[nagdu] Stopping at upcurbs

[Marsha Drenth]

Tracy,
all my dogs have too eventually dropped the practice. Now my current dog will, pause for me to find the curb, if its one that I need to step up on, as I have fallen, theinking that there was no curb. I like the ramp curbs, my blanace likes them better too. I do always make my dogs, stop at the down curb. Again, I have fallen if and when they have tried to blow them. It is also important for me as a deafblind person, to use the curbs, because then I can orientate my self on where I am, as I use the tactual parts of my route to let me know where I am. I get very familiar and pay attention to cracks in the sidewalk, curbs, poles, and other things that will tell me I am going in the direction. 


Marsha drenth  
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> On Dec 11, 2014, at 11:44 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I think stopping at upcurbs is a matter of personal preference.  I agree a dog should, at first, but mine drop it pretty fast.  I want to get out of the street.  I once was hit when I tried to correct my dog for running an upcurb.  The driver figured I was out of the street and started to pull out, but I had stopped to correct.  Luckily, the idiot wasn't moving very fast. I decided then I wasn't going to correct for running an upcurb.  Pretty soon, all I get is a pause and go.  I can see it wouldn't work for everyone, but it works for me, and other people I know in the big bad city.
> Tracy
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