Have You Ever Seen A Dog At Disneyland?

As many of you know Stetson goes in for formal training this Saturday, May 10th 2008. One of my goals was/is to take him to Disneyland before he goes in for training.

Stetson and I are taking the day off from work tomorrow and heading over to Disneyland to see Mickey and friends.

We’re both very excited…and lucky for us our friends Denise and Oceana sent us a puppy in training how to list for visiting Disneyland. If you take a look at Denise and Oceana’s blog you’ll see that they just took a trip to Disneyland a few days ago.

Just in case you have a puppy in training here’s the wonderful list Denise and Oceana sent to us (I included some pictures from Denise and Oceana’s past trips to Disneyland):

How To Take Your Puppy In Training To Disneyland

Oceana here, you asked what rides you can go on at Disneyland well here is the list and how to get on it’s long but sure does help. You are treated like a wheel chair in Disneyland but City hall does not give you an assistance pass if you are asked for one just have your raisers point down to you and the Cast Members (CM) smile and let you in or if more than one attraction asks for an assistance pass and gives you a hard time because you don’t have one just go to town hall and tell them what is happening they usually then give you a pass.

Some Basic Information

Getting Busy - Disneyland security usually comes up and tells you but we are allowed in any planter to get busy (even your raiser is allowed in to) there is usually gates to let you in just push the button and push/pull and the gate swings open.
On Rides - We are to be laying down for all rides but if you don’t want to it is okay as long as you are not on the seats.
Puppy Swap – is when one person of the party hold leash while the rest of the group rides then your leash is given to someone who just rode so the first leash holder can go next if your group is larger than 2 they usually let 1 to 2 people who just rode to ride with the leash holder.

Disneyland

Fantasyland

1. Alice in Wonderland – Go thru the exit to the yellow line by the exit CM and wait to be loaded.
2. Casey Jr. Circus Train – Go thru the exit to the top of the ramp and wait for a CM to assist you (make room for guest exiting the train so stay to the right)
3. Dumbo the Flying Elephant – the exit closest to the Carrousel there is a handicap line you just have to wait for a CM to give you a feather for your turn to ride (we have to sit away from the opening) when the ride stops just go thru the gate as guest are leaving and pick you elephant
4. It’s A Small World – is closed till Nov. 2008 but if it was open there is a handicap line were you wait in. (they usually give the dogs the first row as there is more leg room for us to sit)
5. King Arthur Carrousel – go thru standard line but your raiser has to sit on the bench seat and you on the floor.
6. Mad Tea Party – there is a exit with a ramp when the ride stops the gate unlocks go down the ramp and wait behind the yellow line for the CM’s help he/she will have you go back out the gate and wait for the next ride but you have to go thru the first time to let them know you would like to ride (we do not spin the cups when I ride it move enough on it’s own)
7. Matterhorn Bobsleds – well we are not allowed to ride this but we can puppy swap at this ride. There is a handicap entrance on the Tomorrowland side of the loading docks that you go thru (and pass thru the line) and wait for a CM
8. Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride – There is a handicap entrance right next to the standard entrance
9. Peter Pan’s Fight – go thru the exit (this is the smallest exit in fantasyland) if there is someone waiting by the CM they will ask you to go back to the turn and wait you can see if you can move up thru a mirror on the wall in front of you.
10. Pinocchio’s Daring Journey – go thru the exit and wait for the CM to help you
11. Snow White Scary Adventures – go thru the exit and wait for the CM to help you
12. Storybook Land Canal Boats – there is a handicap entrance/exit right by the light house you just wait for the CM to help you

Mickey’s Toontown

1. Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin - you are to go thru the fast pass line and wait for the CM. (this one keeps changing and they want to send all the handicap thru the standard line we were behind a family with there little girl in a wheel chair and were they upset these people ended up going to town hall and complained)
2. Gadget’s Go Coaster – a 30sec. kids coaster go thru the exit and wait for a CM
3. Disneyland Railroad Toontown Station – Standard line or handicap entrance/exit by the standard line entrance

Tomorrowland

1. Astro Orbitor – well we are allowed on this but I have never been on it as Denise hates this one because she always feels like she is going to fall out. If you would like to ride this one go thru the exit with the ramp and wait for a CM
2. Autopia – go up the exit ramp all the way to the CM that is handing out the drivers licenses he/she will tell you what you need to do.
3. Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters – go thru the fast pass line once you get right before you load go threw the blue door and across to the exit the CM there will help you load (do not go up the exit for this ride they will not let you ride you have to come thru the blue door I think because this is one of the few ADA line in Disneyland so they want all riders coming from the standard line)
4. Monorail – walk up the standard line as it is now a ADA line (there is usually not a long line except for very busy days and this line is deceiving as it hides behind Autopia and the Subs so it can be very long also there is only one monorail train at the park right now the rest are being redesigned)
5. Honey, I Shrunk the Audience – just go thru the standard line and the CM will help you
6. Innoventions – standard line
7. Space Mountain – well here another we are not allowed on but puppy swap. At the exit there is a handicap line that you wait in the CM sends you down the ramp to the loading dock.
8. Star Tours – Here is another ride we are not allowed on but puppy swap. Go thru star trader store to the exit of the ride and wait for a CM after one of the rooms exits will tell you what to do.
9. Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage – Go to the front of the line there is a rope there with a CM just tell them you would like to ride they then put you in the handicap line which can be 15 mins. – to 1 hr long but it is still way shorter than the standard line.
10. Disneyland Railroad Tomorrowland Station – either the long ramp exit to the handicap entrance or standard line

Frontierland

1. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad – Another ride where we can’t ride but puppy swap. Go thru the exit (either exit) stay to the right as guests are exiting go all the way down to the CM at the end of the dock.
2. Pirates Lair on Tom Sawyer Island – standard line they open a rope so you do not have to go thru the turn stile.
3. Mark Twain Riverboat & Sailing Ship Columbia – Standard line CMs usually open the handicap door for the dogs
4. Big Thunder Ranch – we are not allowed in the petting zoo but we can stand out side the fence and watch the goats and sheep.
5. The Golden Horseshoe Stage – just find a seat and enjoy.

Critter Country

1. Splash Mountain – this is a puppy swap ride go thru the exit and wait for the CM
2. Davy Crockett’s Explore Canoes – well we are allowed on but Denise is afraid that I will take a flying leap into the Rivers of America so we have not done this also she does not want to work to go around the river.
3. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh – this is a ADA line so just go thru the standard line

Adventureland

1. Enchanted Tiki Room – Standard line enjoy the pre-show with the Hawaiian Gods (also if your raisers have to get busy there is a restroom at the top of the stairs to the left no one really knows about these restrooms so they are usually empty.)
2. Indian Jones Adventure of the Forbidden Eye – go thru the exit till you see a CM they will then put you thru to the handicap line. (if the handicap line is very long just tell the CM there you can go thru the standard line from this point much faster)
3. Jungle Cruise – by the exit there is a handicap line where you wait for a CM (the skipper will not load the blank shots with a dog in the boat but if you are okay with the shot just let the skipper know they may or may not load the gun then)
4. Tarzan Treehouse – Denise like to take me up in it to work on calmly climbing stairs and more stairs and more stairs with out me pulling her up and down them

New Orleans Square

1. Haunted Mansion – if there is a CM at the entrance gate ask for a red card if not don’t worry this is for busy days and then go thru standard line till you get to the steps of the mansion there is a handicap rope this is were the handicap is pulled out of line. Once you get into the stretching room and exit wait for the CM they will escort you down to the loading area and stop the ride so we can get in (we usually wait for doom buggy #6,7,8,&9 of 131 doom buggies you also will not exit at the exit but come back to the loading area were they stop the ride again so you can get out and then ride the stretching room back up the front of the mansion)
2. Pirates of the Caribbean – this depends if you go early before the busy crowed or on a empty day if it is very busy they have a pirate CM out side the exit for handicap line control just wait in the handicap line if it is not busy there will not be a pirate CM so just enter the exit all the way past were guest exit there is a door where the handicap wait
3. Disneyland Railroad New Orleans Square/ Frontierland Station – By the ramp exit you can wait for boarding this is the handicap loading or you can go standard line

Main Street U.S.A.

1. Disneyland Railroad Main Street Station– standard line
2. Main Street Vehicles – just wait in line to board
   1. Fire Engine
   2. Horse-Drawn Streetcars
   3. Horseless carriage
   4. Omnibus

California Adventure

Disney’s California Adventure makes dogs thru the standard line for everything as it is an ADA park so it is puppy swap for everything there. some times they do not even let the dogs in the line.

I’d like to thank Denise and Oceana again for putting this great list together for Stetson and I. We’d be totally lost without it and I love those pictures of Oceana with the Disney characters. Hopefully Stetson and I can get a few of our own.

Have you ever seen a dog at Disneyland? If you are a puppy raiser have you ever taken your dog to Disneyland?

Are You Interested In Fostering Puppies?

Do you live in Los Angeles or Orange County?

If so, I noticed today that Cuddly Canines needs foster families for several puppy litters.

The Riverside Shelter has been slammed with litters this past weekend and many will die unless we find foster homes for them ASAP. Please email Cuddly Canines at CuddlyCanines@aol.com or CuddlyCaninesRescue@yahoo.com.

Urgent Foster Families Needed

Small Terrier mix mom & 7 babies, about 4 weeks old - SAVED!
Chihuahua mix mom & 3 babies, about 4 weeks old - SAVED!
4 Shepherd Orphans, 3 weeks old - SAVED!
7 Aussie-Shepherd Orphans - bottle babies

The first 3 litters have already been saved however the 7 Aussie-Shepherd Orphans still need help. Please contact Cuddly Canines if you can rescue these babies.

Linus is an Australian Shepherd Mix and I’d love to rescue the 7 puppies, but don’t think I can take enough time off work to rescue and take care of 7 little babies. I hope someone out there can help out. Best of luck to Cuddly Canines in finding a foster family.

Dog Or Mop?

Today was just like every other day reading through my feeds on Google Reader, getting the latest and greatest news, and taking a look at some of the many dog and puppy pictures that come through my feeds.  While scrolling through the many blog posts I enjoy on a daily basis I saw a picture that I could have sworn was a mop head being thrown over an obstacle on a dog agility course.

Thanks to our friends over at The Days Of Johann an Agility Dog I had the pleasure of seeing this great agility dog picture and wanted to share it with the readers here on Puppy In Training.

Johann found this pic at Reuters and we agree with Johann that “this is one of the coolest dog agility photos we have ever seen!”

Dog Or Mop

Here’s the caption straight from Reuters:

Eva Meyer watches her Puli dog ‘Fee’ during a photo call for a dog show in Dortmund April 24, 2008. More than 6,000 dogs will compete for the title of the best pedigree hound on May 2 to 4, 2008 in Dortmund.

What do you think?  Dog or Mop?  Do you have any interesting photos of your dog?  If so, I’d love to see them and maybe post them here at Puppy In Training.

Great Video Of Gin The Dancing Dog

Have you ever seen a dancing dog before? A couple days ago I received an email from Carole about Kate and Gin the dancing dog from the TV show Britain’s got talent. I watched Gin, a border collie dazzle the judges panel and the audience as well.

The original link that Carole sent me apparently has been moved from Youtube. Hopefully they’re not having copywrite issues, but if they are then the video below may get disabled eventually as well.

Here’s a video of Gin on YouTube:

Gin The Dancing Dog

Dogs Are Amazing

It’s pretty amazing some of the things you can teach a dog. Stetson, my guide dog puppy in training will (hopefully) be a full-fledged guide dog in about 6 months assisting his blind companion to move around more freely. Gin the dancing dog obviously has a different talent. It’s great to see all of her energy channeled into such a great act.

I’ve seen many other working dogs including Arson Dogs, Service Dogs, Search & Rescue Dogs, and Therapy Dogs. Every one of these working dogs is very talented in their own right. It’s definitely my pleasure to be able to work with Stetson (hopefully) a future guide dog.

Ralphie The Wild Animal

My parents dog has a similar energy level and is probably just as agile as Gin the dancing dog. However, I don’t think they’ve channeled his energy in quite the same way. If you’ve ever seen him (his name is Ralphie after Ralphie on the Simpsons), you’d think he had springs in his feet. He bounces around and can walk on his hind legs (I haven’t seen him walk backwards yet). If only they could channel that energy into something positive he could be the next contestant on Britain’s got talent (if we were in Britain).

Have you ever seen a dog like Gin the dancing dog before?  What other talents do dogs possess?

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