[SoCalyorkiLvr]

I disagree that making your dogs service dogs would somehow "ruin it" for the "truly" disabled. There is no detriment to anyone...there is NO negative to anyone making their dog a service dog. There is not a "limit" or some such thing on the number of service dogs allowed in this country or anything. The law is broadly stated to allow "anyone with a qualifying disability" to have a service dog. It is so broad because we all know the healing and intuitive qualities as well as the unconditional love and how valuable that is to a person's health. This has been scientifically proven.

To state that you would be taking this privilege away from someone else somehow if you did it is simply not accurate.

I believe well behaved and trained dogs should be allowed everywhere and we have a law in place that allows all disabled people, no matter how severe, to have their dogs assist them in any way they can. There is no harm in taking advantage of what that law allows for the benefit of you and the dog.