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I wish I could do this on Amtrak

Larrikin 4y ago
I'm glad American airlines and other forms of transportation started cracking down on this so I don't have to ride with other people's animals.
- TapWaterBandit 4y ago
  Completely agree. I love dogs but am quite allergic and imho transport infrastructure should prioritise the comfort/needs of people over their pets.
  - kelnos 4y ago
    I'm trying to figure out what a good alternative is, though. I absolutely agree with you, and have been on planes before where I've been very uncomfortable due to a nearby dog triggering my allergies. (I've been doing allergy immunotherapy for the past couple years, so my allergies are in much better control now, but I still have off days.) But people do need to travel with their pets sometimes; consider moving to a new house far enough away such that it requires air travel. I would not consent to putting my cats in the cargo hold; I've heard enough horror stories about the conditions they experience (not to mention incidence of death, injury, or loss) there to allow that. I read that there used to be a "pet airline" in the US, but they had very limited routes and destinations, and haven't flown in many years at this point.
    - TapWaterBandit 4y ago
      Rent a car and drive, then drop off the car at your new location. At the end of the day you have to sometimes make sacrifices for your choices. This is one of those times.
      - gambiting 4y ago
        >>At the end of the day you have to sometimes make sacrifices for your choices. This is one of those times You're right - and that sacrifice should be to put your dog in the cargo hold, or don't travel with them. Or if you really need to sit next to your pet for the entire journey, rent a car and just drop it off at your new location - it's very straightforward.
        midoridensha 4y ago
        Or just don't get such an impractical pet to begin with. Bringing small 10kg or less dogs (or cats) in carriers is not a problem; the problem is people thinking they have some kind of right to bring gigantic dogs with them everywhere.
  - nradov 4y ago
    Public transit in Austria allows dogs, as long as they're leashed and muzzled. It doesn't seem to be a problem there.
- rdl 4y ago
  I wish the airlines would do differentiated flights (maybe adult-only or 12+ only for one flight a day on otherwise high volume route, and maybe an explicitly pet-friendly flight on a route, etc.). I live on an island, and especially now that most airlines (covid scheduling issues) have eliminated animals as checked baggage, anyone with an animal which doesn't conform to normal cabin transport is kind of screwed -- they have to use a specialty transport company, which either flies on dedicated cargo flights or something else, or they charter a plane ($5k minimum for San Juan to Miami). My personal preference would be zero children, zero dogs, only well behaved cats, but I realize that's a niche flight preference, but on a route with hundreds of flights a week, one flight a week (or even one a month) should be easy to fill.
workingdog 4y ago
I wish we had a testable good behavior standard for dogs. If the dog passes then they would get more opportunities to do things like ride trains.
- mathieuh 4y ago
  For me the problem is dogs’ unpredictability. I have a small dog, and although I believe 100% that she would never hurt a person or another animal, I still have her on a taut lead ready to yank her away when a stranger’s child wants to say hello on our walks, just in case. I would want everyone bringing a dog on a train to be in that same level of control, and judging by the people and dogs I see out walking that’s an unreasonable wish.
- version_five 4y ago
  99% of the time the problem is the owner in my experience. I don't like dogs near me, but I've rarely felt like the dog was the problem, it's selfish people who don't keep their dog properly leashed, close to them, and away from other people. Dogs shouldn't be on public transportation primarily because enough dog owners have shown they are unable to respect other people.
  - atahanacar 4y ago
    >Dogs shouldn't be on public transportation primarily because enough dog owners have shown they are unable to respect other people. People shouldn't be on public transportation primarily because enough people have shown they are unable to respect other people.
- Fezzik 4y ago
  The bigger problem: people being allergic to dogs is quite common (above 10% of the population, I believe). I’m a dog lover and have 2 pooches that are my life, yet I am always baffled by people that feel they need to make everyone else deal with the pet they love.
  - TapWaterBandit 4y ago
prisoner655321 4y ago
Same. I would pay extra for more dogs and no babies.

I'm glad American airlines and other forms of transportation started cracking down on this so I don't have to ride with other people's animals.

TapWaterBandit 4y ago
Completely agree. I love dogs but am quite allergic and imho transport infrastructure should prioritise the comfort/needs of people over their pets.
- kelnos 4y ago
  I'm trying to figure out what a good alternative is, though. I absolutely agree with you, and have been on planes before where I've been very uncomfortable due to a nearby dog triggering my allergies. (I've been doing allergy immunotherapy for the past couple years, so my allergies are in much better control now, but I still have off days.) But people do need to travel with their pets sometimes; consider moving to a new house far enough away such that it requires air travel. I would not consent to putting my cats in the cargo hold; I've heard enough horror stories about the conditions they experience (not to mention incidence of death, injury, or loss) there to allow that. I read that there used to be a "pet airline" in the US, but they had very limited routes and destinations, and haven't flown in many years at this point.
  - TapWaterBandit 4y ago
    Rent a car and drive, then drop off the car at your new location. At the end of the day you have to sometimes make sacrifices for your choices. This is one of those times.
    - gambiting 4y ago
      >>At the end of the day you have to sometimes make sacrifices for your choices. This is one of those times You're right - and that sacrifice should be to put your dog in the cargo hold, or don't travel with them. Or if you really need to sit next to your pet for the entire journey, rent a car and just drop it off at your new location - it's very straightforward.
      - midoridensha 4y ago
        Or just don't get such an impractical pet to begin with. Bringing small 10kg or less dogs (or cats) in carriers is not a problem; the problem is people thinking they have some kind of right to bring gigantic dogs with them everywhere.
- nradov 4y ago
  Public transit in Austria allows dogs, as long as they're leashed and muzzled. It doesn't seem to be a problem there.
rdl 4y ago
I wish the airlines would do differentiated flights (maybe adult-only or 12+ only for one flight a day on otherwise high volume route, and maybe an explicitly pet-friendly flight on a route, etc.). I live on an island, and especially now that most airlines (covid scheduling issues) have eliminated animals as checked baggage, anyone with an animal which doesn't conform to normal cabin transport is kind of screwed -- they have to use a specialty transport company, which either flies on dedicated cargo flights or something else, or they charter a plane ($5k minimum for San Juan to Miami). My personal preference would be zero children, zero dogs, only well behaved cats, but I realize that's a niche flight preference, but on a route with hundreds of flights a week, one flight a week (or even one a month) should be easy to fill.

workingdog 4y ago

I wish we had a testable good behavior standard for dogs. If the dog passes then they would get more opportunities to do things like ride trains.

mathieuh 4y ago
For me the problem is dogs’ unpredictability. I have a small dog, and although I believe 100% that she would never hurt a person or another animal, I still have her on a taut lead ready to yank her away when a stranger’s child wants to say hello on our walks, just in case. I would want everyone bringing a dog on a train to be in that same level of control, and judging by the people and dogs I see out walking that’s an unreasonable wish.
version_five 4y ago
99% of the time the problem is the owner in my experience. I don't like dogs near me, but I've rarely felt like the dog was the problem, it's selfish people who don't keep their dog properly leashed, close to them, and away from other people. Dogs shouldn't be on public transportation primarily because enough dog owners have shown they are unable to respect other people.
- atahanacar 4y ago
  >Dogs shouldn't be on public transportation primarily because enough dog owners have shown they are unable to respect other people. People shouldn't be on public transportation primarily because enough people have shown they are unable to respect other people.
Fezzik 4y ago
The bigger problem: people being allergic to dogs is quite common (above 10% of the population, I believe). I’m a dog lover and have 2 pooches that are my life, yet I am always baffled by people that feel they need to make everyone else deal with the pet they love.
- TapWaterBandit 4y ago

prisoner655321 4y ago

Same. I would pay extra for more dogs and no babies.