[nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: Guide dogs and airport security

Tamara Smith-Kinney tamara.8024 at comcast.net
Wed Jul 21 00:08:00 UTC 2010


/lol/  I'm not saying it didn't cross my mind...  Something about the
handholding I interrupted and the kissypoo with The Other Woman put a bit of
a damper on things, though.  /smile/

I'll keep it mind for next time, though.

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 10:46 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: Guide dogs and airport security

Tami, 
News flash for you, you were supposed to *be* the date!
Next time, know thy place.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tamara Smith-Kinney
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 7:53 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: EXTERNAL:Re: [nagdu] Guide dogs and airport security

True! Also, plan plane changes and layoers acordingly!  That was where I
got
into troupble... Coming home from convention, sleep walking through the
airport...  The really, really enormous aiport with a tiny patch of
grass at
the other end for service dogs to relieve in.  /lol/  Thank heavens,
some
dogs come with a built in human restroom detector!  Then another 78 mile
trek back to security with an off duty pilot who was about to leave for
a
date with his girlfriend because the designated guide had disappeared
...
Oh, no, Mr. Nice Guy Pilot.  I can go through security from here just
fine
without you....  /grin/

Well, Mitzi did go over and above by wangling us a first class upgrade
on
the plan with her grin alone.  And lots and lots of personal service
from
every staff member on the plane who would do just about anything for a
chance to drop by and adore her. /lol/  

Now that I think about it, had we been up to anything subversive enough
to
have warranty all that extra attention from security, we wouldn't have
had
to smuggle anything in anybody's cavities...  We could have just
wandered
toward the cockpit on accident and grinned when somebody rushed to our
assistance.  Shoulda thought of that.  I've always thought it would be
fun
to fly a jet plane...  

I'm joking! Not about thinking it would be fun when it's imaginary.  But
if
I'm flying first class, I pretty much want to enjoy flying in comfort
and
nap between visits from the flight attendants who want to do something
nice
for me so they can gush over my dog.  /grin/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf
Of cheryl echevarria
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 1:05 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide dogs and airport security

I recommend if you are using a pack or vest that you take everything out
of 
it when going through security, you have to do it on your person, you
also 
have to do it on the dog.

but do not have harness off and if they tell you to do so, get
management, 
that is why it is also best to get to the airport early, why, security.


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From: "The Pawpower Pack" <pawpower4me at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide dogs and airport security


> I recently flew to Idaho with my husband and our assistance dogs.  My
> dog wears a vest full of personal and medical information and the
> security person did ask me to remove it.  I have some needles and an
> inhaler in the vest so it did alarm and instead of removing the vest
> itself, the TSA worker removed everything and ran it through xray.
>
> I have a balance disorder and it is hard to take my dog's harness on
> and off because I have to bend over.  It is hard enough to remove my
> shoes and put them back on again and I wasn't willing to deal with
> more discomfort than I had to.
> I told the agent that the equipment stayed on the dog and that they
> were welcome to remove the contents of the vest and search my dog who
> ignored the entire thing.
> I am content to wait for a supervisor if the agent is unwilling to
> abide by the law.  I've always ended up keeping my equipment on my dog
> when in the airport.
>
> Rox and the Herbal HenchHounds
> Bristol (retired), Mill'E SD. and Laveau Guide Dog, CGC.
> "It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point
> out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-
> wit, and the emperor remains an emperor."-- Neil Gaiman
> http://www.pawpowercreations.com/retreat.html
> pawpower4me at gmail.com
> AIM: Brissysgirl
>
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