Dogs on a plane
To date, I have never seen an unruly dog on an airplane, and sadly, I’ve never seen a duck dressed in clothes. I love dogs, but certainly would never submit anyone (myself included) to flying with my own unruly little creature. Like most things, defining the lines of what it is to "need" an animal on a flight and what training should be required for "support" pets won’t be a problem until someone is bitten or distressed, or until a passenger announces they must bring their emotional support snake aboard a flight where someone has a phobia. In the meantime, I’ll contend that I like seeing an occasional cute dog on planes, but this isn’t a psychiatric issue.
Dr. Miller is a coauthor of "Shrink Rap: Three Psychiatrists Explain Their Work" (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011).
