[nagdu] guide dogs in hotels

[Marianne Denning]

Jack, I doubt telling them you have a guide dog guarantees the first
floor.  I understand your mobility issues so requesting the first
floor is a good idea for you.

On 12/8/14, JACK RUPERT Sr. via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> The reason that I contact the motel and let them know that I'm using a
> service animal is because I prefer the lower level and to be close to a door
> as I am a senior citizen and I'm not able to get around very well and so
> that is the reason for telling the people that I am using the dog and also
> it's a courtesy to the motel that
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 8, 2014, at 9:15 AM, Julie J. via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I have never contacted a hotel in advance to let them know I have a guide
>> dog.  I travel and stay in hotels probably 12 to 20 nights per year.  I've
>> only ever had one hotel say a word about the dog and that was to ask for
>> ID. A brief conversation got that cleared up.
>>
>> I live in a very small town, where the water is not chlorinated or
>> fluoridated.  My older guide will sometimes refuse to drink the water,
>> especially when we travel to larger cities where there is stuff in the
>> water.  I generally bring tap water from home for him. My younger guide
>> doesn't seem to mind the water.
>>
>> My younger guide does better in a portable crate when I stay a hotel with
>> her.  My older guide does fine loose in the hotel room.  I do not leave my
>> guides in the room alone.
>>
>> I am currently working two guide dogs, swapping back and forth between the
>> two.  I do not work them both at the same time.  My older guide is
>> transitioning into retirement and the younger into full time work.  In
>> case that was confusing above.
>>
>> Oh, I also give a lot more relief breaks when I travel because the routine
>> is different, the water is different, it's more work for them and because
>> I also use relief time as sniffing time and just relaxing time outside,
>> which they enjoy.
>>
>> HTH and have fun!
>> Julie
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Emily Michael via nagdu
>> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 8:42 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: [nagdu] guide dogs in hotels
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> In January, I’ll be traveling with my chorus for a weekend retreat in
>> Orlando – an exciting few days of workshops, performances, and seminars!
>> This will be my first time “away from home” with York, and I welcome any
>> travel tips you have. Are there any do’s and don’ts of staying in hotels?
>> Should I contact the hotel in advance to say that York is coming with me?
>> Do you bring a crate for your dog, or just a bed?
>>
>> I welcome any wisdom you have gathered!
>>
>> With best,
>> Emily & York
>>
>> ---
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
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