[nagdu] Swabbing for Explosive Trace Detection

Tue Jun 26 23:16:14 UTC 2012

Swabs do not take the place of other screening processes such as going
through the x-ray portal.  This is an additional but brief step.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Margo and Arrow
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 04:06 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Swabbing for Explosive Trace Detection

The message Ginger just sent seems to state one could be screened with
swabs.

margo and Arrow

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Swabbing for Explosive Trace Detection

> When did this go into effect?  When I flew to get my new guide back in 
> May,
> I had none of this occur.
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Marion Gwizdala
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 5:27 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Swabbing for Explosive Trace Detection
>
> 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"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 5:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw:
> [Buddys-dogscoop]Fwd:[Blindattic]NewCompanyAnnouncement
>
>
>> 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>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 5:33 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw:
>> [Buddys-dogscoop]Fwd:[Blindattic]NewCompanyAnnouncement
>>
>>
>>> 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"
>>>> <pawpower4me at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 4:53 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: [Buddys-dogscoop]
>>>> Fwd:[Blindattic]NewCompanyAnnouncement
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 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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