[NAGDU] Boarding buses.

Sun Feb 28 03:29:39 UTC 2016

I work my dogs onto a bus by stretching my arm out so she has enough 
room to walk in front of me safely. most buses where I am have railings 
on both sides of the stairs, so you can hold the rail with your right 
hand while working your dog on the left, or vice versa. Heeling would 
also work, but I would only do that in a place where I am absolutely 
comfortable. I always work my dog off a bus because I don't know how far 
the bus is away from the curb and that kind of stuff.

On 2/27/2016 6:31 PM, Caitlyn Furness via NAGDU wrote:
> Good points, Becky.
>
> Dutchess didn’t dive, she very slowly army crawled up to the lunch box. I don’t tolerate diving!  Heck, if I’d noticed the army crawl, I’d have zinged her for that, too.
>
> Oh, well, best laid plans and all that!  These dogs do make us laugh sometimes, don’t they?  Never a dull moment with a guide dog by your side!
>
> Caitlyn and the mud covered Maggie, who went to the dog park today
>
>> On Feb 27, 2016, at 6:22 PM, Becky Frankeberger via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> To keep the dog focused going up bus steps, you can do a couple of things depending on the distractibility of the dog. When you get on use the command left, so the dog looks towards the isle. If a very distracted dog, tap a ring on the grab bar going up, repeat left. So no more lunch diving with this method.
>>
>> Becky and Jake,
>>
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>> Cc: Caitlyn Furness <caitlyn.furness at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Boarding buses.
>>
>> Back when I was working one of my Samoyeds, Duchess, we had a “lunch incident” on the bus.
>>
>> I was sitting behind the driver with Dutchie at my feet.  during our ride, she did an army crawl to the driver’s lunch box, which he had sitting pretty near to us anyway.  It was one of those tupperware deals with a handle on top.  She hooked her paw through the handle and dragged it back toward herself.  The noise is what caught my attention.  It was really hard not to laugh, and the guy’s lunch was safe.
>>
>> I don’t sit behind the driver anymore, for a bunch of reasons, but I suppose I can add lunch box stealing to that list!!
>>
>> Caitlyn
>>
>>> On Feb 27, 2016, at 3:12 PM, S L Johnson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dar:
>>>
>>> Oh yes, the driver's lunch is always a big temptation to our dogs.
>>> All my previous dogs and now Eva try to get the driver to pay attention to them.
>>> The dogs also like to try and get attention from other passengers.  I
>>> always let my dogs guide on leash so, I could hold them on a short
>>> leash and still have them guide me to a seat and to the top of the steps when getting off.
>>> I also use the hand rails because I need them for balance on the
>>> steps.  I know many trainers who suggest sitting right behind the
>>> driver.  I do not do this because the dog is likely to b stepped on.
>>> I go further back where the dog will fit safely under a seat.
>>>
>>> Sandra
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: d m gina via NAGDU
>>> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 8:49 PM
>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: d m gina
>>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Boarding buses.
>>>
>>> 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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