[NAGDU] Going through airport security with your dog

[Stacie Hardy]

Hello All,

I echo what has already been said here. When going through airport 
security with my guide dog, Cash, I put him in a sit stay and call him 
to me once I've gone through. I typically take his harness off so that 
it can be put through. We've never had any problems; I attribute this to 
keeping up with our obedience routines after coming home. Obviously, now 
that we are a seasoned team, obedience isn't done daily, but it's nice 
to periodically practice. Cash and I hope everyone has a vary merry 
Christmas and a safe start to the 2016 new year.

--
Stacie Hardy

In every guide dog, there beats the heart of a puppy raiser.
Twitter: @PatriotsGirl7

On 12/12/2015 6:17 PM, Wayne And Harley via NAGDU wrote:
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> If I am traveling with someone I ask that person to hold my dog's leash, go through and then have the dog sent through.If I am traveling solo with my dog, I put him in a sit-stay, walk through and call him through. At no time, with either scenario, do I remove any of my dog's working tack. It is illegal, in fact, for a Security/TSA agent to request that said tack be removed from a Service Dog.
> Yours, Very Sincerely And Respectfully,
>
> Wayne M. Scace
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Raven Tolliver via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Date: 12/12/2015  17:51  (GMT-06:00)
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,	the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Going through airport security with your dog
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> Some people don't mind the pat down or being wanded. I myself prefer
> to go through security as quickly as possible without being felt up or
> manhandled. So when I go through the scanner, I put my dog in a
> down-stay or sit-stay, drape the leash across his back, and walk
> through the scanner. I then call him through.
> I always take the harness off, but leave the leash and collar on so he
> is wearing ID and something to grab onto in the instance of an
> emergency, or if he attempts to run off for whatever reason.
>
> I guess if I'd had a negative experience with TSA and my dog, I might
> decide to go about things differently. But the day I and my classmates
> left Guiding Eyes, the instructors explained to us a simple way of
> going through security, we tried it out, and it always works for my
> team.
>