Episode 1
I fly in the cabin, not cargo
Why a fifty pound dog is not automatically a cargo dog, what a psychiatric service dog actually is, and the DOT form behind it.
Flying with a dog in the cabin, taught by one who actually does it. Peach is a working psychiatric service dog who flies LAX to MIA in cabin, not cargo. This is what that really takes.
The U.S. Department of Transportation rewrote air travel for assistance animals effective 11 January 2021. If your information predates that, it is wrong.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Traveling by Air With Service Animals final rule, Federal Register, effective 11 January 2021. Airline policies sit on top of the federal rule and differ, so always confirm with your carrier. Nothing here is legal advice.
Before the airline days there was general aviation. Van Nuys is one of the busiest GA airports in the country, and it is where Peach first learned that a running jet is nothing to react to.
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Why a fifty pound dog is not automatically a cargo dog, what a psychiatric service dog actually is, and the DOT form behind it.
The three skills that make an airport boring: the security line, the settle at the gate, and ignoring food and people.
What a full working travel day looks like. Rest positions, water, and the handler checklist that keeps it safe.
Do not pet, why it matters, and what to do instead when you meet a working dog in public.
Settling a new room, the first walk pattern, and how to make an unfamiliar city feel routine.
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A Goldendoodle dog actor and model based in Los Angeles, and a trained psychiatric service dog. Credits include national commercials for Concora Credit, Jax & Bones, Nylabone, and a feature in The New Yorker. See her full work or book her.