Flying with emotional support dog

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who pissed in you alls cornflakes this morning?!? Is this a pet forum troll? It's very easy to travel with any dog. I fly with mine (and pay through the teeth sadly). Dog has no issues flying and stays happily in his carrier. I give him something to chew on as we ascend or descend in case his ears hurt. I give him less water so than he can hold it better. Pretty much no one realizes I have a dog.

I GUARANTEE that the person with allergies would realize. And while your pet is of course the perfect angel I have been on two flights during the past year where a lap dog got away from its owner and was running under seats/took a dump/created chaos. Sorry but I'm not paying to travel to deal with animals. In getting a pet people should accept certain limitations. Those being that that pet is boarded when you vacation or you leave it with a loved or trusted caregiver.

You SHOULD be paying through the teeth to bring an animal into an enclosed space where no one knows how that animal will react. I can only hope that this whole notion of "emotional support animals" will come to an end soon as more and more people complain. My husband is incredibly allergic to cats. A cat on a plane makes him miserable for 24 hours. We've banned peanuts, pets in the cabin will and should be next.

I agree.

People abuse this "emotional support dog" thing.

They are not trained service dogs.

[Anonymous]

Living in LA half the people here have emotional support dogs. Safe bet most of those people are gluten free too. Stop being dramatic and just say you want to fly with your dog. Enough of this emotional support bullshit. If you are that unstable you can't travel without a dog, just stay home or move to a cave with your dog and get supported. FFS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An "emotional support" dog has no meaning, no real certification, and no training. It's your pet, OP.

STOP SERVICE DOG FRAUD

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This. this shit has to stop.

Yeah, this. Real, legitimate service animals are welcome on any flight, and anywhere else. But this "emotional support" nonsense is either used by people who just want their pet with them at all times, or people why are legitimately comforted by a pet. But you know what? That doesn't mean you can fly with your German Shepard, simply because he makes you feel better. You are overly newvous, and sometime you have to make sacrifices. In this case, that means either drive, fly without the dog, or don't travel. Simple.

Agree. It's becoming a real problem for people with actual service dogs, no one believes the dog is a service dog anymore and assumes you're just lying and saying your companion animal is a service dog.

[Anonymous]

I would contact the airline and ask what their protocol is. I'm sure they would let an allergic person seated next to you switch seats. Although I've never seen a support dog on a flight, I see people bring support dogs with them to the ER. I've never seen another patient complain (and to be honest, my coworkers and I love seeing dogs in the ER even though we know we can't touch them!!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would contact the airline and ask what their protocol is. I'm sure they would let an allergic person seated next to you switch seats. Although I've never seen a support dog on a flight, I see people bring support dogs with them to the ER. I've never seen another patient complain (and to be honest, my coworkers and I love seeing dogs in the ER even though we know we can't touch them!!)

Except what if I don't WANT to switch seats because I've carefully chosen my bulkhead or exit row or first class seat? Why should I have to move away from my children and husband? Why on earth should I have to move my seat because there is a squirming animal who makes me sick sitting next to me?

[Anonymous]

I'm not a huge fan of ESA because of the lack of guidelines and I've seen it abused way too many times. That said, if your dog is well behaved (by other people's standards), you don't expect to get special attention, and you let the airline know in advance, it's ok. Just don't be one of those jerks that gives ESAs a bad name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would contact the airline and ask what their protocol is. I'm sure they would let an allergic person seated next to you switch seats. Although I've never seen a support dog on a flight, I see people bring support dogs with them to the ER. I've never seen another patient complain (and to be honest, my coworkers and I love seeing dogs in the ER even though we know we can't touch them!!)

You cannot pet a service dog. They are highly trained and provide a service to the patient. You will be distracting them from their work if you try to pet them.

Emotional support dogs are not trained. I believe they are just any pet that provides "emotional support" to the pt, so you can pet them (if the owner lets you). You will not be distracting them from their "work" if you do.

[Anonymous]

Some of you are just terrible sick humans. I feel sorry for you.

I said my dog was certified for emotional support and as a service animal. How do you know there isn't a need for her? I don't feel like spilling everything about my situation. I was simply looking for those who have flown with service dogs before and the experience they have had.

I will be taking her with me, on jet blue. We will buy an entire row of seats and not bother anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just terrible sick humans. I feel sorry for you.

I said my dog was certified for emotional support and as a service animal. How do you know there isn't a need for her? I don't feel like spilling everything about my situation. I was simply looking for those who have flown with service dogs before and the experience they have had.

I will be taking her with me, on jet blue. We will buy an entire row of seats and not bother anyone.

Certified for ES? Like you went online and printed yourself a form? https://www.esaregistration.org . It does not make me sick for not wanting to sit next to something that makes my family sick (hives, coughing, sneezing, watery eyes, etc, all for more than 24 hours after being near one).

That's insane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would contact the airline and ask what their protocol is. I'm sure they would let an allergic person seated next to you switch seats. Although I've never seen a support dog on a flight, I see people bring support dogs with them to the ER. I've never seen another patient complain (and to be honest, my coworkers and I love seeing dogs in the ER even though we know we can't touch them!!)

Dogs do not belong in a human ER.

Wtf is wrong with dog people?!?

[Anonymous]

I would rather sit next to a dog than someone elses baby or toddler. We all have our limitations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would rather sit next to a dog than someone elses baby or toddler. We all have our limitations.

And believe me, we would prefer you were in cargo with the dogs as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of you are just terrible sick humans. I feel sorry for you.

I said my dog was certified for emotional support and as a service animal. How do you know there isn't a need for her? I don't feel like spilling everything about my situation. I was simply looking for those who have flown with service dogs before and the experience they have had.

I will be taking her with me, on jet blue. We will buy an entire row of seats and not bother anyone.

If your dog is an actual service dog, you are covered by ADA. If it is an emotional support animal, you are not.

Sorry but your title says you are flying with your ESA, not your service dog.

[Anonymous]

Mean thread.

OP, do not fly with your dog as cargo in a pet carrier during Summer. They often leave the carriers on the tarmac, which can reach 150 degrees. Animals have died from this.

If she can't be in the cabin with you, find another way.

[Anonymous]

I'd rather sit in cargo with an emotional support boa constrictor than sit with some of you judgey and waaaaaayyyy overdramatic animal haters. Being within a hundred feet of an animal makes you break out into hives? So you never leave the house? How sad for you.