[nagdu] Greyhound trip with a guide dog

[Cindy Ray]

You would never want to buy two tickets I think. Often this can be worked out, and the main inconvenience would be to have the dog right under your feet. I wouldn’t buy the additional ticket even if I could afford it.

Cindy

On Aug 4, 2014, at 1:36 PM, Barb breuer via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> If I had the money I would get two tickets so I could have both the seats to myself . 
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> ------ Original Message ------
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> From: Marion Gwizdala via nagdu
> To: Noah G.' 'Beckman, 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Sent: August 3, 2014 at 7:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Greyhound trip with a guide dog
> 
> Noah,
> 
> The fact that you will be traveling with a guide dog is irrelevant
> as to your access. Some will have opinions to offer in answer to your
> questions. My first comment is that providing advance notice is not only
> unnecessary, it tends to create problems rather than  resolve them. They
> cannot require you to give such notice, cannot require you to sit in a
> specific seat, or any other particular practices. I find that the best place
> to sit on the bus is wherever your dog best fits. I do find that the seat
> behind the driver tends to not be the best one. It seems that it is where
> the fire extinguisher is and this actually reduces the space available for
> the dog.
> 
> You will likely have plenty of opportunity to relieve your dog, as
> they will have meal breaks and this will afford you the opportunity to
> relieve yourself and your dog. How accommodating drivers are tends to be
> inconsistent. For the most part, they are fairly accommodating; however, we
> are currently dealing with an issue in which a blind person had an issue. If
> you have any problems, please do not hesitate to call the NAGDU hotline at
> 888-NAGDU411 (888-624-3841).
> 
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala
> 
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Beckman, Noah G.
> via nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 7:42 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Greyhound trip with a guide dog
> 
> 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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