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?

OMG, I'm so sorry, I thought you were serious... 😳I can't apologise enough.

Thank you - you do a brilliant job. My Dad spent 4 years in a care home and he loved the regular dog visits there, it meant the world to us that he got to cuddle a dog regularly.

I'm the one who stupidly backed her up on there and told her about PaT dogs, thinking it might help her child's phobia, she did indeed claim not to be aware of them...

Now I'm left red-faced again for believing it was fear motivated not just hate.

@CoubousAndTourmalet Don't be red faced. I didn't realize who the poster was either. I did read the thread about a dog messing over a shopping bag and didn't realize it was the same poster. She should be red faced at this point as people now know who she is and what threads she is stomping all over with her skewed viewpoints.

That’s an update on page 5 I was unaware of. Apologies for not reading this.

If this is a therapy dog that’s fine.

I like dogs 😊

Hold on I know nothing about a dog on another thread that’s peed on someone. That’s got nothing to do with me.

I can apologise when I get things wrong as I have just done.

Whoever that is, don’t falsely accuse me. It’s got nothing to do with me.

The dog is cute but come on, it’s so selfish - many people hate dogs, I was in a shop the other day and a lady fell to the floor because a dog came in and she was so scared, and she had an epileptic fit. Obviously the chances of that sort of thing as sooooo much higher in a hospital.

Therapy dogs should have some identifier on them, like a guide dog would do.

Dog lovers’ preferences shouldn’t trump all.

All I did was express surprise that you were unaware of therapy dogs that visit hospitals and care homes.

I didn't say you were not allowed to have an opinion.

I'm not sure if your post is a personal attack on me but I don't think it reflects very well on you, given that you are a doctor. I'm autistic and socially anxious so I don't read social cues well at all - did you earburn me just so I could have the pleasure of seeing you call me a smart-arse and strange? How very professional of you.

I'm not sure it is; someone else named another poster, I think it was a vegan person that loves badgers, this is a different poster.
I feel like I've had enough of all this now, it's making me panic and say stupid things. Had enough abuse tbh.
Just sick of all the dog hate on here.

Therapy dogs wear a badge on their collar, you don't know if this particular dog has one as it's a poor blurred photo but someone has said they know this is a PaT dog.

Maybe the dog knew she was going to have an epileptic seizure.

Disabled people have assistance dogs, not therapy dogs. No need to be embarrassed for me, but perhaps you should educate yourself.

I didn't. I used racism as a comparison with ableism. I hope that helps you understand.

I wonder what he was wondering...?

Wondering why someone was taking a photo of it, you can clearly see it's on a lead so not really wondering if it will wander off

No problem - I just thought a bit of levitry might diffuse the tension. Obviously read the room wrong! I'm glad it helped your dad - dogs have a very calming influence on people.

@Mikiamo Disabled people have assistance dogs, not therapy dogs. No need to be embarrassed for me, but perhaps you should educate yourself.
Actually more than a few of us have "both" so perhaps you should educate yourself? Many of us are also volunteers with our dogs because there is a severe shotage of dogs trained to such high standards. I know of over a dozen people with assistance dogs who are also registered as therapy dogs and regualrly visit a range of facilities.

It was inappropriate to suggest a correlation between dogs of any sort and black people. Perhaps you should rethink that and apologise?

I wasn't talking to you, so not sure why you're getting arsey. I'm more than aware of therapy dogs, seeing as I used to have one.

I won't apologise, no. I was comparing ableism with racism. For some reason, no one gives a shit about ableism, yet it's the same level of "protected" as racism.

I bet he loves it and they do too. So beneficial.

My parents had dogs of their own @EmmaMaria, their last boy died shortly before my Dad started with the Alzheimer's, so he was a big dog lover, always. After they had the monthly therapy dog visits he liked to tell me about the dogs that came in. He loved the big ones best because we're Pyrenean people.

(Still very embarrassed about not getting your sarcasm earlier. Really sorry).

If someone has that extreme a reaction to something so everyday they need professional help. We wouldn’t clear cars off a street, birds off a tree and planes from the sky.

I teach people to drive, most are initially terrified of large vehicles coming near them, I teach them to cope with and eradicate that fear. On your logic I should have a massive sign at the top of the car saying ‘large vehicles please keep your distance’.

We all need to be able to work around a normal world and if we can’t do that we need professional help.

Are you black?

Trust me, most people don't give a shit about racism either.

I can't even imagine how.hard it must be to be a black dog.

I doubt that the overstretched NHS would be in a position to accommodate this.

Wow- defnifley a Newfoundland - what a sighting! They are the epitome of beauty and kindness. I'd be overjoyed to see a Newfoundland plodding anywhere.

Yeah, me too. How could anyone not love a Newfie? They're just the most adorable dog on the planet ❤

If you are posting on a public forum then you are talking to everyone on that forum. If you want to be arsey with people privately, then take it off a public forum.

And it is insulting and offensive, to say nothing of downright untrue, to say that nobody cares about ableism. Nobody was saying that people with disabilities don't or shouldn't have the same "protections" as people of other races. But it is not the same thing as racism, nothing like, and it is deeply offensive to both groups of people to suggest that they are the same.

@CoubousAndTourmalet Agreed! I was 'hiding' within my post as I actually have one of my own. A Newfie was my dream, a tickbox breed; I waited four whole years to get her.She's been asked to be a PAT dog for a care home- we've just had a reference passed from my vet 😜

Awww, that's great - I'm so glad you got your dream dog. Congratulations - she'll be an amazing PAT dog, I bet everyone will love her!

Giant breeds are just the best! I have a Pyrenean girl and she's really done wonders for my anxiety, which is my own reason for being so invested in this thread.