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Originally Posted by diva pup I really did not want to go here again yet you continually bring this up. Why I don't know.
I do not think anyone has a "problem" with dogs being used as service animals if someone has a real disability. . |
I keep bringing this up because, as a dog trainer and a dog lover, I am quite passionate about it. There are always threads on here about people who cannot take their beloved "family member" here or there and I always think, well I can help them if they are aware of the service animal law. I also firmly believe it is a safety issue for my dogs and everyone else's. Our furbabies are almost always better off when they are with us as opposed to home alone or in a kennel at a boarding place, or left in the car while we run in for a couple of minutes, or even being dog sat by a neighbor or professional dog sitter. When people realize how easy it is in a lot of cases to train their animal to be a service dog, they will be thrilled and everyone wins!!
Yorkies are especially needy in this way and have severe separation anxiety sometimes. If you can train that dog to pick up your keys if you have arthritis or alert you when the phone rings if you are partially hearing impaired, then WHY NOT????
I find it interesting that anyone in this dog friendly community would have a problem with this.
The reference to a "real disability" I do not understand since I gave the definition of a disability. Are you trying to judge who has a "real" as opposed to an "unreal" disability and who is to judge whose disability is worse and should it matter? The law does not discriminate based on severity of disabilty except to say that it is long term, although you qualify also if you had a previous disability which is now cured or gone.