[NAGDU] Escalators, and how different schools handle them?

[Lisa]

Hi everyone,


I've just read the whole threat about escalators and thought it was very 
interesting. Here in Germany, guide dog schools teach the dogs to avoid 
escalators. So if we walk towards one, the dog has to stop and refuse to 
walk on it. I don't know of any German school that  trains their dogs to 
go on an escalator, so all your experiences were completely new to me. 
They also sounded a bit complicated or at least as if they require a lot 
of concentration but I'm sure, things like getting on and off a train 
were complicated at first, too, and by now, we all are so used to doing it.

It was even part of my qualification to show my dog avoids escalators 
correctly.


As always, there might be exceptions over here, too, but the common 
opinion is: dogs, no matter if guides or pets, aren't allowed on 
escalators because it's way too dangerous.

That's not my opinion nor do I oppose to it  because I simply don't know 
enough about the methods you described or the dangers people see. Just 
wanted to share how things are in Germany regarding this topic.


Lisa



Am 19.07.2017 um 00:21 schrieb David via NAGDU:
> Well, I messed up in my response to Sandra.  1.  I referred to her as 
> Julie.
>
> Claire is at the point now where lifting her with the chest strap 
> doesn't mean much, except for timing on her leap.  I suppose I should 
> start letting her make the decision on her own, if she has the timing 
> down.  I won't always have the little tunnel of vision that I have now.
>
> *David and Claire Rose in Clearwater, FL*
> *david at bakerinet.com*
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