[nagdu] Greyhound trip with a guide dog

[Nicole Torcolini]

This is obviously  a little different, but I thought that I would throw in
my two cents anyway. Every morning and afternoon, I ride a shuttle provided
by the company for which I work to and from work. It is the same driver in
the morning and afternoon. I always sit in the same spot, and I take both
seats. I sit in the seat behind the seat behind the driver. If someone is in
it, the driver asks the person to move. I am usually one of the first people
on. Everyone boards rather quickly after that, so there really is not time
to play hunt for a seat. Be careful when putting your dog under seat that
the harness does not caught. If the dog will not go under or is under and
will not come out, then there is usually something wrong. If it is a really
long ride, you may wish to remove the harness or at least the handle.
Finally, if your dog also wears a regular clip collar in addition to a
correction collar, you may wish to attach the leash to the clip collar. If
not, then at least the dead ring on the correction collar. During the parts
of the ride that nothing significant is happening, your dog should be ale to
relax and maybe even take a nap. Oh, and one last thing. You might want to
tell the person nearest you that you have a dog just in case the dog barks
or something. People usually do not mind having a dog around; it is just
that, occasionally, something will happen that will catch people completely
off guard and startle them. Also, if you talk to your dog and people do not
see the dog, they might wonder to whom you are talking.

Nicole and Lexia

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marsha Drenth via
nagdu
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 7:42 PM
To: Beckman, Noah G.; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Greyhound trip with a guide dog

 recently, I was using a bus service, not greyhound, to go from Pennsylvania
into New York City on a twice weekly basis. I never informed the bus company
that I would be on a particular bus ahead of time. Most of the drivers were
very very accommodating. And allowing me to get on the bus and get settled
before the general boarding. I usually sat on the left-hand side of the bus
as you got on. Usually in the first few rows. I would also ask the drivers
if I could take two seats. So that way my dog was much more comfortable
underneath my seat and I would have room for my feet. I never had a driver
told me know in that regard. This bus was a commuter bus, so at the times
that I rode it was very busy and very crowded. No one was ever turned away
because I was taking a next your seat though. My  husband and I will be
taking a greyhound back from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia in a couple of
weeks, on greyhound. Good luck on your greyhound trip.

Marsha drenth
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> On Aug 3, 2014, at 7:42 PM, "Beckman, Noah G. via nagdu"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello listors,
>                In a few days, I will be taking a rather lengthy trip by
Greyhound bus.  It has been years since my last Greyhound bus trip and it
will be my first with a dog.  Naturally, I have a few questions for listors
with more Greyhound experience than me.
> Firstly, is there a certain seat location on the bus that is optimal, and
are there any seat locations I should avoid?  How do you position your dog
while on the bus?  Where do you relieve your dog during lay overs?  Finally,
how accommodating and agreeable have you found drivers and other Greyhound
staff to be especially in regard to helping locate important things like
relieving areas or transfer buses?  If you have any Grayhound advice, even
if it is unrelated to these questions, I would welcome that as well.  It
might be helpful to know that Mia is a 50 pound lab, which makes positioning
her relatively easy.
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> 
> Noah
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