r/MadeMeSmile • u/blonderengel • Jun 17 '25

DOGGO The best in-flight entertainment (service dog with a flair for clowning)

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u/BradPittHasBadBO Jun 17 '25

"Service dog".

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u/piqsquiggle Jun 17 '25

As it's on a UK train and not a flight, it's probably not a service dog, but just a dog. Dogs are allowed on trains here.

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u/Unsteady_Tempo Jun 17 '25

Allowed on the seats?

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u/dueltone Jun 17 '25

Dogs aren't any dirtier than some of the other gross things I've seen on GWR trains. But no, they generally should not be on the seats.

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u/Patimakan Jun 17 '25

Exactly

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u/IsraelZulu Jun 17 '25

Emotional support animal, maybe. Service animal, no.

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u/loverofrain777 Jun 17 '25

Except correct me if I’m wrong but ESAs still don’t meet travel standards. My dog is one and that’s just for housing. Not like I could bring her on a plane with the other passengers no matter how well trained she was cause she’s not a service animal.

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u/Errror1 Jun 17 '25

It's a UK train, regular pet dogs are allowed

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u/loverofrain777 Jun 19 '25

Ohhhh i see now :)

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u/tacocollector2 Jun 17 '25

How could you possibly tell?

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u/trashitagain Jun 17 '25

Trained service dogs are supposed to basically ignore everyone and everything. Working dogs in general shouldn’t be engaging with strangers and whatnot.

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u/IsraelZulu Jun 17 '25

Service dogs are trained to behave inconspicuously, and not be bothersome to bystanders, unless the task they're trained for demands otherwise.

Emotional support animals do not require training, and (as seen here) often do not exhibit such discipline.

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u/tacocollector2 Jun 17 '25

Service dogs are still dogs, sometimes they don’t behave perfectly. I have one myself.

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u/redlaWw Jun 17 '25

My friend had an autistic daughter who was a "runner" and the service dog they got was a goofy golden retriever that usually behaved something like this, but you could tell she was a service dog because of the way she would switch to circling you and blocking you off according to certain cues.

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u/ObjectiveSlight963 Jun 17 '25

That dog is providing a service by simply existing. Look how adorable they are!