So I was trying to get a taxi last night with my dog to get home as weather was terrible.

AMKC

Do you think I could get one. Nope not a hope. As soon as I said I have a dog too they all dropped the phone?

Why is this?

In the end I had to walk the 15minutes home and my dog got drenched poor dog. It's a cruel world. Surely there is a market for dog taxis.

Be right back

🫣.. There's a forum for being trivially annoyed..

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885532#Comment_121885532

Ye and which way is that? I thought AH was for all sorts.

It's gone very dull lately do and dieing and one wonders why.

sully123

I love a good walk in the rain with the dog. If he's already drenched I put him straight in the shower for the wash. I think he secretly loves it, but he'd never admit it

Could have given him your coat.

Pauliedragon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885553#Comment_121885553

https://www.boards.ie/group/1193-ranting-raving

I'm guessing BRB is talking about this forum. It is private though.

a dog taxi I mean I just..

Be right back

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885553#Comment_121885553

The ta forum in after hours or don't you have your own forum?

Oscar_Madison

A lot of dogs are smelly and also shed hairs - a wet smelly dog shedding hairs would be a nightmare for a taxi driver- essentially would have to clean out the car of the hairs and also de-odourise it -

Many dogs are neither smelly nor shed hairs but unfortunately the bad rep of some dogs makes it a tough ask unfortunately OP

chrisd2019

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058340449/so-i-was-trying-to-get-a-taxi-last-night-with-my-dog-to-get-home-as-weather-was-terrible

Was it a two or four legged dog?

dxhound2005

You could have got the taxi, and the dog would find its own way home. Or is that a cat?

Alexus25

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885632#Comment_121885632

Especially if they shi* in the taxi and are nervous and run around the taxi while driver is trying to drive

Jequ0n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885735#Comment_121885735

I warrant a guess that the dog is probably better behaved than its owner.

Jim_Hodge

15 minute walk in the rain. Give me a break. What taxi would think it worth their while, dog or no dog? Worse still is the utter nonsense of the dog 'poor' dog because it got wet.

sprucemoose

to those who think it is a crazy idea, although i agree its probably not worth it, uber and the like generally have pet friendly options so its not exactly a completely crazy idea

Jim_Hodge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885914#Comment_121885914

How many will come out for a 3 minute fare though?

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885829#Comment_121885829

Lots of Taxis here will happily do a 2 minute drive and charge €7 for it. Just not with a dog. Yes he dies not like getting wet. He has short legs. Not hard to understand.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885735#Comment_121885735

Lol he would do better besides I would hold him on my lap.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885632#Comment_121885632

"A lot of dogs are smelly and also shed hairs - a wet smelly dog shedding hairs would be a nightmare for a taxi driver- essentially would have to clean out the car of the hairs"

Mine does neither. OK he might smell a bit but not that bad.

dxhound2005

My dog has no nose.

sprucemoose

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885937#Comment_121885937

i dunno but ive done a 5 min trip a couple of times. obviously uber arent the exact same as taxis

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885966#Comment_121885966

how does it smell?

SouthWesterly

Could have gotten a taxi and let held the lead through the window while the dog ran alongside

Odelay

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885941#Comment_121885941

OP, why not start your own taxi, in your area. specialising in taking wet dogs on the distance of a fifteen minute walk, when it rains, at the time time your walk your dog?

endacl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121885553#Comment_121885553

Coz you keep stabbing it with daft threads.

AndrewJRenko

Have you considered getting a raincoat? And maybe one for the dog?

TinyMuffin

Your dog never pays that’s why.

pacman114

The only thing worse than dogs are dog owners

lawred2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058340449/so-i-was-trying-to-get-a-taxi-last-night-with-my-dog-to-get-home-as-weather-was-terrible

You're not actually serious?

Mrs OBumble

How did the poor wee poochies ever manage before hoomans started taking care of them!

OP, I see a great business opportunity for you: Flea Taxis, specialists in short hops for our four-legged family members!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121886041#Comment_121886041

She hasn’t learned to drive yet.

T-Maxx

When someone is on your ignore list why do their OP still show up?? Can Boards please fix this? Please. PLEASE.

gipi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121886261#Comment_121886261

Plus eleventy to this!

tomhammer..

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121886005#Comment_121886005

Towbar would have done and strap dog to it