[NAGDU] Boarding buses.

[larry d keeler]

Usually I heel Holly because the bus doors are usually kind of skinny.
However, sometimes we can just go up. Her only issue is that she doesn't
like to lay down on the bus. So, I make her sit between my knees. 

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From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Caitlyn Furness
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Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 12:47 PM
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Boarding buses.

Hi,
I either work the dog onto the bus or heel her, depending on my mood and the
situation.

Putting the dog at sit, boarding, then calling the dog is how I get into a
car, where I have to get myself seated first, before getting the dog
settled.

Caitlyn and Maggie

> On Feb 26, 2016, at 9:13 AM, Deanna Lewis via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> 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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