I’m so sick of dogs everywhere

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Anonymous wrote:A coworker has been bringing her dog into the office! No one asked whether it was okay with everyone else who works there. This isn’t a service dog.

How do you know, with certainty, that it's not a service animal? Does it have a little sign that says "100% pure pet. Not a service animal"? Because unless it does, you may be very wrong about the dog's purpose.

Service dogs should have some sort of ID, a badge, special vest, or special dog collar that's official and that only service dogs can wear. That way they are easy to spot and identify. The same way your car has to have a disabled parking permit on display for you to park in a disabled parking spot could be done for animals also.

No official ID to show that it's a service dog, then no entry to restaurants, bars etc.

This is 100% false. There is no official ID and service dogs aren't required to wear anything specific at all, harness, badge, collar, whatever.

/seeing eye dog raiser

The point of my post was that there should be some sort of way to identify a genuine service dog. What is false about that?

I think that the PP meant that since there is no registry or agency which tracks, certifies, or licenses service animals in the US, there is currently no legitimate way to provide that sort of documentation. Service dogs are not all trained through agency programs, some are trained by the owner/handler or by a private trainer and requiring a certification might be classed as discrimination.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A coworker has been bringing her dog into the office! No one asked whether it was okay with everyone else who works there. This isn’t a service dog.

How do you know, with certainty, that it's not a service animal? Does it have a little sign that says "100% pure pet. Not a service animal"? Because unless it does, you may be very wrong about the dog's purpose.

Service dogs should have some sort of ID, a badge, special vest, or special dog collar that's official and that only service dogs can wear. That way they are easy to spot and identify. The same way your car has to have a disabled parking permit on display for you to park in a disabled parking spot could be done for animals also.

No official ID to show that it's a service dog, then no entry to restaurants, bars etc.

Also, service dogs behave. You don't even know they are there. The discipline service dogs possess is incredible.

Fake "service dogs" are so easy to identify, vest or no vest. Their behavior and breed gives it away.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A coworker has been bringing her dog into the office! No one asked whether it was okay with everyone else who works there. This isn’t a service dog.

How do you know, with certainty, that it's not a service animal? Does it have a little sign that says "100% pure pet. Not a service animal"? Because unless it does, you may be very wrong about the dog's purpose.

Service dogs should have some sort of ID, a badge, special vest, or special dog collar that's official and that only service dogs can wear. That way they are easy to spot and identify. The same way your car has to have a disabled parking permit on display for you to park in a disabled parking spot could be done for animals also.

No official ID to show that it's a service dog, then no entry to restaurants, bars etc.

This is 100% false. There is no official ID and service dogs aren't required to wear anything specific at all, harness, badge, collar, whatever.

/seeing eye dog raiser

The point of my post was that there should be some sort of way to identify a genuine service dog. What is false about that?

I think that the PP meant that since there is no registry or agency which tracks, certifies, or licenses service animals in the US, there is currently no legitimate way to provide that sort of documentation. Service dogs are not all trained through agency programs, some are trained by the owner/handler or by a private trainer and requiring a certification might be classed as discrimination.

PP here.
All I'm saying is that there should be a legal way to identify a genuine service animal.... a change in the laws perhaps? I don't see why that's discrimination. After all, disabled people hang disabled permits in their vehicles to allow them to use a disabled parking spot, no one says that they are being discriminated against.

And maybe service dogs should be at least tested and approved my official agencies even if they are trained by owners and private handlers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A coworker has been bringing her dog into the office! No one asked whether it was okay with everyone else who works there. This isn’t a service dog.

How do you know, with certainty, that it's not a service animal? Does it have a little sign that says "100% pure pet. Not a service animal"? Because unless it does, you may be very wrong about the dog's purpose.

Service dogs should have some sort of ID, a badge, special vest, or special dog collar that's official and that only service dogs can wear. That way they are easy to spot and identify. The same way your car has to have a disabled parking permit on display for you to park in a disabled parking spot could be done for animals also.

No official ID to show that it's a service dog, then no entry to restaurants, bars etc.

This is 100% false. There is no official ID and service dogs aren't required to wear anything specific at all, harness, badge, collar, whatever.

/seeing eye dog raiser

The point of my post was that there should be some sort of way to identify a genuine service dog. What is false about that?

I think that the PP meant that since there is no registry or agency which tracks, certifies, or licenses service animals in the US, there is currently no legitimate way to provide that sort of documentation. Service dogs are not all trained through agency programs, some are trained by the owner/handler or by a private trainer and requiring a certification might be classed as discrimination.

PP here.
All I'm saying is that there should be a legal way to identify a genuine service animal.... a change in the laws perhaps? I don't see why that's discrimination. After all, disabled people hang disabled permits in their vehicles to allow them to use a disabled parking spot, no one says that they are being discriminated against.

And maybe service dogs should be at least tested and approved my official agencies even if they are trained by owners and private handlers.

In order for that not to be obvious economic discrimination the testing, registration, certificate, id, etc would have to be provided at no cost to the disabled individual. If you want to lobby your representative to change current laws pertaining to service animals, go ahead. As of this moment, what you want is not possible to provide.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A coworker has been bringing her dog into the office! No one asked whether it was okay with everyone else who works there. This isn’t a service dog.

How do you know, with certainty, that it's not a service animal? Does it have a little sign that says "100% pure pet. Not a service animal"? Because unless it does, you may be very wrong about the dog's purpose.

Service dogs should have some sort of ID, a badge, special vest, or special dog collar that's official and that only service dogs can wear. That way they are easy to spot and identify. The same way your car has to have a disabled parking permit on display for you to park in a disabled parking spot could be done for animals also.

No official ID to show that it's a service dog, then no entry to restaurants, bars etc.

This is 100% false. There is no official ID and service dogs aren't required to wear anything specific at all, harness, badge, collar, whatever.

/seeing eye dog raiser

The point of my post was that there should be some sort of way to identify a genuine service dog. What is false about that?

I think that the PP meant that since there is no registry or agency which tracks, certifies, or licenses service animals in the US, there is currently no legitimate way to provide that sort of documentation. Service dogs are not all trained through agency programs, some are trained by the owner/handler or by a private trainer and requiring a certification might be classed as discrimination.

PP here.
All I'm saying is that there should be a legal way to identify a genuine service animal.... a change in the laws perhaps? I don't see why that's discrimination. After all, disabled people hang disabled permits in their vehicles to allow them to use a disabled parking spot, no one says that they are being discriminated against.

And maybe service dogs should be at least tested and approved my official agencies even if they are trained by owners and private handlers.

In order for that not to be obvious economic discrimination the testing, registration, certificate, id, etc would have to be provided at no cost to the disabled individual. If you want to lobby your representative to change current laws pertaining to service animals, go ahead. As of this moment, what you want is not possible to provide.

Disabled people pay for things now, electric wheel chairs, crutches etc. People pay for medications etc. Asking someone to pay for licensing or a permit for their animal would not be the life changing event that you make it seem to be. The simple truth is that restaurants and stores do have signs displayed at the entrance saying no animals allowed unless it's a service animal. If entitled people stopped thinking that their animals needed to eat in restaurants, fly on planes or go to food stores, then there wouldn't be a problem and people working in these establishments wouldn't have to be put on the spot about asking whether the animal was a genuine service animal or not. The fact that workers are not allowed to ask people about their animals is why spoilt animal owners feel that they can get away with taking their animals into places were only service animals are supposed to enter. The animal owners with their emotional support animal vests, or cats on leashes, and even pet lizards are the ones abusing the system.