[NAGDU] Boarding buses.

[Cindy Ray]

Deanna's main question about this was that someone had been taught to rest
the dog at the bottom of the steps, go on and then call the dog on. I don't
understand. Sure, I do that in a van often, but not on a bus. 
Cindy


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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Boarding buses.

Deanna,
I just wanted to quickly thank you for asking this question.
I also have been taught to heel the dog while boarding a bus but I thought
the same thing that you mentioned: Wouldn't it be a more secure feeling to
work the dog while entering so you know what the entrance is like? When I
have my dog next to me while boarding a bus, I have to kind of feel with my
foot where to step and how many steps there are. This can be a bit difficult
at times.
So I'm looking forward to answers on this.
Lisa

Am 26.02.2016 um 15:13 schrieb Deanna Lewis via NAGDU:
> 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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