[nagdu] Guide dogs and new routes.

[Sofia Gallo]

This is interesting. I find that I have good O&M skills ones I've done
a route about a million times, but get stuck if I have to go somewhere
completely new ... really working on changing that.

On 8/27/14, The Pawpower Pack via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I travel frequently on my own and do use public transportation almost
> exclusively.  I try to find an App for my iPhone specific to the pubtrans
> system I'll be using.  I also get directions from people around me.  I also
> like to speak with blind or deafblind people in the area where I travel,
> because frankly they tend to give me clearer and more specific directions
> than a sighted person.  My dog has been trained to locate bus benches and
> poles as well as alerting to the arrival of a bus.
> We will be traveling ! to San Fransisco next month, where I'll be riding the
> BART system, and it will be Soleil's first experience with a train system.
> I'm excited to see how she does.
>
>
>  Rox and the kitchen Bitches:
> Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
> Pawpower4me at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 27, 2014, at 8:34 AM, Larry D Keeler via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Yes! I take busses and trains often. I always call ahead and find out what
>> I need and where I need to go. Because I learn the basic route, my dog
>> knows how to get me around obstacles.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mária Orovcíková via nagdu"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 3:45 AM
>> Subject: [nagdu] Guide dogs and new routes.
>>
>>
>>> Hello list,
>>> I know I brought this topic some time ago, but I would like to discuss it
>>> again if possible.
>>> I'm just wondering do you go new and unfamiliar routes you've never been
>>> to before with your guide dog?
>>> I will give you an example:
>>> Let's say you must travel somewhere you've never been to before. You
>>> arive to a train or bus station and you need to get to a local busstop
>>> and take city bus to take you to your place.
>>> I'm not talking about taking taxi, because they are quite expensive here
>>> and another thing is that here in Slovakia we do not have proper and
>>> clear legislation regarding guide dogs and taxis, so we rather rely on
>>> local buses.So my questions are:
>>> 1. How do you get from a train station to a local busstop?
>>> 2. Do you ask people members of public) to give you directions?
>>> 3. do you let other people your family, relatives, friends) to describe a
>>> route for you in advance?
>>> 4. Do  you use GPS apps?
>>> In case you use GPS apps, what if local busstops are not on the map?
>>> 5. Are there any other options of exploring new routes before travelling?
>>> I hope I will hear your opinions.
>>> With regards
>>> Maria
>>> Sent from iphone
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