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milestogo

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18. I sat next to someone on the plane who had a puppy which she called a "therapy dog"

Reply to Kilgore (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2016, 03:00 PM

Sep 2016

It was incredibly cute and squirmy and friendly and did not sit quietly on her lap. No problem for me, as I love dogs. But honestly, it was way too young and untrained to actually be used as a certified therapy dog.

So maybe all you have to do is buy the doggie vest and call it a therapy dog?

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Airlines consider limits on what is considered a support animal [View all] Kilgore Sep 2016 OP

As someone who works in an airport cagefreesoylentgreen Sep 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author kestrel91316 Sep 2016 #2

Still trying to get my head around the therapy turkey... Moostache Sep 2016 #3

OMG thank you!!! I TOTALLY FORGOT about Palin and the Unfortunate Turkey Incident. underahedgerow Sep 2016 #21

I sure hope they do frazzled Sep 2016 #4

"comfort" animals are just a scam so people can drag their pets everywhere nt msongs Sep 2016 #5

You can take away my emotional support llama Nye Bevan Sep 2016 #6

When you see a Llama you shout... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2016 #11

I have had it with these motherfucking support animals on this motherfucking plane! nt geek tragedy Sep 2016 #7

Mr. Jackson at his Mfing best. kairos12 Sep 2016 #12

How on earth do you buy a pet kangaroo in Wisconsin? mainer Sep 2016 #8

A baby kangaroo was stolen from it's mother's pouch in Wisconsin LeftInTX Sep 2016 #10

Genuine support animals are well trained PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2016 #9

True - and the fake ones are often not trained at all csziggy Sep 2016 #13

My husband has a therapy dog, he goes almost Saphire Sep 2016 #16

Well, the only animals not being certified as "support" are giraffes at this point. Yo_Mama Sep 2016 #14

Doable, but first you must have opulence Heeeeers Johnny Sep 2016 #17

So no therapy oysters? alarimer Sep 2016 #15

I sat next to someone on the plane who had a puppy which she called a "therapy dog" milestogo Sep 2016 #18

I got out of the airline business 20 years ago, when I couldn't take it anymore spiderpig Sep 2016 #19

Nobody is going to separate me from my emotional support capybara Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2016 #20

Fake therapy or service animals are one of my huge peeves. Glassunion Sep 2016 #22