{"id":52591,"date":"2021-03-19T16:04:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T16:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=52591"},"modified":"2021-03-19T16:04:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T16:04:32","slug":"cardiff-bus-is-helping-train-guide-dogs-during-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/03\/19\/cardiff-bus-is-helping-train-guide-dogs-during-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Bus is helping train guide dogs during pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lockdown restrictions mean charity has had to think of creative ways to teach dogs <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>AN out-of-service bus has spent today at the Guide Dogs Cymru training centre in St Mellons to help trainee guide dogs learn to use public transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During lockdown, Guide Dogs Cymru has stopped using public transport to train dogs in order to keep staff and the public safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, this means that the trainee dogs have been missing out on a vital part of their training, as all guide dogs need to be comfortable travelling by bus when they are paired with their owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help the dogs learn how to use public transport, Guide Dogs Cymru approached Cardiff Bus, which has provided an out-of-service bus for the training centre to use today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2-770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2.jpg 1127w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2-770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/guide-dog-bus-2.jpg 1127w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> <strong>Trainee guide dog Enya finds the steps with trainer Emily Hutchinson. <\/strong>Credit: Guide Dogs Cymru.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are extremely grateful to Cardiff Bus,&#8221; said Jemma Dopson, who works at Guide Dogs Cymru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added: \u201cLearning to travel on a bus calmly and confidently is an important part of any guide dog\u2019s training and helps to prepare them for their future role as a life-changing guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHaving access to an empty Cardiff Bus means our trainers and dogs can work in a safe environment and we can continue to provide our essential services to people with sight loss.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven dogs took part in the training today, learning skills such as negotiating steps and finding an empty seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-guide-dog-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"52617\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=52617\" class=\"wp-image-52617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-guide-dog-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-guide-dog-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-guide-dog-770x510.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-guide-dog-293x194.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-guide-dog.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-guide-dog-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"52617\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=52617\" class=\"wp-image-52617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-guide-dog-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-guide-dog-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-guide-dog-770x510.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-guide-dog-293x194.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-guide-dog.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Trainee guide dog Robbie disembarks with trainer Angharad Hartnell. Credit: Guide Dogs Cymru.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"52618\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=52618\" class=\"wp-image-52618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1-770x1155.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1-293x440.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"52618\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=52618\" class=\"wp-image-52618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1-770x1155.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1-293x440.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/bus-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Trainee guide dog Potter stays behind the line with trainer Sian Menai Jones. Credit: Guide Dogs Cymru.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;\u201cMany vision-impaired people rely heavily on public transport to get around,&#8221; said Gareth Stevens, commercial director of Cardiff Bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Guide dogs play such an important role in helping to transform someone\u2019s life, so we were delighted to do our bit to support them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Bus has also offered to take staff and dogs on short journeys to familiarise them with a moving bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more on how Guide Dogs Cymru have been coping with the pandemic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-cardiffian wp-block-embed-the-cardiffian\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Uho3zJEGso\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/16\/guide-dogs-cymru-warns-of-risks-posed-by-illegal-e-scooter-use\/\">Guide Dogs Cymru warns of risks posed by illegal e-scooter use<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Guide Dogs Cymru warns of risks posed by illegal e-scooter use&#8221; &#8212; The Cardiffian\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/16\/guide-dogs-cymru-warns-of-risks-posed-by-illegal-e-scooter-use\/embed\/#?secret=Uho3zJEGso\" data-secret=\"Uho3zJEGso\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Guide Dogs Cymru warns of risks posed by illegal e-scooter use&#8221; &#8212; The Cardiffian\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/16\/guide-dogs-cymru-warns-of-risks-posed-by-illegal-e-scooter-use\/embed\/#?secret=Uho3zJEGso\" data-secret=\"Uho3zJEGso\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-cardiffian wp-block-embed-the-cardiffian\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FbZ6drfU0b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/12\/15\/the-unexpected-ways-blind-people-have-struggled-during-the-pandemic\/\">The unexpected ways blind people have struggled during the pandemic<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The unexpected ways blind people have struggled during the pandemic&#8221; &#8212; The Cardiffian\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/12\/15\/the-unexpected-ways-blind-people-have-struggled-during-the-pandemic\/embed\/#?secret=FbZ6drfU0b\" data-secret=\"FbZ6drfU0b\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The unexpected ways blind people have struggled during the pandemic&#8221; &#8212; The Cardiffian\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/12\/15\/the-unexpected-ways-blind-people-have-struggled-during-the-pandemic\/embed\/#?secret=FbZ6drfU0b\" data-secret=\"FbZ6drfU0b\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AN out-of-service bus has spent today at the Guide Dogs Cymru training centre in St Mellons to help trainee guide dogs learn to use public transport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":559,"featured_media":52596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,3],"tags":[583,1022,4656,1273,584,6854],"coauthors":[6736],"class_list":["post-52591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-news","tag-cardiff-bus","tag-covid-19","tag-guide-dogs","tag-lockdown","tag-public-transport","tag-sight-loss"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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