Newfoundland dog in hospital - whatever next?

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Not that I know my breeds, but Newfoundland was the closest I could find in Google. Whatever it was, it was large and very furry and should not be in a hospital.

You can see it's not being used as a service dog by the way it's being led.

This "my dog has to go everywhere" stupid craze has to end now.

AIBU?

Therapy dogs are led like that

What's with all the dogs posts tonight.

Would therapy dogs have some sort of identification on them? (Genuine question)

I find hospitals so depressing that it would probably make my day if I saw a great big doggo roaming the corridors.

This!!!

I was in a&e with my dad most of the day today and a great big fluffy dog would have made it allllllll the more bearable!

There is a dog that looks exactly like that who lives near me. He is a therapy dog and is much loved at the children's hospital. I think he helps out in the audiology department. I'm not exactly sure how but he is a big gentle thing and his owner puts posters up on her gates for the local children to read what he has been up to.

The rebellion is finally rising up, beginning on MN.

And the people who don't like dogs, are scared and/or allergic?

Absolutely this! I would be in heaven if I came across a big fluffy dog like that in hospital.

For me, it's more the people being wheeled around on trolleys having just come out of surgery. A trolley had to stop just before this shot, as the dog was in the way.

Had a lovely chat with a partially sighted lady in a hospital waiting room once - her guide dog was a leonburger - absolutely massive dog. Beautiful boy!

ASSISTANCE (uk term ) dogs come in all shapes and sizes! Not all are guide dogs and so not all will be in front of owner leading them.

ASSISTANCE dogs do not have to wear any harness / jacket or have any identifying uniform on in uk - most people do use a jacket / lead slip to mark their dog as a working dog - to make access easier but it is not a legal requirement.

I'd love it if I seen this big guy floating around. I'd not want to leave lol! But yes maybe not great for people with allergies. Maybe he was just paying a late night visit

And it would be hellish for me and my children. This insanity has to end.

The photo was taken around midday.

Did you get permission to take photos in hospital?

It could be coming in to say good-bye to its owner. I have witnessed this - the owner was in for an op but the dog was being PTS as it was not well so was allowed in so the owner could say good-bye.

Without any information it’s hard to say.

What dog? Service dog? Where? When?

OP, please complain to the hospital. I complained in the chemist recently, and they have now got a sign up banning dogs. We need to speak up or things are only going to get worse.

Did the dog get permission to be there?

Well with the complete lack of information from the OP we’re never going to know 😁

It might have. OP does not know. But generally you are not allowed to take photos in hospitals without permission.

Apologies, I didn't ask for its name, breed or dog tag info.

Ofgs!🤣. Trollies have to stop to go around dim humans that get in their way too! And some of the skanky drug addicts I’ve seen in A&E probably carry more germs too!

Ive sadly had relatives in hospital for long periods of time over the last few years and never seen a dog at the hospital (apart from one outside, whose owner had been wheeled out in their hospital bed, seemingly to say goodbye 🙁).

Imagine if you were so miserable in life that you had to moan about a dog that no doubt lifted the spirits of some sick people.

In my local hospital, on the constipation unit they open some double doors at the end and a large pack of timber wolves come hurtling out. It clears the ward and the constipation until the following week's clinic.