A man who brought his Great Dane on a recent flight has been slammed online by fellow travelers, with many people arguing the pet causes “emotional distress.”
Earlier this week, content creator and life coach Rob shared an Instagram video of the passenger walking onto the aircraft with the canine that typically weighs between 110 to 175 pounds.
In the footage, which has now amassed more than 4.8 million views on Instagram, a female flight attendant at the door could be heard greeting the dog owner.
“Hey, welcome aboard,” she said unenthusiastically, before the Great Dane proceeded to step on her foot.
“Ow,” the airline worker exclaimed as the man quickly apologized.
Over the clip, Rob wrote: “Have we taken this support animal thing too far?”
His question prompted many viewers to offer similar opinions on bringing an emotional support dog of that size on a tiny plane. Some commenters agreed the pet would cause more problems than it would solve.
“Emotional support for one person, emotional distress for hundreds! This is ridiculous,” one person said, while another agreed: “I am a dog lover but this is getting absolutely ridiculous. I am all for trained service animals… this is not one of them.”
One canine owner noted: “As a person who had a Great Dane and viewing this one’s classic body language, this is NOT an assisted therapy animal. Lol.”
“I would have been pissed if he was anywhere near me on the plane. This is so disrespectful and should not have been allowed,” someone else admitted.
Meanwhile, one concerned flyer pointed out the health risks of seating a dog of that size so close to other people.
“So now you put that dog next to someone who has dog trauma or allergies… then what?” they asked. “Because it can’t block the aisle! It’s legit going to be on the next person’s lap unless they paid for two seats. Also, that poor dog won’t be able to lay down.”
However, someone else disagreed: “I’d rather this than a bunch of rude screaming kids. That dog can sit next to me anytime.”
Other viewers defended the flight attendant against haters who criticized her “miserable” facial expression and attitude toward the animal.
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