[nagdu] Tie-Downs for our Guides on Access Shuttles

[Elise Berkley]

They told me she would still be close enough for me to touch.  It just makes 
me nervous when I think of the possibilities of something happening and I do 
not know how to unattach the tie-down.
Elise and Becky

-----Original Message----- 
From: Cindy Ray via nagdu
Sent: Friday, October 2, 2015 6:43 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Cindy Ray
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Tie-Downs for our Guides on Access Shuttles

How close would you be sitting to her if she were tied down? I think it is 
definitely your decision, but I’m not completely sure.
Cindy Lou Ray
cindyray at gmail.com

> On Oct 2, 2015, at 8:36 PM, Elise Berkley via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
> wrote:
>
> Hey, everyone.  I wanted to get your thoughts on this.
> Becky and I were going to school on the Access shuttle and the driver 
> asked me if I wanted Becky tied down.  I did not know what he was talking 
> about and I told him no.  Becky went up the ramp and sat quietly the whole 
> trip (about 10 minutes.)
>
> I found out that, for the dog’s safety and so they cannot move around, 
> they have these new gadgets.  You hook a shorter leash in a ring and then 
> the other end gets snapped down where they tie down the wheelchairs.  I 
> really do not like this idea of her being tied down at all.  She is 
> behaved enough not to move around.  I What if we get in an accident, and I 
> cannot get my dog loose.  Maybe they are trying to do a good thing, and 
> maybe I do not understand fully.  Let Becky and I know what you think.
> Elise and Becky (San Diego bound)
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