Flying with emotional support dog

[Anonymous]

OP,

You need the dog more than it needs you. You can have her with a petsitter and as long as the person is kind, it won't be a problem for a dog.

I have PTSD too, and you need medication.

[Anonymous]

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I'm someone who dog-sits. I do not take any dog I'm watching outside without a leash. A dog trained as a therapy dog doesn't really get in fights because they're not aggressive. If a dog I was watching got sick, I'd call the vet and the owners. I generally let the dogs sleep on the bed with me, and make a bed on the floor for them too. If it's a multi-week dog-sitting job, generally around days 7-10 I notice the dog get a little sad. I assume they're missing their people and talk a lot about how they're coming back. The day before a dog's people are coming back I tell them, and I swear to you, they understand. Dogs who get to stay in their house generally don't seem to think they've been abandoned. All dogs do better in their own homes, in my experience. I arrange with the dog owners how often we'll check in. Some people say "only if there's a problem" and some say "every other day."

I LOVE dogs, and rush back to the house after work to snuggle with them and fuss over them. I read to them from the books I'm reading. I brush them. I take them for a long walk in the evening. During Christmastime I take them out to look at Christmas lights. I give bits of baby carrots as treats. I play with them with each of their toys. I brush their teeth. Basically, I love the shit out of your dog while you're gone. So please don't think it's some person who's just doing a job. Yes, I get paid, but I do this because I really, really love dogs.

You sound AWESOME! Paw-sitively awesome!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Uh, no. But being in an enclosed cabin sitting next to your pet and who knows how many others now that everyone is a special emotional snowflake for 6 hours sure does.

Speaking of leaving the house, you are the one getting special papers printed up saying that you LITERALLY can't leave the house without your pet, so I'd choose my insults more carefully, dear.

[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.

Because there is no such thing as truly certified for emotional support. An emotional support dog is not required to perform any specific tasks for a disability like service dogs are. So which is it? Maybe just take a Valium instead. SMH.

[Anonymous]

I dated achy like this who was weird about his dog. So exhausting. I literally dumped him because he was codependent about the dog and it was a huge turn off!

[Anonymous]

* a guy not achy!

[Anonymous]

Sorry, this is not a service dog and doesn't meet the requirements. You want to fly with your dog, just say it. (And I have anxiety, and would have loved to have had my dog with me a few times)

Call the airline and find out what you need to do in order to fly with your dog.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Uh, no. But being in an enclosed cabin sitting next to your pet and who knows how many others now that everyone is a special emotional snowflake for 6 hours sure does.

Speaking of leaving the house, you are the one getting special papers printed up saying that you LITERALLY can't leave the house without your pet, so I'd choose my insults more carefully, dear.

I don't have pets, dear. But if you cannot leave the house without being traumatized by anything other than your snowflakes, stay in McLean.

[Anonymous]

OP, give this a read if you're wondering why you are getting these responses.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/pet-owners-game-emotional-support-animal-system-fly/story?id=30064532

[Anonymous]

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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.

Because there is no such thing as truly certified for emotional support. An emotional support dog is not required to perform any specific tasks for a disability like service dogs are. So which is it? Maybe just take a Valium instead. SMH.

There's no certification for service animals, for that matter, which someone with an actual trained service animal would know. Once again, someone with an ESA trying to pass them off as a service animal which hurts people with actual service animals that actually need them to go about their daily lives.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Uh, no. But being in an enclosed cabin sitting next to your pet and who knows how many others now that everyone is a special emotional snowflake for 6 hours sure does.

Speaking of leaving the house, you are the one getting special papers printed up saying that you LITERALLY can't leave the house without your pet, so I'd choose my insults more carefully, dear.

I don't have pets, dear. But if you cannot leave the house without being traumatized by anything other than your snowflakes, stay in McLean.

Do you say that to everyone with allergies when it comes to them being directly exposed to their allergen against their choice? I'm still surprised you can't grasp the nuance between "going out in public" and "having to sit next to an animal on an airplane for hours". But continue to insult away. I'm always fascinated by those who aren't (or shouldn't be) emotionally invested in a subject- like a non pet owner or parent such as yourself- gets themselves to the point of insulting strangers. Or, trying to as you couldn't be more off as to my status (pet owner) or location.

[Anonymous]

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

STOP SERVICE DOG FRAUD

http://www.cci.org/site/c.cdKGIRNqEmG/b.9194893/k.652A/Stop_Service_Dog_Fraud/apps/ka/ct/contactus.asp?c=cdKGIRNqEmG&b=9194893&en=dmLPJ6PPLcKYKgOSLbLVKcP2InISIfPYKjK5IkP6LwJfE

Just so you know, the FBI has trained trauma support dogs for children. These dogs go through extensive training.

I'm not an expert in what "support" dogs are, but I've seen these in action working with trauma victims, so it's possible they have real ones for PTSD victims.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Uh, no. But being in an enclosed cabin sitting next to your pet and who knows how many others now that everyone is a special emotional snowflake for 6 hours sure does.

Speaking of leaving the house, you are the one getting special papers printed up saying that you LITERALLY can't leave the house without your pet, so I'd choose my insults more carefully, dear.

I don't have pets, dear. But if you cannot leave the house without being traumatized by anything other than your snowflakes, stay in McLean.

Do you say that to everyone with allergies when it comes to them being directly exposed to their allergen against their choice? I'm still surprised you can't grasp the nuance between "going out in public" and "having to sit next to an animal on an airplane for hours". But continue to insult away. I'm always fascinated by those who aren't (or shouldn't be) emotionally invested in a subject- like a non pet owner or parent such as yourself- gets themselves to the point of insulting strangers. Or, trying to as you couldn't be more off as to my status (pet owner) or location.

Ohhh, a tear. For your sad story.

[Anonymous]

Yikes! No wonder you have no people or animals in your life, PP. You sound frigid.

[Anonymous]

The people who are adamant about no animals on a plane..... so no blind people are allowed on your flight? No people with true, helpful service animals can be at the same gate waiting with you? It doesn't matter if OP has a legitimate service dog if many of you are saying that you will suffer a life threatening emergency if you come near an animal. Serious question, how do you handle flying? Do you call the airline right before the flight and ask if any blind people with seeing eye dogs are on the flight? If they actually give you an answer, do you go on another flight? While not common I have seen seeing eye dogs on flights. There was not a mass exodus for the door. Somehow everyone survived the flight. I am truly wondering how the severe allergy suffers handle it. I guess the same with a restaurant, hotel, workplace, etc. There are 2 service dogs in my kids' school. There was a service dog at my old office.

If you are blind and your service dog goes to cargo I guess the blind person is on their own unless they want to go to cargo too???