[nagdu] Dealing with airline personnel

[Daryl Marie]

According to CATSA, the guide/service dog needs to be "certified" by a recognized institution.  According to Air Canada's policy, they have a maximum of four pet kennels in the cabin; whether this extends to service dogs, I don't know.  I've flown on a plane with 3-4 service dogs, but it was a big plane.
I've also flown on a smaller plane, where I can completely understand needing to know the weight of a service animal.
I always tell the airline that I am traveling with a service dog, just as I did when I traveled with a cane and needed extra assistance in the airports.

Le the flaming begin.

Daryl
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark J. Cadigan via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: Dan Weiner <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>, NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:10:52 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dealing with airline personnel

Dan,



They would only have to know the weight if you are flying on an extremely 
small airplane. If it's anything with more than say 30 seats or so, it's not 
there business. Asking the breed is always irrelevant.



The more important question is why you disclose the fact you have a guide 
dog in the first place. It's not any of there business, and, all it does is 
give them an opportunity to discriminate against you. What I do is just show 
up, and they have to figure it out. Also, make certain that the airlines don't 
flag your name in the system as requiring assistance or as someone with a 
disability. When they have your name flagged, it only creates problems.



HTH

Mark



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Weiner via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "'debby phillips'" <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>; "'NAGDU Mailing List,the 
National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dealing with airline personnel


>I have been asked the dog's weight and breed while making arrangements for
> air travel.
> I said it's breed was a guide dog and it's weight was a guide dog--smile.
>
> Actually, and I really did say that when asked--smile, all joking asside
> though, is there any legitimacy to those questions.
> Now I mean, denying me access is not legitimate but is there any real 
> reason
> they would need to know this?
>
> Dan
>
> dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of debby phillips
> via nagdu
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 9:27 PM
> To: Tina Thomas; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users; seeing-eye-cafe at yahoogroups.com
> Cc: seeingeye-l at list.web.net; nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dealing with airline personnel
>
> Wow, I've never been asked any dog's weight or breed! Did you give them 
> the
> info or tell them (kindly I'm sure) that they
> couldn't have that information?    Peace,    Debby and Neena
>
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