Hi,

Next week we will need to take our dog (a Labrador) on a little journey
from Finchley Central to Waterloo. From there we will be going down to
Haslemere on the mainline. I am not too worried about the mainline
train but is it ok for me to take the dog on the tube? I have seen
others with dogs so it is presumably ok, but just wondered if it was
not allowed in the central parts of the network.

One concern is the escalators. I have seen signs on some escalators
indicating that dogs need to be carried. As she is 30kg this could be
difficult on a long escalator. I can pick her up when get on and off
but it should be safe to put her down while traveling up.

Thanks for any advice.

Andy

AndyColeman ) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

One concern is the escalators. I have seen signs on some escalators
indicating that dogs need to be carried. As she is 30kg this could be
difficult on a long escalator. I can pick her up when get on and off
but it should be safe to put her down while traveling up.

Like the sign says. Dogs MUST be carried.

(You could always point this out to somebody without a dog and lend him
your Lab for compliance purposes. "Look, mate, I don't want to be awkward,
but it does say you have to carry a dog. And it just so happens I have one
here you can borrow")

Adrian wrote:
AndyColeman ) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

One concern is the escalators. I have seen signs on some escalators
indicating that dogs need to be carried. As she is 30kg this could be
difficult on a long escalator. I can pick her up when get on and off
but it should be safe to put her down while traveling up.

Like the sign says. Dogs MUST be carried.

(You could always point this out to somebody without a dog and lend him
your Lab for compliance purposes. "Look, mate, I don't want to be awkward,
but it does say you have to carry a dog. And it just so happens I have one
here you can borrow")
Aren't children supposed to be carried aswell. It is going to be
exceedingly difficult to carry a dog under one arm and a child under
the other. Could you find out if Waterloo or any nearby stations have a
fixed emergency staircase or a lift.

Kevin

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:

Aren't children supposed to be carried aswell. It is going to be
exceedingly difficult to carry a dog under one arm and a child under
the other.

Gaffer tape 'em together, then fashion a handle out of tape.

You could point out to any station staff that if you try any carry a
30kg canine you are liable to injury which will mean a lot of extra
work for them. You could suggest they carry the dog for you if they
insist, but I would doubt whether they already have a safety case for
such occasions.
Incidently I have been on the underground in the past with two people
and a full-grown rottweiler. The dog went down the escalators to the
Central Line at Holborn and up from the undeground at Waterloo without
problem.

Neill

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AndyColeman ) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

One concern is the escalators. I have seen signs on some escalators
indicating that dogs need to be carried. As she is 30kg this could be
difficult on a long escalator. I can pick her up when get on and off
but it should be safe to put her down while traveling up.

Like the sign says. Dogs MUST be carried.

(You could always point this out to somebody without a dog and lend him
your Lab for compliance purposes. "Look, mate, I don't want to be awkward,
but it does say you have to carry a dog. And it just so happens I have one
here you can borrow")

Doesn't Waterloo have passenger lifts from the Jubilee to street level?
Would it be possible to walk from the Northern to the lift and use that?

I suppose otherwise you could get the Jubilee Line from Finchley Road to
Waterloo (taking the 82 from Finchley Central to Finchley Road)

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23:31:37 on Tue, 12 Jul 2005, AndyColeman
remarked:
One concern is the escalators. I have seen signs on some escalators
indicating that dogs need to be carried.

It's not clear how they expect to supply enough dogs for everyone to be
able to comply with this sign.
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Roland Perry ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

One concern is the escalators. I have seen signs on some escalators
indicating that dogs need to be carried.

It's not clear how they expect to supply enough dogs for everyone to be
able to comply with this sign.

There's a good business opportunity there for somebody.

Interesting pricing model, too - a Great Dane or Rotty would be very cheap
to rent, a small spaniel far more expensive.

Roland Perry wrote:
In message . com, at
23:31:37 on Tue, 12 Jul 2005, AndyColeman
remarked:
One concern is the escalators. I have seen signs on some escalators
indicating that dogs need to be carried.

It's not clear how they expect to supply enough dogs for everyone to
be able to comply with this sign.

Apparently it's at its worst at peke time.

8-))


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John from Harrow, Middx

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On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:40:44 GMT, "John Shelley"
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message . com, at
23:31:37 on Tue, 12 Jul 2005, AndyColeman
remarked:
One concern is the escalators. I have seen signs on some escalators
indicating that dogs need to be carried.

It's not clear how they expect to supply enough dogs for everyone to
be able to comply with this sign.

Apparently it's at its worst at peke time.

Also, wouldn't supplying dogs for everybody cause a sharp increase in
littering? :-)

Charlie

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