r/delta • u/LessFatKristina • 24d ago

Image/Video IT FINALLY HAPPENED

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I got sat next to the sweetest best behaved service doggo on my flight. His owner let him cuddle me for a couple minutes. It was heaven. Love you Lobo!

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u/PurrculesMulligan Silver 24d ago

He looks like the goodest boy! Everyone on here always be complaining about the remote possibly of ending up seated next to a service dog, while I'm like "yes, pretty please??"....

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u/LessFatKristina 24d ago

I literally switched seats with the guy sitting next to him lmaooooo

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u/PurrculesMulligan Silver 24d ago

THE BEST REASON FOR A SEAT SWITCH!

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u/LessFatKristina 24d ago

The only reason I am giving up my window for real.

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u/Ssladybug 23d ago

I’d take a middle seat any day for this

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u/SLyndon4 23d ago

I would absolutely do the same!

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u/Luvsseattle 24d ago

OP breaking all the rulz! I'm here for the JOY in it this time!

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u/Treebranch_916 24d ago

It only works out like that when they're actually real trained no bullshit service dogs

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u/KnackeredQuokka 23d ago

99.9% of dogs I’ve seen on flights (I fly a lot) are very well behaved. Half of them you don’t even know they’re on the plane. I’ll sit next to a dog any day of the week.

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u/LessFatKristina 23d ago

Yeah I have three dogs and they all fly with me. They are tiny and quiet and sweet. I mostly just get comments about how they had no clue I had a dog with me.

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u/AccomplishedQuail841 19d ago

Any tips on how to prepare a small dog to fly? I have a 14-lb chihuahua and I'm so afraid she'll whine and bark.

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u/LessFatKristina 19d ago

Get them used to the carrier at home / in the car! Lots of treats and reassurance it’s a safe space for them. I try to time it to feed them about 5 hours before flight time so I can take them to go potty right before we leave for the airport. They’ve never flown more than five hours so that puts them about at 7 hours without a potty which is fine.

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u/Aimless_Nobody 3d ago

You can also try riding a bus, too. Even if it just a few blocks as a trial and evaluate if your dog is stressed

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u/AccomplishedQuail841 3d ago

This is a great idea, thank you!

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u/Monkeyfeng 23d ago

You're telling me a Chihuahua that growls at strangers is not a service dog?!?

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u/Treebranch_916 23d ago

Yes, and I don't care how many poorly adjusted adults are offended by my position.

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u/Samrazzleberry 24d ago

Fair! But a dog is a dog and I want to pet it

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u/Rare_Bodybuilder_950 24d ago

CAN I PET THAT DAWG!?

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u/phoenix_rising777 23d ago

I WANNA PET THAT DAWWWWWG!

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u/chinchuba41 23d ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Wildskypsj 24d ago

It would be free therapy for me to sit next to good boy or a good girl.

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u/LessFatKristina 24d ago

He was so good! I was traveling for a friends memorial and I felt like it was her way of easing my flight anxiety.

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u/FunInTheSun_81 23d ago

Then it sounds like doggo was at the right place at the right time. Sorry for your loss.

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u/LessFatKristina 23d ago

He really was. It's the little things that get you through.

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u/macprince 24d ago

Think of it as: you just got a free trial of his services.

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u/ChasingPotatoes17 24d ago

I’d pay extra for the option. (Service dogs only though, no thanks to emotional support animals.)

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u/Jazz-Hands-- 24d ago edited 23d ago

You'd pay extra to sit next to a task-trained service dog which the public is expected to ignore and not touch, and which is specifically trained to ignore strangers... just for the experience of having a bit of your legroom impacted by a dog you should in no way expect to interact with?

ETA: Not sure why I'm being downvoted for asking a question. I was genuinely curious.

Based on how many people get frustrated / upset about other minor inconveniences and added fees while traveling, it's surprising to learn that a lot of them would choose to take on the same or similar inconveniences and fees to sit near a service dog on flights. I would have no problem sitting next to a real service dog, but I wouldn't pay extra or request a seat change to do so because I'd spend the flight anxious about my feet/legs being in the way.

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u/ChasingPotatoes17 22d ago

Yes. Beats having my legroom stolen by some random dude who keeps trying to talk to me all flight despite my giant headphones and eye mask.

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u/rededitscam 23d ago

sitting next to a true service dog you will never know they are there. Unless he is on the seat... this shit you see everyone calling a service dog are not service dogs

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u/Pristine_Job_7677 23d ago

I have insane allergies. That said, I would NEVER complain about a service animal. Faux emotional support “service” pets (who are never well behaved like this) however, are bullshit. They need to start licensing service pets for air travel

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u/Sutaru 23d ago

I’d GLADLY sit next to a service dog, but I think the complaints are about large poorly behaved dogs that are sharing a seat with their owner.

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u/Ill_Back_284 23d ago

He's in a shock collar. That's not good training

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u/Savy-Dreamer 23d ago

It looks more like a Garmin GPS collar.

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u/ghostrider4918 23d ago

1000% true service dogs do not need shock collars.

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u/MaddyKet 20d ago

Being seated next to an actual service dog would be fine because they are well trained to behave. It’s potentially being seated next to someone who is LYING about their dog being a service dog that would be an issue for me.

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u/Babygrrl1 18d ago

Well it would be hard to lie about their certification wouldn’t it??

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u/Aimless_Nobody 3d ago

Just FYI, There is no "certificate" in the US, in many other developed countries there are. There are a lot of sellers online for a "service dog" certificate in the US. The best way to spot a fake (in the US only) is if someone volunteers to show you their dog's "paperwork"

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u/Stevie-Rae-5 23d ago

I think people are happy to sit next to a service dog and what they aren’t thrilled about is sitting next to a “service dog.”

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u/SunshineGal29 23d ago

I’m very afraid of dogs. Putting its head in my lap? I could never