at gmail.com
Thu Jul 4 23:10:32 UTC 2013 

 hello i have trained my guide dog to find the sink, in the girls room, and the toylet, too.
 she does well, in that place,

On Jul 4, 2013, at 11:30 AM, Nicole Torcolini wrote:

> 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
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> 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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