[nagdu] Training in restrooms

Osmarc osmarc at sbcglobal.net
Fri Jul 5 22:34:36 UTC 2013 

Good to hear this.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 5, 2013, at 6:25 PM, "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net> wrote:

> Holly is like that as well! If I open the stall door and Holly doesn't move, I don't go in! And with her fur, I'm so glad!
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tami Jarvis" <tami at poodlemutt.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 2:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Training in restrooms
> 
> 
>> Hm... Mitzi doesn't like to hear me squeal "EWWWWW!!!!" and go through all sorts of gyrations trying to find ways to clean up without touching anything to find what I need... So she's pretty good about avoiding things that will cause that to happen! I don't know if that counts as training as such, but she's gotten pretty handing in restrooms! /grin/
>> 
>> Tami
>> 
>> On 07/04/2013 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
>>> 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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