[nagdu] Greyhound trip with a guide dog

[Darla Rogers]

The newer buses have seats near the middle of the bus with tons of leg room,
so you shouldn't have a problem keeping our dog out of the aisle, but help
is sparse no matter what you tell who, and the stops are shorter and
shorter, so make sure you know your coach number, so you'll be on time to
leave.

I suggest, for shorter stops carrying finger foods that are way better for
you than the stuff you find in the convenience stores; then, if it is
relatively safe, you can walk your dog a little to allow her to stretch her
legs.  I also suggest using bottled water.
Darla Who hates Greyhound and hopes never to ride one again


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray via
nagdu
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 2:12 PM
To: barbandzoe at comcast.net; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of
Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Greyhound trip with a guide dog

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 ------
> 
> 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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