Pups-in-training with the Guide Dogs of America got a workout Sunday as they practiced riding a bus from San Dimas to Montclair.
Journey, a six-month-old guide dog in training, strolls through the Montclair Place Mall as part of an exercise with other guide dogs in training on Sunday, May 5, 2019. A small group of dogs and their trainers from the Guide Dogs of America traveled via a Foothill Transit bus from San Dimas to Montclair as part of their on-going training to become full-time working guide dogs. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Yvette Sheehan, 54, works with Journey, a six-month-old guide dog in training during an exercise at the Montclair Place Mall on Sunday, May 5, 2019. A small group of dogs and their trainers from the Guide Dogs of America traveled via a Foothill Transit bus from San Dimas to Montclair as part of their on-going training to become full-time working guide dogs. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Darby, a 10-month-old guide dog in training, rides a bus from San Dimas to the Montclair Place mall as he learns to become more comfortable with public transportation on Sunday, May 5, 2019. A small group of dogs and their trainers from the Guide Dogs of America traveled via a Foothill Transit bus from San Dimas to Montclair as part of their on-going training to become full-time working guide dogs. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Jemma, a six-month-old guide dog in training, rides the bus from San Dimas to the Montclair Place Mall for an exercise to become familiar with public transportation on Sunday, May 5, 2019. A small group of dogs and their trainers from the Guide Dogs of America traveled via a Foothill Transit bus from San Dimas to Montclair as part of their on-going training to become full-time working guide dogs. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Deacon, a 10-month-old guide dog in training, prepares for a trip from San Dimas to the Montclair Place Mall via a bus during an exercise to become familiar with public transportation on Sunday, May 5, 2019. A small group of dogs and their trainers from the Guide Dogs of America traveled via a Foothill Transit bus from San Dimas to Montclair as part of their on-going training to become full-time working guide dogs. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Sue Sutcliffe, 59, of Glendora waits with Jemma, a six-month-old guide dog in training, for training exercises at the Montclair Place Mall on Sunday, May 5, 2019. A small group of dogs and their trainers from the Guide Dogs of America traveled via a Foothill Transit bus from San Dimas to Montclair as part of their on-going training to become full-time working guide dogs. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Deacon, a 10-month-old guide dog in training, rides an elevator in the Montclair Place Mall on Sunday, May 5, 2019. A small group of dogs and their trainers from the Guide Dogs of America traveled via a Foothill Transit bus from San Dimas to Montclair as part of their on-going training to become full-time working guide dogs. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Bruce, a 10-month-old guide dog in training, rides a bus from San Dimas to the Montclair Place mall as he learns to become more comfortable with public transportation on Sunday, May 5, 2019. A small group of dogs and their trainers from the Guide Dogs of America traveled via a Foothill Transit bus from San Dimas to Montclair as part of their on-going training to become full-time working guide dogs. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Journey, a six-month-old guide dog in training, waits for the bus as part of an exercise to become familiar with public transportation in San Dimas, on Sunday, May 5, 2019. A small group of dogs and their trainers from the Guide Dogs of America traveled via a Foothill Transit bus from San Dimas to Montclair as part of their on-going training to become full-time working guide dogs. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Deacon, a 10-month-old guide dog in training, rides the bus from San Dimas to the Montclair Place Mall for an exercise to become familiar with public transportation on Sunday, May 5, 2019. A small group of dogs and their trainers from the Guide Dogs of America traveled via a Foothill Transit bus from San Dimas to Montclair as part of their on-going training to become full-time working guide dogs. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
Deacon, a 10-month-old guide dog in training, is embraced by Audrey Rohrer during an exercise at the Montclair Place Mall on Sunday, May 5, 2019. A small group of dogs and their trainers from the Guide Dogs of America traveled via a Foothill Transit bus from San Dimas to Montclair as part of their on-going training to become full-time working guide dogs. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
In coordination with Foothill Transit, the volunteers working with the dogs hopped on the eastbound Line 492 at San Dimas and Bonita avenues for a 25-minute ride to the Montclair Place mall.
The training helped prepare the puppies to safely navigate public transit as working guide dogs, according to a news release. People who are blind rely largely on public transit. The voyage helped them learn the sights, sounds, smells and surfaces common on public transit, as well as how to settle calmly at their handlers’ feet, out of the way of fellow customers, while the bus is moving.
Guide Dogs of America has a “full nursery of puppies right now, and we’re actively looking for raiser homes,” said Stephanie Colman, puppy program coordinator. Volunteers interested in raising a future guide dog may contact Colman at 818-833-6447. The current litters will be placed in homes in June.
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