[NAGDU] water in air ports

Janell nellie at culodge.com
Tue Aug 15 00:40:40 UTC 2017 

Thanks so much to everyone who has responded to my questions!!  It has helped a lot and I will update after we return... hopefully!  :)
Janell and Sully

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] water in air ports

okay, I will try to answer your questions as best I can, and if I am wrong, others feel free to correct.  When I am flying with Krieger, O pack him a bowl, and get water in the airport after security, just so I can keep things moving, but then again I am always in a hurry.  TSA has rules online about what you can and can n ot bring past the security check points, and while I'm not totally verced on them as I should be being as I travel a lot, they have a max amount a single thing can hold when it comes to liquid, and it must not be opened.
But if your airport has places to eat, water fountains, or even sinks witch it should have all of those, I find that just not risking being slowed down for any reason and filling the bowl as needed after security works for me best.  as far as inindoor parking at the airports, I personally don't.  Even though the area is separated from the general public for the most part, I don't know if another dog will come in later after I have already figured out that ist empty, I don't know hwo they will react, and I don't know how clean they keep the area in question, so I just long leash.  hope this helps.

On 8/14/17, Julie Johnson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I have a dog who will refuse heavily chlorinated water.  It's easy 
> enough when traveling by car, train or bus.  I just pack a few bottles 
> of water from home.  For longer trips or travel by air, I have a small water filter.
> It's maybe the size of two bottles of water, so easy enough to pack.
>
> However for the transport itself, I'm like Tracy, I give water at home 
> before we leave, then a couple opportunities to relieve before getting 
> on the plane and then more water once we reach our destination.
>
> The only place my dogs are off leash to relieve is in my own backyard.
> Every other place we go they are expected to relieve on leash.  If the 
> indoor relief area at the airport was occupied, I'd wait my turn or 
> find another place to take my dog.  My limited experience with the 
> indoor relief areas at airports has been that they are smallish, ample 
> space for one dog, but no way would two be comfortable.  Also it is a 
> really out of the ordinary thing you are asking of your dog and if 
> another dog was there you are just increasing the stress for both 
> dogs.  If it was possible to skip the indoor relief area by getting a 
> faster straight through flight or planning a longer layover so you 
> could get outside and then back through security, I think that would 
> be better.  Still I'm glad the indoor areas are available because sometimes it's the only workable solution.
>
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> From: Tracy Carcione via NAGDU
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> Personally, I don't give my dog any water for a while before we fly, 
> nor during the flight.  Water that goes in has to come out, and 
> finding a relief area inside security is not a sure thing.  If I had a 
> really long layover, I might consider it, but probably not even then.
>
> I don't let my dog off leash in the indoor relief area.  If he does a 
> #2, I have to clean it up, and I can't do that if he's off leash and I 
> don't know where the deposit is.
> Tracy
>
>> Hi janell - unfortunately absolutely not.
>> But you should bring the bottle, have water in it until you get into 
>> the airport.
>> Then empty the bottle, but keep it in your pack - empty.
>> Once you're through security, have someone point you to the next 
>> water fountain.
>> They're all over the terminals and most likely next to the restrooms.
>> Then fill it up again and you got your water :) Best, sonja and chief
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Aug 13, 2017, at 3:08 PM, Gabriel Moloney via NAGDU 
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi there
>>> My thoughts on this, I don’t think you can carry any bottles of 
>>> water through security even if it is for our guide dogs, I can be 
>>> corrected on this here.  Second of all in regards to relieving our 
>>> dogs, in airports, I do not let my dog off the leash while reliving 
>>> her whether there is another dog in that area i would wait, and if I 
>>> cannot wait, i would not allow my guide to be distracted by another 
>>> dog. This might sound harsh, it is just my thoughts in regards to this.
>>> gabriel
>>>> On 13 Aug 2017, at 22:49, Janell via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Just wondering if anyone knows if I can bring a bottle of water 
>>>> through airport security for Sully?  I know people can't, but I 
>>>> wasn't sure about a guide dog?  When you use a pet relieving area 
>>>> in the airport do you let your dog off the leash if there is 
>>>> another animal in there?  Obviously not the harness, but I don't 
>>>> know if I  want to let him off the leash completely?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Janell and Sully pup
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