[NAGDU] Boarding buses.

[d m gina]

Or I have to heal the dog on, her thing is the trash can or smelling 
the drivers lunch.
I also keep a tight leash when getting off the buss for the same 
reason, mean to say van.
She will listen, when I speak to her.

 iginal message:
> 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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