[NAGDU] Long international flights and dog relief

[Tracy Carcione]

I have flown with my dog from New York to Ireland, which was a 6-hour
flight.  I took the dog out several times beforehand, including using the
indoor relief area at the airport as close to departure as possible.  It
worked out OK.  The flight is actually shorter than the time my dog sleeps
at night.

I have heard that the Japanese train their dogs so well with the relieving
harness that, if necessary, the dog can relieve itself in the aisle of a
plane without making any kind of mess.  I was mightily impressed, and I'm
going to experiment with the relieving harness.  I don't plan to let my dog
try relieving on the plane, but it would be nice to know it's possible, as a
last resort.
Tracy




-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miranda B. via
NAGDU
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2018 7:36 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Cc: Miranda B.
Subject: [NAGDU] Long international flights and dog relief

Hi again everyone,

Ok, I'm back with another travel question-this one of the international
variety. I wrote a few months back and mentioned the possibility of
traveling to Athens, Greece. If I were to indeed travel to Athens with my
dog, it looks like my longest flight would be from Philadelphia, PA to
Athens. It looks like this flight would be 9 hours. My first thought was,
"My poor dog!" My second thought however was, "Come on. I cannot possibly be
the first handler to travel internationally with my dog."

As we discussed before, I'd rather have a direct flight from somewhere in
the U.S., to avoid needing documentation for more countries than absolutely
necessary.

For those of you who have traveled internationally with your dog, how did
you deal with the long flights and inability to relieve your dog during
those long flights? I would minimize food and water intake for my dog prior
to beginning the trip. Any other suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Thanks as always for your time and assistance, and have a wonderful week!

 

Best wishes, Miranda

_______________________________________________
NAGDU mailing list
NAGDU at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NAGDU:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/carcione%40access.net