A massive dog that flew with passengers in an aircraft is drawing both opposite sides of reaction on social media, and the flight attendant seems to be taking most of the bashing.
In the viral video, a big Great Dane was seen boarding the plane with its owner, as the dog, which was said to be a support dog, entered the passenger’s cabin, it stepped on a flight attendant who “ouched” in pain.
Both the dog and the man leading it then found their way to their seats.
The video was posted by clearpath_coach on Instagram as he wondered if people are now taking the “support animal thing” too far. Watch below:
Many in the comment section acknowledged that exceptions due to the use/reliance of service animals are really getting out of hand. This view was noted by dog lovers themselves.
They also kicked against the idea of allowing dogs to enter planes with humans, noting that a dog might be a source of emotional support for one individual and also a source of emotional distress for many others. This could be true for people with dog trauma or allergies.
Conormacmassage said he had a Great Dane and pointed out from the dog’s body language, it was not even a support dog. Many people too in the comment section said the same. Davidf_07 said the owner only claimed it was a service dog to go around the policy.
Pinkivy81 said she would not be able to hide her emotions and would be definitely angry if she was seated next to the man and his so-called assisted therapy animal.
On the other side, many not only said it was okay for the man to fly with the dog, but also berated the flight attendant for reacting when the dog stepped on her foot.
“The dog looks a lot nicer and pleasant than the flight attendant”, Rennviana said.
The flight attendant also had many people come to her rescue. They noted she was not obliged to be a lover of dogs, might be traumatized by the sheer size of the animal being so close to her, and is allowed to express pain from the heavy animal stepping on her foot – her open toes might have been exposed to the dog’s nails.
Her defense also noted that the dog owner did not bother to apologize after his “support animal” caused harm to another person, and wondered why he had it in a metal prong collar, which will not be comfortable for it.
