safety
Only rational thing to do
So, before we stopped training for escalators, my trainer was trying to convince Kibeth to step on the escalator. Kibeth, being the plucky little shit that she is, was not having it.
SO, in a crowded mall, on a weekend, my trainer (now my mentor) picked Kibeth up, and took her down the escalator.
We no longer condone/advocate having a SD put their feet on an escalator if you can avoid it.
At the Denver aquarium, I did NOT want to take the elevator up, and there was stairs or an escalator. I chose the escalator, but I held Kibeth that entire time. I did NOT want her toe to get caught.