Does anyone have any experience with having their dog wear an e-collar through airport security? Shock collars are allowed in checked luggage according to the TSA website, but when I emailed them they explained the TSA agent can still remove the device from checked luggage upon their discretion. It seems to me that if it's on the list as allowed they should allow it to go through, but I don't want to take a chance on losing such an expensive piece of equipment. Any thoughts? Thanks!

Why would the dog need to wear an ecollar through airport security? Also, "Shock collar" is and out dated term and it makes non dog people think we're abusing our dogs,
AL

I always pack my e-collar and check the bag. I have never had it removed. I guess if you wanted, you could overnight it to your destination via Federal Express or some other shipping company.

When I travel by air, I take a bag that is clearly marked K9 and that has all of my equipment in it. E-collars, prongs, leads, harnesses, treats, honest kitchen food, long lines, toys......TSA is really good about leaving all of me things in there. Last time I forgot and left my knife that I use to cut up food rolls in one of the pockets and the man found it before I left the gate. Since I had hubby with me waiting, he brought it to us so that I would not lose it. Ooops, my bad, but I thought it was very nice of him to do that.

The op wrote "Does anyone have any experience with having their dog wear an e-collar through airport security?" Not about bringing the equipment. The dog should be crated at this point, No?

Ooops, your right Al. Thank you for pointing that out....pretty easy to get off-topic sometimes.

My dogs wear a flat collar and lead if they are going inside the aircraft with me. If I ship them they do not wear anything at all in the crate.

I have no reason to have an e-collar on my dog when they are on lead and with me in a setting like that. It gets packed in the bag.

Me too, except if I am walking in the airport with a dog he's on a pinch and fursaver. I'm adding a muzzle to the mix next time I fly with him if I have to walk him in the terminal. Nothing on the dog in the crate except a thin collar with a BIG id tag which could easily break away if the dog got hung up on it.

Many times I do have to walk him in the terminal. Just last week at Dallas/Ft Worth for example. I travel alone & take red eye flights. Oversized is a long distance from the baggage carrousel and if no one is available to give me a hand, I have to first get the dog, then walk back to carrousel, I stick my duffel & luggage in the 500 crate, stick that and my luggage on one of those tiny carts, and head for the bus to the rental car site with the dog foosing next to me!

Next time I'm taking him with a basket muzzle on. Even at that late hour dogs are adult and kid magnets who have no problem reaching out and touching or at least trying to! My dog is normal, but it's a high stress situation for both of us and I think I'd rather be safe than sorry.