[nagdu] Swabbing for Explosive Trace Detection

[Marion Gwizdala]

Dear All,
    Though I mentioned this in my previous message, swabbing for Explosive 
Trace Detection is done on anyone boarding a plane with an animal. It has 
absolutely nothing to do with whether or not one touches the dog or that the 
dog is a service dog. The swab is an absorbent cloth that contains no 
chemical. It is rubbed across the palm of the hands and placed in a machine 
that detects trace amounts of explosives.

Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Margo and Arrow" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: 
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> Well, probably, but they won't swab you if you don't touch the dog.
>
> margo and Arrow
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 5:33 PM
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>> Oh, I missed the part about that. So what do you do. Oh, you just bring 
>> them through with you, right? So if you do that, then they are going to 
>> have to wand you because who can say what set it off?
>>
>> On Jun 26, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Margo and Arrow wrote:
>>
>>> the regs state that if you contact your dog while walking through the 
>>> detector and after, they can swab your hands.  You can of curse touch
>>> the leash because you have to keep your dog under control but you can't 
>>> touch the dog.  also, no longer can we walk through the detector and 
>>> have our dogs at sit and then call them through.
>>>
>>> margo and Arrow----- Original Message ----- From: "The Pawpower Pack" 
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>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 4:53 PM
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>>>
>>>> Margo,
>>>> I was wondering about the swab thing.  When I flew to Montana in 
>>>> April, my SSP (who interprets things into ASL for me) went through 
>>>> security with me.  I had Laveau sit, walked through the detector 
>>>> thing, and then called Laveau.  I turned around and out of nowhere, 
>>>> these huge gloved hands grabbed my hands.  They weren't my SSP's 
>>>> hands, and since I'm Deafblind--  and use ASL tactually-- my ssp 
>>>> couldn't tell me what was going on with some guy basically removing 
>>>> any ability I have for communication.  It was scary.  He was rubbing 
>>>> the cloth thing on my hands, and finally, my SSP explained to me about 
>>>> swabbing.  Next time I'll expect it.
>>>> If I don't touch my dog while in security, will they still have to do 
>>>> it? I need to find regulations about this.
>>>>
>>>> Rox and the Kitchen Bitches:
>>>> Bristol, Mill'E, Laveau, Baylee,!
>>>>
>>>> "Dance, even if you have to warn others to get out of the way first."
>>>> http://pawpower4me.blogspot.com
>>>> pawpower4me at gmail.com
>>>> AIM: brissysgirl
>>>>
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