[NAGDU] Boarding buses.

[Deanna Lewis]

Hi all,
I have a question on how to board a bus/van when travelling with a guide dog. I was reading a friend's training blog, and she described how the school she is at teaches boarding the bus with the dogs. She said that the student has the dog sit outside the bus doors, makes a long leash, then the student boards the bus and then calls the dog on. The way it was described reminds me of how someone would walk through airport security. I know when I've trained in the past, we have been told to heel our dogs onto buses, but I've almost always worked my dog onto buses, paratransit vehicles, and subways. By working my dog, I can tell if there are steps, how many, and so on. I would think it would be kind of dangerous to step "blindly" onto a vehicle and then call your dog onto it. So, my question to you all is, how do you board buses?Do you also exit the bus in the same way?
Thanks!
Deanna and Mambo

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