Friend faking service dog on plane

[dotneko]

[QUOTE=springer;8584474]
Hey, if they can allow screaming 2 year old kids to sit on the laps of their parents (ask me about a recent experience) then I think it’s perfectly reasonable to allow dogs on planes too. I’m sick of hearing horror stories about airlines “losing” pets… a friend of mine just flew recently into a smaller airport late at night - terminal deserted- no dog. Turned out they “forgot” to take the poor pup off the plane. She had to make a scene in the airport; practically got arrested in fact- to find an idiot gate person to go check it out. I’d take dogs over obnoxious kids any day. Where do you find those service vests, by the way? :D[/QUOTE]

Two wrongs never make a right.

[Preposterous_Ponies]

I love dogs. I train dogs. I am hoping to one day work exclusively with dogs. I really, really, really adore dogs.

I do not want to sit next to somebody’s I’ll behaved dog on a plane. I don’t even want to be on the same flight, period. Thinking of the dogs I’ve worked with, I can’t think of a single one I’d like to share a plane with.

At the local university there was a plague of students taking on guide dog puppies to raise. Every other vet student had one. Very few of the students were actually capable of putting decent train on the dog. The university now has had to implement a cap and strict procedures.

[Sunsets]

I’m pretty sure I’ve posted this before, but…

Back when I was in grad school, I was TERRIFIED of flying. But I’d always try and travel home from MT to PA at least once/year, so I’d suck it up and quietly freak out during the trip.

At least I thought I was being quiet. Until this one flight where it was bad turbulence and bad fog and we had to circle the Denver airport and I was getting more and more nervous. And the service dog tucked under the seat across the aisle alerted on me.

She was an Aussie, trained as a seizure dog. Apparently a grad student’s panic attack was pretty damn close as far as she was concerned. She unfolded herself from her spot and whined at her owner while looking meaningfully at me. Owner thought it was pretty funny. I was pretty embarrassed.

[Foxtrot_s]

…but did the Aussie calm you? Sweet little thing.

[Sunsets]

[QUOTE=Foxtrot’s;8585760]
…but did the Aussie calm you? Sweet little thing.[/QUOTE]

No, I think she was too well-trained to leave her person. But she wanted someone to do something about me!

And yeah, she was really sweet. Tucked right under the seat in front of her on one of those little regional jets.

[PassagePony]

[QUOTE=dotneko;8574806]
Because I can barely fit with perhaps 6 inches in front of my knees. He clearly cannot sit under the seat in front - how would he not be in my space? I have a very real fear of dogs. I will NOT step over one to get to the restroom.
An airplane is just too small a space to stick a dog without interfering with the normal activity in a plane. I WILL NOT spend my hard earned money on a cramped space and have to share it with a disgusting, hairy, slobbery, stinking dog. A lawsuit from someone tripping over it is probably the quickest way for the airline industry to take a stand.[/QUOTE]

I would rather sit by a slobbering, panting, dog than someone with your attitude when it came to animals. I use to fly often, my husband still does, and have had more issues with rude, inconsiderate, obese, body odor, rude manners, gum popping, cigarette smelling, people than anything else.

Is there abuse of service animals? Absolutely. I personally know a lady who says her GSD is service dog trained because she has a “bad back”. Most times than not is simply to not have to keep the dog at home and she wants it with her. Yes, to me personally, this is a disservice to the real service dogs who do have the specialty training.

[Sunsets]

[QUOTE=PassagePony;8587434]

Is there abuse of service animals? Absolutely. I personally know a lady who says her GSD is service dog trained because she has a “bad back”. Most times than not is simply to not have to keep the dog at home and she wants it with her. Yes, to me personally, this is a disservice to the real service dogs who do have the specialty training.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, if you own a GSD, all you have to do is put a dog backpack on it and everyone automatically assumes you have a service dog. Even if your GSD is just carrying your purchases back from the local beer store. Not that this has ever happened to me or anything…

I also have a hate-on for idiot dog owners who ruin “dog friendly” policies at stores. Like our local Home Depot. I had my GSD with me and as far as I knew dogs were OK at Home Depots. A security guard outside the store stopped us and apologetically informed me that local store policy was now “no dogs” because someone’s dog bit another customer.

(Then she asked me if my RinTinTin clone was “part wolf”)

[TrotTrotPumpkn]

OMG!!! Yes! Huge pet peeve is people who bring untrained dogs to stores, bars, wherever, that allows dogs. I have yet to bring my dog to a sporting goods store because I’m not 100% sure he will be perfect (very overwhelming, two story place with a ferris wheel). But I see dogs that shouldn’t be in there. Ugh. Home Depot used to allow dogs here too. Now, not so much.

There is so little accountability left in the world these days…and way too much entitlement.

[dotneko]

[QUOTE=PassagePony;8587434]
I would rather sit by a slobbering, panting, dog than someone with your attitude when it came to animals. I use to fly often, my husband still does, and have had more issues with rude, inconsiderate, obese, body odor, rude manners, gum popping, cigarette smelling, people than anything else.

Is there abuse of service animals? Absolutely. I personally know a lady who says her GSD is service dog trained because she has a “bad back”. Most times than not is simply to not have to keep the dog at home and she wants it with her. Yes, to me personally, this is a disservice to the real service dogs who do have the specialty training.[/QUOTE]

WTH? Well, bless your heart.

[PassagePony]

[QUOTE=dotneko;8588072]
WTH? Well, bless your heart.[/QUOTE]

:lol: Aren’t you special

[dotneko]

Simply baffled by your vitriol against me. I don’t smoke, chew gum, am respectful of my seatmates armrests, am a bit overweight but not morbidly obese. In short, you know absolutely nothing about me except I do not like dogs and fear them.