Ryan
Court Jester
You may want to try the link in the very first post of the thread.
The difference is I'm not trying to impose my likes on the traveling public. If faced with the unlikely situation where I'm stuck next to an annoying pet, I'll deal with it like a rational, mature adult.In post # 90 one said " I've argued against pets onboard in the past. Other peoples pets annoy me, particularly dogs."
Thanks for pointing that out!It's on the service update: "Each Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg train will have a designated pet car on the train."
You're still sitting next to the kids.Thanks for pointing that out!It's on the service update: "Each Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg train will have a designated pet car on the train."
No, but a vet does.Just as an aside, while dogs and cats ARE allowed on most legacy air carriers, they are required to have a signed statement from a vet that the animal meets minimum health requirements (including no parasites) to fly. That does not seem to be the case for Amtrak's new experiment. It is up to the judgement of a conductor who has no animal health training.
Gladly!You're still sitting next to the kids.Thanks for pointing that out!It's on the service update: "Each Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg train will have a designated pet car on the train."
Where do I sign the petition to get Amtrak to add a bar car?Animals in the pet car, kids in the nursery car, and adults in the bar car. Everybody wins.
Bravo Sir....Animals in the pet car, kids in the nursery car, and adults in the bar car. Everybody wins.
Oh, I like it I like it. Let's have a medical study on how arguing can counteract the pressure drop in anaphylaxis.Arguing makes my blood pressure go up! :unsure: :lol:Don't you dare concede. I want to argue all day over the inane differences in similar words because I am REALLY bored!All of those definitions can mean the same thing, but if you can't handle both of us winning I'll just concede
This seems fitting for both this conversation AND this thread:Oh, I like it I like it. Let's have a medical study on how arguing can counteract the pressure drop in anaphylaxis.
[medref-20134902] Study confirms that getting patient into an argument improves blood pressure and survival in early-stage anaphylactic shock.
Thanks for the smiles
Frankly that could not be much worse than some of the humans that one get to sit next to at times. Personally I'd have no problem sitting next to someone who has a dog in a carrier which is sitting under the seat any more than I'd have a problem sitting next to a person with a bag under the seat. Indeed it would be less disruptive on the whole than sitting next to a person with a baby yelling his/her heart out throughout the journey.All of the folks here applauding this new service; I expect to see you volunteering to sit next to the folks who are bringing these pets on board, correct?
LOLBy the way, last year I needed a cat-scan. I mentioned to the tech that I was allergic to cats and wondered if that would be an issue. The tech looked at me like I was nuts until I smirked slightly (I can be very deadpan with my off-the-wall humor). My wife just shook her head (used to it). A little gallows humor.
Next time leave the CRT monitor at home.What kind of dog can fit inside a carrier that can fit underneath an airline seat? I can barely get my laptop to fit down there.
Yellow labs are great service and rescue animals, used in all types of work. However, not ours. Buddy? So hyper, he jumps vertically about 4 feet in the air. If he were a guide dog he would have washed out in the first week, or pulled his handler straight into a bush while chasing a squirrel.Never seen a more calm, serene chihuahua in my life. Never a yip, as I said, from the time the train was held up at Fort Worth so she and her entourage could board the train with enough luggage to have serviced an entire Army platoon, until she got off in California (Ontario, I think). The dog was absolutely no problem
Just make sure the animals don't get into the dining car kitchen.
That makes this plan FAR more palatable to me.
You must have a big laptop. There is space under the airline seat in front of you. But put a pet carrier under the seat and there is little room for your feet or laptop bag/briefcase.What kind of dog can fit inside a carrier that can fit underneath an airline seat? I can barely get my laptop to fit down there.
Please let me know when you come across a barking, whining or howling bag. TIA.Personally I'd have no problem sitting next to someone who has a dog in a carrier which is sitting under the seat any more than I'd have a problem sitting next to a person with a bag under the seat. Indeed it would be less disruptive on the whole than sitting next to a person with a baby yelling his/her heart out throughout the journey.
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