Traveling With a Service Dog: Which Rulebook You Are Standing In
Mr. Big and I have been to all of the lower 48 states, seven Canadian provinces and the Northwest Territories.
Traveling With a Service Dog
Seven guides to getting where you are going with a service dog: by air, by train, by bus, by rideshare, by cruise ship, at a hotel, and across a border where the ADA does not follow you, plus one map that shows which rule covers each. Each one names the regulation that governs that mode — 14 CFR 382 in the air, the ADA on the ground — and the seat, the form or the phone call that settles an argument before it starts. Written by a handler whose dog is a hundred and five pounds.
Can a Hotel Deny a Service Dog? Two Grounds, and Neither Is His Breed
Almost never. A hotel may ask you to remove a service dog on exactly two grounds: the dog is out
Service Dog on a Cruise Ship: The Rules, the Ports and 9 Cruise Lines Compared
A service dog can sail on every major cruise line from a U.S. port, and the federal rule says the line must take your word for it. What the rule says, what nine cruise lines actually ask for, where the dog relieves himself, which ports turn dogs away, and the CDC form for getting home.
Service Dog on a Bus or Train: Amtrak, Greyhound and City Bus Rules
A service dog can ride Amtrak, Greyhound and any city bus, free, and nobody may demand paperwork for it. But buses and trains run on a different rulebook from shops and planes. Here is what a driver may ask, the card they cannot demand, how relief works on a train, and where a complaint goes.
Uber and Lyft Service Dog Denials: What to Do at the Curb, and Where to Report It
An Uber or Lyft driver can refuse you, and around eight in ten guide dog handlers say one has. Both companies say in writing that allergies, fear and religious objection are not exceptions, and neither may ask you for paperwork. Here is what to say at the curb, the one thing never to do, and the three places a report actually goes.
Does the ADA Apply in Other Countries? A Handler’s Guide
It does not. Your rights stop at the border, and every country handles assistance dogs differently. What to check before you book anything.
Traveling Internationally With a Service Dog: What to Do and When to Start
The paperwork, the timelines, and the vaccinations that have to start months ahead. What airlines and border officials actually require, and where teams get caught out.
11 Things to Know When Flying With a Large Service Dog
If your dog is too big for the foot space under the seat, the airline cannot simply refuse you. It has to offer you another seat in the same cabin first, and free carriage or a later flight after that. Here is the rule that says so, plus the one thing on the old version of this page that has been wrong since January 2021.