[NAGDU] International travel with a guidedog

Tue Apr 4 18:51:37 UTC 2017

When I'd had my dog Ben for about 6 months, I travelled to England without
him.  I was away about 8 days.  He was not bothered by that, though he was
happy to see me when I got back, and happy to get back to work.
However, Ben was a very Zen fellow.  A more clingy dog would probably have
been bothered more, and a strongly work-driven dog might find ways to amuse
himself if he wasn't worked for a week or 2.
I wouldn't leave a young guide dog un-worked for more than a week or 2, and
then only if it couldn't be avoided.  With young dogs, the more work they
get, the better they are, both at work and at home, or that's been my
experience.
Tracy

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From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miranda via NAGDU
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 2:40 PM
To: Danielle Ledet; nagdu at nfbnet.org
Cc: Miranda
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] International travel with a guidedog

Hi Danielle,
Thanks for your response. These are definitely things to consider. At what
point would you consider a dog seasoned enough to travel with overseas or to
leave at home while traveling? Also, what do you think would be a reasonable
length of time to be away from your dog, if the need to travel without him
or her does arise?
If you have traveled overseas with a guide dog, would you be willing to
share about how having your guide dog benefited or hindered your experience,
versus using a cane overseas?
Thanks again for sharing, and have a wonderful week!

Best wishes, Miranda

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 4, 2017, at 12:23 PM, Danielle Ledet <singingmywayin at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 
> Because even traveling and working with a brand-new guide in your home 
> area is stressful. You know the area underfoot and according to your 
> cane, but whizzing past everything with a dog presents different 
> challenges and things may not always seem familiar. You will 
> definitely make mistakes; misjudge street crossings or take driveways 
> for streets, veer in open places or intersecting sidewalks, fail to 
> correct when necessary, correct wrongfully, misread your dog, and so 
> on. And what about different driving expectations and traffic 
> patterns. I would attempt with a seasoned guide but not a new one! I 
> can not imagine attempting to give a new dog commands in unfamiliar 
> territory. Keep in mind, you 2 will still be in the bonding phase. And 
> there you have my thoughts!
> 
>> On 4/4/17, Miranda <knownoflove at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Can you share a bit more about your 
>> experience and why you feel that waiting is the best option? I'm 
>> certainly not disagreeing with you. I'm just curious as to why you feel
this way.
>> Thanks, and have a wonderful week!
>> 
>> Best wishes, Miranda
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Apr 4, 2017, at 11:37 AM, Danielle Ledet via NAGDU 
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Just wait!
>>> 
>>>> On 4/4/17, Nancy VanderBrink via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> I went to Canada for 23 days, any longer and i would have needed a
visa.
>>>> I
>>>> just needed a paper from my vet. It was not bad.
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Apr 4, 2017, at 8:26 AM, Miranda via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I am considering getting a guy dog, but I am also an undergraduate 
>>>>> student looking at internship opportunities overseas within the 
>>>>> next couple years.
>>>>> I'm wondering how practical it would be to get a guy dog prior to 
>>>>> a semester abroad, or if it would be better to wait until I 
>>>>> graduate and would only be traveling on a less frequent basis for 
>>>>> more short-term opportunities (10 days-1 month). If traveling to a 
>>>>> country that would pose undo hardship or extreme complications, I 
>>>>> have considered leaving the dog at home with my husband for more 
>>>>> of a short-term trip (10 days or less).
>>>>> In other words, the practicality of taking a dog overseas would 
>>>>> need to be considered on a case-by-case basis.
>>>>> If you've traveled overseas with your guidedog, where did you go 
>>>>> and for how long? What are some other factors to consider when 
>>>>> traveling abroad with a guy dog?
>>>>> Thanks for your help, and have a wonderful week!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best wishes, Miranda
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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