Dogs and Senior Dudes

[AlanB]

My trips seem absolutely peaceful compared to some of y'all. I don't like sitting next to strangers without so much as an armrest between us for twelve hours (what were they thinking?) but I can't remember the last time I saw an unleashed dog or crazy pissed-off wife swearing up a storm.

Go hang around NYP for just a couple of hours... h34r:

Those people are either from Louisiana or Woodside!!

Actually, unless I'm catching a train, I don't usually hang around Penn Station. If I want to watch trains I go to Jamaica where I can actually see them coming and going.

 

[Everydaymatters]

Shannon had to pass the ticket counter, the ticket lift agent, one or more conductors and maybe the Amtrak Police or worse yet, the dreaded dog dectectors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The really important question is: Who in the world would name a dog Shannon?

My male chocolate lab named Napoleon :lol: :lol: :lol:

My little Coton de Tulear is named Prince Archibald

My chocolate lab's name is Cash - as in money. I have an explanation for that, but why Napolean and Prince Archibald?

 

[had8ley]

Napoleon is a Louisiana Star Lab. They were raised as a smaller breed to the larger lab for the plantation owners kids. They usually stayed in doors and ruled the roost. Ours is no different.

 

[had8ley]

My trips seem absolutely peaceful compared to some of y'all. I don't like sitting next to strangers without so much as an armrest between us for twelve hours (what were they thinking?) but I can't remember the last time I saw an unleashed dog or crazy pissed-off wife swearing up a storm.

Go hang around NYP for just a couple of hours... h34r:

Those people are either from Louisiana or Woodside!!

Actually, unless I'm catching a train, I don't usually hang around Penn Station. If I want to watch trains I go to Jamaica where I can actually see them coming and going.

Must be somebody with NYC tunnel vision...we're talking about watching people not trains :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Shanghai]

Firstly, Prince Archibald is a male. The breed was the dogs of the French Royalty beginning in the 15th century

and with the passing of our previous dog, I knew I would call the puppy our previous dog's name (Marcie), I wanted

a name that rhymes with that name. So, Prince is for royalty, Archibald is a male name and Archie rhymes with

Marcie and we have Prince Archibald.

 

[Dan O]

The really important question is: Who in the world would name a dog Shannon?

Song re a dog named Shannon from way back.

Dano

 

[Dan O]

I did some minor research on my own and it looks like you can ask if they're service animals or whatever, but you can't actually do anything if they fail to produce any paperwork or just lie to you about the animals. It's ripe for abuse if you ask me. I never considered myself anti-ADA before, but it looks like the law has gone too far if it allows unscrupulous pet owners to pretend their conventional pets are service animals (which are actually exceedingly rare in my experience).

Exactly. I keep seeing more and more animals, especially dogs but not limited to just dogs, in all kinds of stores and places I never saw them before. Not one was a guide dog. They all appeared to be pets.

I don't see much difference between allowing animals that are not guide dogs or legit service animals in trains and allowing smoking. A smoker could certainly say they are dependent on their smokes to function. I guess I'd prefer a well behaved animal to smokers but there would be a point where one smoker would be better than say 40 dogs.