[nagdu] Training in restrooms

Larry D. Keeler lkeeler at comcast.net
Fri Jul 5 22:25:08 UTC 2013 

Holly is like that as well! If I open the stall door and Holly doesn't move, 
I don't go in! And with her fur, I'm so glad!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tami Jarvis" <tami at poodlemutt.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Training in restrooms


> Hm... Mitzi doesn't like to hear me squeal "EWWWWW!!!!" and go through all 
> sorts of gyrations trying to find ways to clean up without touching 
> anything to find what I need... So she's pretty good about avoiding things 
> that will cause that to happen! I don't know if that counts as training as 
> such, but she's gotten pretty handing in restrooms! /grin/
>
> Tami
>
> On 07/04/2013 11:30 AM, Nicole Torcolini wrote:
>> I am inclined to say yes. Unless there is something really noticeable  on
>> the floor, I think that this would be a rather hard one, but I am 
>> interested
>> to hear what others have to say.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carol Osmar
>> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 11:14 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: [nagdu] Training in restrooms
>>
>> OK, I had to read over my message a few times to figure out what you 
>> thought
>> was so funny.  Yes, I am already trained, I was asking about the dog. 
>> lol
>> Laughter is good for the soul.
>>
>> Carol
>>
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org Date sent: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 14:20:41 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] taxi transport
>>
>> :) Carol, you are the first woman I've heard want this.  I'm laughing 
>> more
>> then I should be right now.
>> I've read that American boys and men are one of a very few who stand 
>> while
>> peeing.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Osmarc
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 7:51 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Cc: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] taxi transport
>>
>> May I ask what school you went to.  I think training in restrooms would 
>> be
>> very important.
>> Carol
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 2, 2013, at 5:21 PM, GARY STEEVES <rainshadowmusic at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>   Hi:
>>
>>   My school didn't teach getting into taxis or cars which annoyed me.  (a
>> total aside but they never tought public washrooms which would have  been
>> useful too)
>>
>>   Usually what I do is once the cab pulls up I take off Bogarts harness, 
>> I
>> get in the passenger side.  While holding the door open I scoot over  to 
>> the
>> middle and call bogart in.  He comes in and lies on the floor.  I  check 
>> his
>> tail and then close the door.  Once he is in I slide over to  sit behind 
>> the
>> driver.  I too have to make sure bogarts long nose doest  head to the
>> driver.  I would never let bogart on the seat of a taxi.
>>   I'm like others that believe seats are for people and the floor is for 
>> the
>> dog.  I usually get the driver to move the passenger seat up.  If  I'm 
>> with
>> somone else then either the other person sits in the front or  I sit on 
>> the
>> rear passenger side with the seat forward and put in one  foot, call 
>> bogart
>> in and then the other foot while he and I try to  sort out floor space in 
>> a
>> polite cooperative manner.  :)
>>
>>   If I let Bogart enter a vehicle before me he assumes it is off work and
>> jumps up onto the seat.  If I go first then he never jumps on the seat. 
>> I
>> sadly learned this when visiting my  girlfriends parents at christmas. 
>> We
>> had just walked through slush and snow to get to the car.  I opened the 
>> door
>> and asked bogart to get in and he promptly, to my horror, jumped up on 
>> the
>> nice clean seats!!
>>
>>   So there probably isn't a totally right or wrong way but I'd have to 
>> say
>> that, in my opinion, a guide dog should never be on the seat of a cab for 
>> a
>> wide range of obvious reasons.
>>
>>   Cheers
>>   Gary
>>
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
>>   To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>   Sent: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:05:10 -0600 (MDT)
>>   Subject: Re: [nagdu] taxi transport
>>
>>   I get into the cab, leaving my feet outside, then I call the dog in. 
>> He
>> stays on the floor.  If they need to, I get the driver to move up the
>> passenger seat.  Some drivers won't allow any passengers to sit in the
>> front.
>> I govern the dog's face because he wants to stick it up toward the 
>> console
>> to see whasup.  Sometimes, he tries to check out if there is a sandwich 
>> up
>> there or sniff the driver.  I make him turn back and lay his head down on
>> the floor or put his chin on the seat.  I always get in on the 
>> passenger's
>> side of the cab.  I don't know why this is.
>>
>>
>>   On Jun 28, 2013, at 12:34 PM, "Daniel"
>> <daniel.sweeney1 at comcast.net
>> wrote:
>>
>>   Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>>   Just a quick question, I have never used a taxi, but would like to 
>> with
>> this hot weather (on occasion).
>>
>>   I am not sure how to put my girl in.  Should I get in, put my feet 
>> over
>> behind the driver and then have the girl hop up to the floor  behind the
>> passenger seat?
>>
>>   Since I have never been in a taxi, I am not sure how much foot room 
>> there
>> is in the back seat.  When I ride with friends, she rides on the 
>> floorboard
>> in front of me in the front passenger seat.
>>
>>   We did not cover this when I was at school, I guess because I didn't 
>> think
>> it was important at the time, my bad.
>>
>>   Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>>
>>   Daniel and Cass
>>
>>   Lakewood, Colorado
>>
>>
>>
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