[NAGDU] stairs and guide dogs question

[Danielle Sykora]

I will either work the dog up/down the stairs and lightly run my hand along the railing, or not hold the railing at all. My dogs were trained to target railings so I have the option.  It is also possible to heel the dog and hold the railing normally. I personally don’t like this method because the dog can’t alert me to obstacles like people standing or sitting on the stairs. You don’t really want to tightly hold the railing and work the dog simultaneously, because you can’t really move around an obstacle with the dog while still holding the railing.

Danielle, Thai, and Jackie 

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> On Feb 20, 2019, at 7:24 PM, Yiska via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> My dog naturally pointed out the railing so I do both railing and guiding.
> Yiska
> 
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 17:21 Madison Martin via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all, Whenever I go up/down stairs, I allways hang on to the railing. So,
>> I was just wondering, do you guys do this when working your guides, or do
>> you just hang onto them and let them guide you? Just curious that's all.
>> Look forward to hearing back from you guys!! Thanks
>> 
>> Madison
>> 
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