Dog in the MLL
LAX. Where else.
AC lounge agents asked her more than once to put the dog back in the carrier. She refused. http://s3.postimg.cc/86rp13m6r/image.png (Mods, I looked everywhere for the right thread to post this, but I couldn't find one. Feel free to move it or remove it) |
But what's the dog's FF status?
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I'd happily miss a flight to stick around and call the cops on this one. It's fun to watch people like this learn that the rules apply to everyone.
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They should just call the airport police. Done deal.
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Pet --> keep in crate
Service Animal or Emotional Support Animal --> "must be trained to behave properly in public settings" OP: need more info. Was the animal being represented by its owner as being a pet? How was it behaving? |
Its bad enough when the hounds are allowed to run loose in hotels.
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Meh, it may be against the lounge rules, but if the dog is being quiet and staying put then it wouldn't bother me. I'm not a fan of enforcing rules just for the sake of enforcing rules. If this was a small dog sitting quietly on the person's lap then it doesn't make too much of a difference to me if the dog is doing that or in a carrier.
That said, I don't blame the lounge staff for asking the person politely to put the dog back in the carrier either. They're just doing their jobs too. |
The red vest suggests that it's a (fake) emotional support doggy. Service dogs have special privileges under USA law that pets don't.
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Thanks all for your comments.
At one point, she was holding the dog in her arms near the food station. Either the lounge agents saw or someone else must have said something. The dog was not an emotional support animal and its owner could care less about what she was told as she continued to walk the dog up and down the lounge, when she was not busy near the food. I actually found it interesting that while the lounge was quite populated at the time, no one went up to her directly. There was a couple sitting next to us at another table. One said "we're animal lovers, but they do not belong in a lounge with open food stations".
Originally Posted by Stranger
(Post 24175193)
But what's the dog's FF status?
Originally Posted by yvrgary
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I'd happily miss a flight to stick around and call the cops on this one. It's fun to watch people like this learn that the rules apply to everyone.
Originally Posted by Dorian
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They should just call the airport police. Done deal.
As for police, this is LAX. They are part of the wallpaper.
Originally Posted by jjclancy
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OP: need more info. Was the animal being represented by its owner as being a pet? How was it behaving?
Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
(Post 24175381)
The red vest suggests that it's a (fake) emotional support doggy. Service dogs have special privileges under USA law that pets don't.
Personal comment: I actually felt bad for the dog because when she left the lounge she went downstairs into the terminal, which was packed with people and rollaboards and construction crews. Poor dog, I thought |
The poor dog probably would have been happier in a good kennel (aka boarding spa) or with a friendly and fun dog sitter.
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Keep the dog...remove the owner
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If you have issues with dogs around food, don't travel to Europe. Germans and French prefer kids be kept outside and dogs inside restaurants.
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Dog in the MLL
Saw the same thing at yul trans boarder MLL last Sunday ! White poodle, same colour as this years E35 card :)
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I love dogs and see no issue unless it is yapping or bothering people.
Today a story about West Jet lost a puppy being sent to its new owner. |
Originally Posted by Prestige
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Saw the same thing at yul trans boarder MLL last Sunday ! White poodle, same colour as this years E35 card :)
Is there are reason animals are now allowed entry into lounges where mere mortals can only dream about entering? AND What will Air Canada and the Maple Leaf Lounges do when someone calls the local public health department? Just asking...... |
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