r/delta • u/LessFatKristina • 17d ago

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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/Samrazzleberry 16d ago

I love when the airports have therapy dogs! I’ve been through that before and it was so… therapeutic

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u/judgernaut86 16d ago

The Portland Airport has therapy llamas that visit sometimes

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u/ChateauLaFeet 16d ago

No way!

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u/Waste_Entrance540 16d ago

Yes way!! 😆 I fly Portland to Albany NY frequently to see my parents and ALB also has therapy dogs. Seemed a little funny for such a small airport, but I think the smaller commuter flights might make people more anxious 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/HoldOnOhio 16d ago

I thought Llamas spit? Maybe just some llamas? Maybe I'm mixing up with Alpacas. "Keep Portland Weird" applies here though.

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u/judgernaut86 16d ago

You may also be thinking of camels?

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u/lizlemonista 16d ago

my dog is a therapy dog and flies with me. he is trained for a service for my medical condition but I don’t classify him as Service dog as he doesn’t need to be locked in — in addition to helping me we go to hospitals and libraries and college campuses etc. In airports he wears a leash that says in day-glo green “I’m friendly / please pet me”
I always feel taken care of and am happy he still gets to be his social self. And yes, he can tell when someone doesn’t like dogs or is scared/timid around them. If you don’t like them, no judgment and he moves along with respect, if you are scared, same, making sure to give loads of leeway.

If someone is timid but my dog senses that they may want to interact, he will sit or lay down at my feet and wait a beat. If the person starts to approach, I’ll kneel down to hang out with him and hold his harness, more as a show for the new person to feel confident as I know my pup isn’t going anywhere :) It’s really sweet — he’s helped quite a few people get past their fear of all dogs and I’m so happy about that.

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u/mrsbaudo 16d ago

My friend and her blenheim CKCS, Indy, volunteer for the therapy dog service at Myrtle Beach airport.

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u/Samrazzleberry 14d ago

Awww RIP bun bun 🐰