Gone to the dogs

[vertisol]

I've just spent a couple of hours in the ADL QP killing time before my flight to CBR and had the fortune of sitting next to a guy from Assistance Dogs Australia who, as luck would have it, had a labrador with him.

I've got to say that time goes quicker in the presence of a well behaved and personable pet.

I wonder if Qantas would let me bring our cats in next time..

 

[jetlagger]

I've just spent a couple of hours in the ADL QP killing time before my flight to CBR and had the fortune of sitting next to a guy from Assistance Dogs Australia who, as luck would have it, had a labrador with him.

I've got to say that time goes quicker in the presence of a well behaved and personable pet.

I wonder if Qantas would let me bring our cats in next time..

I'd be more worried about a cat in the lounge, than a well behaved dog with a very valid reason to be there.

 

[vertisol]

I'd be more worried about a cat in the lounge, than a well behaved dog with a very valid reason to be there.

You must meet my cats..

 

[Globetrotter]

I'd be more worried about a cat in the lounge, than a well behaved dog with a very valid reason to be there.

Excuse me jetlagger but I must defend vertisol on this one because I too have a very well behaved cough.

 

[ashleyn]

Excuse me jetlagger but I must defend vertisol on this one because I too have a very well behaved cough.

Oh er, Mrs. Slocombe I presume ?

 

[Globetrotter]

Oh er, Mrs. Slocombe I presume ?

Yes. She is fab!

 

[jetlagger]

Oh er, Mrs. Slocombe I presume ?

This thread is humorously 'degenerating" into an entertaining option, more so than the less than well behaved children in the lounge I am experiencing at present. :shock:

 

[Maggs]

You need to travel in Europe. Quite common to see cats and dogs going thru the scanners and with their owners in the lounges. And when the pets are naughty they can be put back into their carriers. As for naughty children......

 

[Groundhog]

I've just spent a couple of hours in the ADL QP killing time before my flight to CBR and had the fortune of sitting next to a guy from Assistance Dogs Australia who, as luck would have it, had a labrador with him.

I've got to say that time goes quicker in the presence of a well behaved and personable pet.

I wonder if Qantas would let me bring our cats in next time..

Did he mention where the dog would go during the flight given that they are permitted in the cabin and what sort of restraints would be associated during take off and landing?

 

[Buzzard]

I've just spent a couple of hours in the ADL QP killing time before my flight to CBR and had the fortune of sitting next to a guy from Assistance Dogs Australia who, as luck would have it, had a labrador with him.

I've got to say that time goes quicker in the presence of a well behaved and personable pet.

I wonder if Qantas would let me bring our cats in next time..

Seeing eye cats ????

 

[Zulaiha]

My hubby recently told me about the news that some airlines will allow pets in the cabin, for psychological reason?

I am very concern about this as my daughter is highly allergic to cat. It will take only minutes for her to get reaction to be in a same room with cat, and I pray to never meet one of cat or any pet in the plane while my daughter is in.

What should actually we do shall one day I faced with this situation, i.e having cat inside the plane that my daughter and I are boarding into? Your suggestion will be appreciated.

 

[JohnK]

This thread is humorously 'degenerating" into an entertaining option....

Not yet but give it time.

I can see a reason why guide dogs are allowed into an aircraft cabin. I cannot see any reason why pets would be allowed to travel in an aircraft cabin.

Where do you draw the line? Dogs? Cats? Horses? Birds? Rats? Snakes? Lizards? I do not want to travel with someone else's pets.

 

[jetlagger]

You need to travel in Europe. Quite common to see cats and dogs going thru the scanners and with their owners in the lounges. And when the pets are naughty they can be put back into their carriers. As for naughty children......

When I lived in Switzerland, I used to take my lovely well behaved German Shepard everywhere - on the train, to the restaurant etc.. As for misbehaving children.. Well that's another story.. Perhaps a positive parenting licence ?

 

[vertisol]

I am now back home in Canberra and one of the cats has taken my favourite chair.. off to bed

 

[sjd]

Snakes?

Yes, but only when Mr Samuel L. Jackson flies.

 

[Shelf]

There is a funny pic of Samuel L Jackson and -' whitesnake on a plane.'

Probably NSFW or a direct link on this forum.

 

[medhead]

I've got to say that time goes quicker in the presence of a well behaved and personable pet.

Except it is not a pet. It is a working assistance dog.

To whoever asked the one assistance dog I've seen on a flight sat in row 4 on the floor in front of the middle seat. No restraints. It wasn't a full flight so all 3 seats were empty.

 

[Rox]

I met someone who was taking their cat back to Canada with them.
She said she was going to be able to have the cat in the cabin with her on the leg from LA to Canada (don't know any more than this)
Has anyone come across this and how does it work?
Although I love cats I think it could get quite "interesting" having a frazzled cat, however confined, in the cabin with you.

 

[Shelf]

I met someone who was taking their cat back to Canada with them.
She said she was going to be able to have the cat in the cabin with her on the leg from LA to Canada (don't know any more than this)
Has anyone come across this and how does it work?
Although I love cats I think it could get quite "interesting" having a frazzled cat, however confined, in the cabin with you.

I'd be asking for the cat to be placed well away from me (overhead lockers sounds fine) as I'm allergic to their hair/saliva

 

[cirqueboy]

Saw a well dressed couple with two cats, in separate carry cages at immigration at Santiago recently.

One cat very well behaved, the other completely losing it's S*%t.