Dogs On the Shadow

[DavyWavey70]

2 minutes ago, taxatty said:

No idea why not. I've seen plenty of pigs in the Admirals Clubs, like the one I saw last week at CLT who cleaned out the mini-dessert bin and stuffed the goodies in her large purse.

Luckily the pigs are banned on Emirates. 

[markham]

In favor of certain pigs in airline lounges but not others, pigs with 4 trotters don’t holler into their cellphones in the lounge for everyone else to hear. Apparently they are smart enough to know better. Maybe it’s an evolutionary thing?

 

Happy and healthy sailing!

[MrsWaldo]

Last December Dr Waldo saw a service Alpaca in Hobart Airport.  
We are still wondering how you put it on a plane….  It did walk up the ramp into the passenger area…

[lincslady]

I wonder what 'service'  it could provide for the owner.  The mind boggles.  Answer the door, put the washing in the machine??

[gcornell]

On 6/27/2024 at 3:27 PM, Tothesunset said:

To be honest, if it were a choice between fellow passengers bringing their dogs or their children I'd go for the dogs. 

 

Dogs don't:

 

1. Carry norovirus, covid, measles, TB etc

2. Run around unsupervised. 

3. Burst into tears and have a paddy if they don't get their ice cream RIGHT NOW. 

4. Bomb into the pool (or pee in it for that matter) 

5. Hog the ping pong table/pool 

 

 

I could go on. In fact, I will:

 

 

6. Eat chips/chocolate/sweets all day

7. Leave smears from 6 above on furnishings

8. Whinge plaintively and loudly that they are too hot, too cold, hungry, thirsty, feel sick. 

9. Make you wonder where their parents are

10. Make you wonder how 10 million years of evolution has passed some people by. 

Exactly.  Can’t imagine why anyone would chose to be a kid. I skipped right over those years.  I sure most on here did too judging by the comments. 😜

[MBP&O2/O]

One option?

[Randyk47]

In 12+ years and 15+ cruises I have never seen service animals on a Silversea ship.  I have seen them on Holland America and Celebrity cruises.  The two most unusual were a service cat and a service bird.  I did talk to the service cat owner and, if they are to be believed, the cat was a very large Maine Coon cat, like 45 pounds, who was especially trained to monitor her breathing at night.  Didn’t talk to the service bird owner so not sure exactly what support they got from the bird.  It was very popular with other passengers.  

[UKCruiseJeff]

2 minutes ago, Randyk47 said:

In 12+ years and 15+ cruises I have never seen service animals on a Silversea ship.  I have seen them on Holland America and Celebrity cruises.  The two most unusual were a service cat and a service bird.  I did talk to the service cat owner and, if they are to be believed, the cat was a very large Maine Coon cat, like 45 pounds, who was especially trained to monitor her breathing at night.  Didn’t talk to the service bird owner so not sure exactly what support they got from the bird.  It was very popular with other passengers.  

 

 

Should have asked the parrot directly! 🙂

 

Jeff

[PaulaJK]

Funny, Jeff 

[CurlerRob]

1 hour ago, UKCruiseJeff said:

 

 

Should have asked the parrot directly! 🙂

 

Jeff

 

Norwegian Blue - uncommunicative! 🍺🥌

[UKCruiseJeff]

37 minutes ago, CurlerRob said:

 

Norwegian Blue - uncommunicative! 🍺🥌

 

 

[highplanesdrifters]

23 hours ago, Randyk47 said:

Didn’t talk to the service bird owner so not sure exactly what support they got from the bird.  

 

Did the owner wear an eye-patch?

[AveSaloon]

Currently on Shadow.

 

Sitting in Atrium, in walked what I assume are the two dogs from the prior sailing.  With two owners.  Surreptitious photo, with owner's face cropped out.  To protect the guilty.

 

 

[Aussieflyer]

7 hours ago, AveSaloon said:

Currently on Shadow.

 

Sitting in Atrium, in walked what I assume are the two dogs from the prior sailing.  With two owners.  Surreptitious photo, with owner's face cropped out.  To protect the guilty.

 

 

I would have thought the dogs would have had to be wearing offical 'assistance animal' jackets to identify them as such. Although this is onboard it is an area where the owners come into contact with other members of the public therefore the dogs should be correctly identified if they are assistance or service animals (there is a difference in the role they play between the two I think).

 

On a slightly different point, I wonder if anyone on either trips had made a complaint and if so what the response was. Certainly if I was allergic to dog hair I would think I would be within my rights to do so. Silversea should have robust rules to ensure that any service animal is correctly accredited by a proper third party.

Edited Tuesday at 01:53 AM by Aussieflyer

[KY Deb]

There does appear to be some sort of tag hanging off of the dog’s collar.  It’s just above the man’s striped sock in the photo.   I’m not sure this amounts as service dog identification.  Cute dog, but doesn’t belong on a cruise ship.  IMHO.  I’m still wondering where the animals do their business.  

[lincslady]

Maybe they now have a special patch of grass somewhere on board? 

[jjs217]

1 hour ago, KY Deb said:

There does appear to be some sort of tag hanging off of the dog’s collar.  It’s just above the man’s striped sock in the photo.   I’m not sure this amounts as service dog identification.  Cute dog, but doesn’t belong on a cruise ship.  IMHO.  I’m still wondering where the animals do their business.  

That's a tag hanging off the owners purse/bag.

[nfcu]

I am also on Shadow.  This is where the “service dogs” do their business.  It is on deck 5 just outside the forward elevator.  These two dogs are not neutered and one is usually very nervous and shaking all the time.  I have had the pleasure of their company on the tender and excursion busses.  They do not belong on this ship.

Anyone can get the necessary paperwork and collars saying they have a “service animal” from the internet.  And in my state, any “medical professional”, whatever that means (nurse, homecare provider, vet?) can sign it.  The cruise lines hands are tied as they cannot question the documentation.

[UKCruiseJeff]

10 minutes ago, nfcu said:

I am also on Shadow.  This is where the “service dogs” do their business.  It is on deck 5 just outside the forward elevator.  These two dogs are not neutered and one is usually very nervous and shaking all the time.  I have had the pleasure of their company on the tender and excursion busses.  They do not belong on this ship.

Anyone can get the necessary paperwork and collars saying they have a “service animal” from the internet.  And in my state, any “medical professional”, whatever that means (nurse, homecare provider, vet?) can sign it.  The cruise lines hands are tied as they cannot question the documentation.

 

Those bleedin’ dogs even poo on the ceiling.

 

😄

 

Jeff

 

[Tothesunset]

I thinks it's nice that their pee patch looks like green grass. I guess that's more to please the owners, what with dogs being colour blind and all. 

[lincslady]

From all that I have read on this thread, by people who were actually on the ship with this and the other dog I am amazed if no one took great exception to their presence, barking in the buffet and having treats put down on the floor and everything else involved in the care of dogs.  And so many posting on these threads appear to believe that they 'could' be 'service' dogs, essential to their disabled owners.  Looks like within a very short time it will be accepted that anyone can bring their pooch onboard without  any problems.   

[Observer]

4 hours ago, lincslady said:

 Looks like within a very short time it will be accepted that anyone can bring their pooch onboard without  any problems.   

 

These are different dogs from the annoying, larger, darker dogs I encountered on Spirit.  (It may have been Dawn.) I thought this was a one-off situation.  Apparently not. The bringing of dogs on board will, indeed, be "without any problems," if management does not consider it problematic that guests book away from a cruise line that offers these unannounced surprises.  

 

BTW: I am a dog lover! 🙂

 

[lincslady]

But management need to know, and I just hope lots of passengers inform them that it is just not on. Indeed, I feel fairly sure that actually not officially allowed.  So I hope everyone subjected to them will complain vociferously both on board and to Head Office.  I admit I am not a 'dog lover', but do like some of my friends' dogs very much, when I get to know them, and fully understand that they can be  wonderful pets.  I don't imagine they actually enjoy being cooped up on a ship anyway.

[RachelG]

I love dogs and cats, but a ship is no place for either, unless, like Cunard, it has special facilities. 

And agree with whoever posted about the restrictions on taking animals ashore in foreign ports.  If the service animal is that essential, the owner can't be going off on excursions without it. And leaving it unattended on the ship is terrible, both for the animal and the staff and other passengers.

 

 

[Lirio]

5 hours ago, lincslady said:

From all that I have read on this thread, by people who were actually on the ship with this and the other dog I am amazed if no one took great exception to their presence, barking in the buffet and having treats put down on the floor and everything else involved in the care of dogs.  And so many posting on these threads appear to believe that they 'could' be 'service' dogs, essential to their disabled owners.  Looks like within a very short time it will be accepted that anyone can bring their pooch onboard without  any problems.   

 

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