When you’re in a major city, there’s no shortage of service animals you’ll see out and about. They’re traversing the city, protecting their owners, helping them manage their conditions, and providing them with loyal care. A Washington, D.C. man whipped out his phone and started recording a bus driver who was doing too much after a man with a service dog boarded her bus. She decided to take it into her own hands and give him a hard time about whether his dog could sit on a bus seat like him.
Josh (@joshsorbe) posted a TikTok captioned, “Just witnessed an entire fight on the bus over whether a dog can sit on a seat or not.” A disabled elderly man says that there’s no rule stating his service dog can’t sit in a bus seat. The bus driver argues back with him, “He does not sit in the chair.” While all of this is happening, his well-behaved and well-mannered dog looks forward, minding its own business.
The man holds up his crutches for the bus driver to see and says, “Hold on. What’s this for? What’s this for?” Her only response to that is, “Service animals are priority. So right now your priority is that your dog needs to sit there with you.” But what is the dog really doing to anyone? The man tries to argue his point, saying people always accidentally hit his dog when it’s sitting out in the aisle. However, the bus driver stands firm on the fact that his dog can’t sit in a seat. She holds everyone on the bus hostage as she tries to make this point to him, keeping the bus stationary.
In the end, the man is told he can move to another area of the bus with his dog, where the dog can sit on the floor but won’t be pushed into an aisle. “Does everyone have an attitude today?” asks the bus driver with a clear attitude. It’s clear she’s having a bad day and taking it out on the passengers.
“Are we team dog or team bus driver?” Josh asked in his video. Judging by the comments on his video, most are team dog. Who wouldn’t be? The dog is adorable. One commenter pointed out, “Team dog always. The dog is literally sitting there minding its own business causing no harm at all. And there are plenty of other open seats for humans to sit in if needed.”
