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

Sheila Leigland sheila.leigland at gmail.com
Sat Jul 22 04:45:55 UTC 2017


that would be a lot of work. I can't imagine tres even letting me pick 
him up.


On 7/20/2017 7:14 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU wrote:
> Hi Gary.
> I didn't know there was an approved method for carrying a dog on an
> escalator.  Wonder if it's different than my method.
> It's been 20 years or so, but I still remember carrying my 70-pound shepherd
> up a very long escalator out of the subway, before GDB started escalator
> training.  That was hard work.
> Tracy
>
>
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>
> hello all:
>
> I don't know what it is like in Germany but when I was going to England
> there was a trainer from my school who had worked there.  he warned me that
> there are some very old escalators  in the tube that are  actually wood and
> have very wide slots in them.  they teach their students where these
> escalators  are and teach you how to carry your dog down them because at
> these old station athlete aren't any other options.  My thought is maybe
> there are more  older style escalators  in some places in Europe.
>
> With Bogart he often chose is mode of getting gout of our rapid transit
> stations. his order of preference if all existed was the elevator, escalator
> and lastly stairs.   one. Time I asked him to find the stairs.  he went the
> opposite direction than I. knew the stairs were. I had time before our next
> bus so I followed him.  he took me to an elevator i didn't know existed.  I
> was amazed that he knew what we. we're trying to do and he decided he liked
> the safe and smooth elevator better.   Poodles, what can you do but follow.
> :)
>
> Gary
>
>   
>
> On July 19, 2017 11:11:21 AM PDT, Bianka via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi Heather and all,
>>
>> As the IGDF is dominated by Guide Dogs UK and they do train escalators
>> I think they do allow escalator training but they leave it to the
>> schools. I wouldn't suggest you use escalators in Germany if you can
>> avoid it as there are laws in place prohibiting dogs to use escalators.
>> Now, don't get me wrong, if there was no other way I might just pick up
>> my dog and use the escalator annyway. Personally, I think it's only a
>> question of time and they will start training escalators over here as
>> well at least for the people living in big cities like Hamburg or
>> Berlin. However, at the moment oposition to escalator training is very
>> strong over here. As far as I know, the same applies to Austria and
>> Switzerland.
>>
>> Thx and kind regards,
>>
>> Bianka
>>
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