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re: This service dog problem is out of control
Posted on 8/22/19 at 9:14 am to BlackAdam
Posted on 8/22/19 at 9:14 am to BlackAdam
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two rows in front of me was a girl with a golden retriever
Now that's really thoughtless of that girl. I have had several golden retrievers, and I can tell you they shed everyfrickingwhere. Those people were no doubt wearing "fur coats" when they left.
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Posted on 8/22/19 at 9:16 am to tonydtigr
Posted on 8/22/19 at 11:37 am to bhtigerfan
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Holy Crap!
Posted on 8/22/19 at 1:03 pm to Old Sarge
Let the hoes parade them all they want. They crap or piss on my stuff, or stink the plane up, I’m punting it like it’s the 4th Quarter, 4th down and two seconds left of the Super Bowl
Posted on 8/22/19 at 7:32 pm to Old Sarge
Unless you’re a doctor and you’ve examined the person and their medical history, you really can’t assess whether or not a person needs a service animal. A person can look fit and young yet struggle with reactions that cause loss of consciousness (vasal vagal reactions, epilepsy, diabetes, etc.), impaired motor function (early arthritis), or panic attacks (such as a crime victim experiencing PTSD). Judge less
Posted on 8/22/19 at 7:36 pm to MarinaTigerEsq
quote:Scruffy is a doctor.
Unless you’re a doctor and you’ve examined the person and their medical history, you really can’t assess whether or not a person needs a service animal. A person can look fit and young yet struggle with reactions that cause loss of consciousness (vasal vagal reactions, epilepsy, diabetes, etc.), impaired motor function (early arthritis), or panic attacks (such as a crime victim experiencing PTSD). Judge less
90+% are bullshite, in Scruffy’s professional opinion.
It is a cheap way for people to fly with their animals.
This post was edited on 8/22/19 at 7:37 pm
Posted on 8/22/19 at 7:39 pm to Scruffy
You have to factor in that the disabled are a bit less likely to drive and to have traditional employment- this may partially explain how noticeable the trend is in airports. I’m not saying some people aren’t exaggerating the need, but who cares? Better some people get away it than legitimately handicapped people get stink eye because they “look fine”
Posted on 8/22/19 at 8:42 pm to MarinaTigerEsq
quote:are all these issues like 5 years old? Because a decade ago people were not dying in the airports and I didn’t have mutts all over the place
Unless you’re a doctor and you’ve examined the person and their medical history, you really can’t assess whether or not a person needs a service animal. A person can look fit and young yet struggle with reactions that cause loss of consciousness (vasal vagal reactions, epilepsy, diabetes, etc.), impaired motor function (early arthritis), or panic attacks (such as a crime victim experiencing PTSD). Judge less
Posted on 8/22/19 at 8:50 pm to cgrand
There should be a legit medical reason for it, anxiety doesn’t count, and there should be an exclusionary list where pit bulls and Rottweilers Connor be used.
All the rest of them can pop a pill and fly like normal people. Dog people are weird as frick, I can’t imagine wanting to have a damned animal around younall the time. And the project human attributes onto the dots and pretend like they’re people. The dumbass idea that the dog needs them and can’t survive without their constant care, that it has feeling, needs this that and the other. Fricking weirdos. They shouldn’t be allowed to drag their weird animal human obsessions into public, it’s 2019 there shouldn’t be animals on our damned airplanes.
All the rest of them can pop a pill and fly like normal people. Dog people are weird as frick, I can’t imagine wanting to have a damned animal around younall the time. And the project human attributes onto the dots and pretend like they’re people. The dumbass idea that the dog needs them and can’t survive without their constant care, that it has feeling, needs this that and the other. Fricking weirdos. They shouldn’t be allowed to drag their weird animal human obsessions into public, it’s 2019 there shouldn’t be animals on our damned airplanes.
Posted on 8/22/19 at 8:56 pm to tigerfoot
It’s not about life or death at every moment, it’s about whether the animal performs a disability related function (I’m not discussing ESA in this context. Generally, I think ESA should be allowed in the cabin but you should have to buy the animal a seat). Maybe 5 years ago people were worried about being judged, didn’t realize they qualified, or relied on alternatives like pain medication. The airport is unique because it indicates a journey of some days. It’s more likely people will be unwilling to part with an animal who performs a service this length of time. Also, airports have gotten a lot more stressful over the past couple of decades- TSA nude machines, inability to accompany loved ones to gate, etc. I’m not surprised more people need/want support for the experience
Posted on 8/22/19 at 8:57 pm to Splackavellie
service giraffe
Posted on 8/22/19 at 8:59 pm to DavidTheGnome
Anxiety is a legit medical condition. Like pain or many others things, severity varies along a spectrum. Anxiety can run the gamut from everyday nervousness to life-limiting, chronic anxiety or panic attacks. Like pain, some anxiety will need to be medicated (or require a service dog) and some requires no more than some Tylenol/band aid type attention.
Posted on 8/22/19 at 9:04 pm to MarinaTigerEsq
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Anxiety is a legit medical condition. Like pain or many others things, severity varies along a spectrum. Anxiety can run the gamut from everyday nervousness to life-limiting, chronic anxiety or panic attacks. Like pain, some anxiety will need to be medicated (or require a service dog) and some requires no more than some Tylenol/band aid type attention.
I definitely understand, I’ve had it along with full blown panic attacks that were completely debilitating. Saw a doctor, psychiatrist, and shrink. Took klonopins which did wonders but the withdrawals from them were absolute hell.
That doesn’t mean that it’s a condition for a dog to be brought on a damned plane though. Seizures and other things that could kill you I’m sort of ok with but kind of not. Otherwise no. You put other people’s lives in danger who may be allergic. Not to mention allllll of the other normal people that don’t want to sit next to a damned animal.
Posted on 8/22/19 at 9:12 pm to DavidTheGnome
Hi David (mr.gnome) thanks for sharing and I’m sorry you went through that
The thing is, the presence of dogs in the airport, both for service and for security work, negates the allergy argument.
If a person has severe anxiety, a dog can perform several functions. For social anxiety, the dog may be trained to put space between a person and someone approaching them, to alert the owner when someone is coming up from behind, or even to sense heart rhythm changes that can signal a building panic attack.
The thing is, the presence of dogs in the airport, both for service and for security work, negates the allergy argument.
If a person has severe anxiety, a dog can perform several functions. For social anxiety, the dog may be trained to put space between a person and someone approaching them, to alert the owner when someone is coming up from behind, or even to sense heart rhythm changes that can signal a building panic attack.
This post was edited on 8/22/19 at 9:17 pm
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