Reply to Enough is enough - stop bringing your dogs in grocery stores

Forum Index » Pets

Reply to "Enough is enough - stop bringing your dogs in grocery stores"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would like to add that service dogs are not required to have tags or vests. You also can't always tell legitimate service dogs from "just" pets. There are many disabilities that aren't outwardly obvious. [/quote]

"Emotional comfort dogs" are not service dogs, and people with legitimate medical needs requiring a service animal know to make sure their dogs are properly identified. They are highly trained and extremely well behaved - it's absolutely outwardly obvious.

If you're bringing your dog everywhere as a security blanket, it's time to stop. [/quote]

Again, there are many reasons someone might greatly benefit from having a service dog that aren't outwardly obvious. For example, PTSD, seizure detection, heart problems, etc. And people are not required to identify their service dogs in any way. Furthermore, these dogs often look like mutts from the pound because a lot of times they are -- which is a good thing! So, yes, people abuse the system. But not everyone. And you just can't always tell. Obviously if a dog is making a mess or being aggressive, it shouldn't be in a business. But otherwise you just don't know. [/quote]

And again, those dogs are trained service animals. There's a difference between trained service dogs and the "emotional support animal" designation. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics