[nagdu] Stopping at up curbs

Jack Rupert jerupert at outlook.com
Thu Dec 11 20:01:25 UTC 2014


I use the command WATCH at curbs and that seems to be rea effective, If it
is not safe
Or I should not take a step down dog will refuse the forward command. MY
dog will pause at all up and down curbs
But I have some mobility issues with my legs so it works well. Stopping at
up curbs is like
Climbing stairs, you need to know your feet are in the correct place before
moving.


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Sykora
via nagdu
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 1:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Stopping at upcurbs

If it is an actual upcurb (one that you need to step up for), my dog will
pause with his front paws on the curb and start moving again as soon as I
have one foot on the curb. It's similar with upcurbs. We stop just barely
long enough for me to say "good dog forward". If it is a curb he has trouble
finding for some reason, we will take a step, or maybe a few, onto the
sidewalk before I praise more thoroughly or treat. I always expect him to
stop at downcurbs and steps.

Danielle and Thai
On 12/11/14, Marsha Drenth via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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
> email: marsha.drenth at gmail.com
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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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