Pets on the ships

[skylynx]

Here is a video of a service dog on a Disney cruise.

Having two golden retrievers of my own, this made my heart smile.

 

[stevenpensacola]

our dog has the remarkable ability to detect when I open the jar of peanut butter to fix some crackers...

 

[tvguy]

Just want to point out that the latest ADA rules state that a service animal can only be dogs..............therapy and assitance animals can be anything.
The rights that owners of therapy animals have is much more restrictive then service dogs.

Correct, except that Disney ships are registered in the Bahamas, so ADA doesn't apply so they can do whatever they want.

 

[Tonka's Skipper]

Correct, except that Disney ships are registered in the Bahamas, so ADA doesn't apply so they can do whatever they want.

All very true until enough guests start complaining........

And now that you brought that up,I wonder what are the Bahama laws, if any?

AKK

 

[jfahome]

I spoke with a lady on our first cruise who was carrying a small dog in her arms. The dog was a seizure alert dog and was certified as a service dog. This dog was tiny! I was quite interested myself as my DD6 has Epilepsy. I had no problem with the dog being there and for personal reasons was glad to meet her

 

[bluenosemickey]

our dog has the remarkable ability to detect when I open the jar of peanut butter to fix some crackers...

mine too!!!

 

[Zandy595]

It depends. Some use pee pads in their staterooms. Some put a patch of grass sod in an inflatable pool on their verandahs. Others have a patch of grass sod in a container on the deck 7 or 8 aft public verandah.

On the Wonder last week we saw a service dog and a sizeable container of grass sod on the deck 7 verandah.

I hope they have these dog potties marked with a sign so little kids don't think it's a play area.

 

[clawmachine]

DCL has 2 special cleanings--one is called a deep clean and one is called an allergy cleaning. I don't know the difference. I know only because we had a funky smell in our room one evening. A white uniform was dispatched to the room--they couldn't figure it out but agreed with us that it wasn't from the bathroom. They sprayed some stuff and put an air purifier in the room that night, and told me they would order a "deep cleaning" in the morning.

The next day our stateroom host stopped me to ask whether it was supposed to be a deep clean or an allergy clean.

For a person with allergies to pet dander, I'd suggest that you make DCL aware of your situation and request an allergy clean of your stateroom before entering--whether there was a dog in there or not. You never know what someone had/used in the room that you might react to.

This makes perfect sense. Just because an amimal did not stay in a room does not mean the room is free of pet hair (from clothes, suitcases, etc) or other allergens. DS has a severe nut allergy and now he is old enough to know not to touch any strange stuff he might see in a hotel room, but when he was younger, we always went over our rooms with a fine toothed comb right away to make sure there weren't any stray peanut m&ms or the like laying around under the bed, etc...

 

[Soccermom-Cheri]

If a dog is "working" (detecting potential problems for his owner), shouldn't it be wearing a service animal vest? As mentioned above, this warns the public that the animal is truly on the job and should not be played with. There has to be a company that makes vests in all sizes.

 

[plutojudy]

Looks like Yager had a great cruise.

 

[MommaMouse411]

wow dogs are great..they can detect seizures...

but I would assume they would have a vest on? or something to indicate they are a service pet? I know you are not suppose to pet these animals..

Anyway...I do wonder if there's a spot for service animals to potty on the boat? like a dog area?. ..or something..

 

[TDC Nala]

If a dog is "working" (detecting potential problems for his owner), shouldn't it be wearing a service animal vest? As mentioned above, this warns the public that the animal is truly on the job and should not be played with. There has to be a company that makes vests in all sizes.

I don't believe vests are required for service dogs.

I don't know, but I tend to think that someone who is passing off their pet as a service dog and is using the animal to get attention is not going to be one to tell you that a dog is "working" and should be left alone. Not that persons with genuine service animals don't ever invite people to interact with their service dog, because I'm sure they do.

 

[Soccermom-Cheri]

I agree Nala. My DD loves dogs and would always go and ask if she could pet one. But once I showed her the vest, she knows not to even approach. That's what I was getting at: if there is some indication the animal is working, then the owner won't even be approached.

 

[CandyMandy]

Most of the reports we have seen on these boards of dogs on DCL are of small breeds wearing no service vests.

 

[CandyMandy]

Some more unique service animals we can expect to soon see showing up on DCL. Perhaps they should add an "animal kingdom" area on the ships.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I hope they have these dog potties marked with a sign so little kids don't think it's a play area.

On the WBTA this past Sep:

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[tvguy]

All very true until enough guests start complaining........

And now that you brought that up,I wonder what are the Bahama laws, if any?

AKK

Well, doing a Google search, it doesn't look like there are any laws covering the disabled in the Bahamas. Looks like they thought about talking about laws covered the disabled in 2006, but I can't see that that ever amounted to anything.
http://books.google.com/books?id=cw...&resnum=8&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[ArielRae]

On the WBTA this past Sep:

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There is a hidden Mickey in the sand. LOL

 

[toocherie]

Here is a video of a service dog on a Disney cruise.
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U67dM_3kePo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Part 2 - more dog related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4jQHph4hOs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Looks like Yager had a great cruise.

Hmmm. Was it Yager or Precious in the video?