[nagdu] Greyhound trip with a guide dog

[Buddy Brannan]

Heck, if I could afford it, I wouldn’t ride Greyhound in the first place.

So, I dunno. Maybe I’m weird, but I’ve always felt vaguely uncomfortable at the notion that I of necessity will take up two seats. Sure, it has its advantages, like for instance, not having some smelly sketchy character sitting next to you. But it’s never something i ask for. I did, after all, only pay for one seat like anyone else does, and I should endeavor to take up as little extra room as possible. Sure, if the space is there, I’ll use it, but I’ve always done my level best to keep my dog in the space taken up by the seat allocated to my use. 
On Aug 4, 2014, at 4:11 PM, Sean Robertson via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I went on a Grey Hound trip with my first dog. And I didn't have to buy a tickit for him.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: <barbandzoe at comcast.net>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 3:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Greyhound trip with a guide dog
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> You would never want to buy two tickets I think. Often this can be worked out, and the main inconvenience would be to have the dog right under your feet. I wouldn’t buy the additional ticket even if I could afford it.
> 
> Cindy
> 
> On Aug 4, 2014, at 1:36 PM, Barb breuer via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>> If I had the money I would get two tickets so I could have both the seats to myself .
>> 
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>> ------ Original Message ------
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>> From: Marion Gwizdala via nagdu
>> To: Noah G.' 'Beckman, 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Sent: August 3, 2014 at 7:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Greyhound trip with a guide dog
>> 
>> Noah,
>> 
>> The fact that you will be traveling with a guide dog is irrelevant
>> as to your access. Some will have opinions to offer in answer to your
>> questions. My first comment is that providing advance notice is not only
>> unnecessary, it tends to create problems rather than  resolve them. They
>> cannot require you to give such notice, cannot require you to sit in a
>> specific seat, or any other particular practices. I find that the best place
>> to sit on the bus is wherever your dog best fits. I do find that the seat
>> behind the driver tends to not be the best one. It seems that it is where
>> the fire extinguisher is and this actually reduces the space available for
>> the dog.
>> 
>> You will likely have plenty of opportunity to relieve your dog, as
>> they will have meal breaks and this will afford you the opportunity to
>> relieve yourself and your dog. How accommodating drivers are tends to be
>> inconsistent. For the most part, they are fairly accommodating; however, we
>> are currently dealing with an issue in which a blind person had an issue. If
>> you have any problems, please do not hesitate to call the NAGDU hotline at
>> 888-NAGDU411 (888-624-3841).
>> 
>> Fraternally yours,
>> Marion Gwizdala
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Beckman, Noah G.
>> via nagdu
>> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 7:42 PM
>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nagdu] Greyhound trip with a guide dog
>> 
>> Hello listors,
>>               In a few days, I will be taking a rather lengthy trip by
>> Greyhound bus.  It has been years since my last Greyhound bus trip and it
>> will be my first with a dog.  Naturally, I have a few questions for listors
>> with more Greyhound experience than me.
>> Firstly, is there a certain seat location on the bus that is optimal, and
>> are there any seat locations I should avoid?  How do you position your dog
>> while on the bus?  Where do you relieve your dog during lay overs? Finally,
>> how accommodating and agreeable have you found drivers and other Greyhound
>> staff to be especially in regard to helping locate important things like
>> relieving areas or transfer buses?  If you have any Grayhound advice, even
>> if it is unrelated to these questions, I would welcome that as well.  It
>> might be helpful to know that Mia is a 50 pound lab, which makes positioning
>> her relatively easy.
>> 
>> Thanks a lot,
>> 
>> Noah
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