[babiegurl]

Thats interesting. What tasks can your do that qualifies for a service dog? According to the ADA, there is a distinct difference between a service/assistance dog and a therapy dog. Only service dogs are allowed into public places. Therapy dogs would not qualify and must be invited in.....

Originally Posted by Dolcesmama_xoxo

I agree with you 100%. First of all, Yorkies are one of the known breeds to have hair, not fur, therefore making them ALMOST hypoallergenic. So MOST people that do have pet allergies, are not affected by this breed. Second, I found that a lot of places were telling me that I could not bring Dolce into some stores even when I had her in a carrier in some places. So, I took it upon myself to look up the laws about service dogs and actually MADE Dolce a service dog for myself. I have really bad anxiety/stress and having her next to me, or holding her, calms me down and stops me from having an anxiety attack. I don't know if the laws are different from state to state, but here, there is no testing or anything you have to go through to call your dog a service dog. There is a list of "tasks" that a dog can perform to be called a service dog. I believe it said if your dog performs at least 3 of them you can call them a service dog per the ADA. So I made sure Dolce could perform 3 of those tasks and now, LEGALLY, i can take her anywhere I want. Thirdly, one of the reasons I DO take her into every place that I go, especially in the summer months, is because I live in Arizona and our summers here get SUPER hot. It has been in the 110s all this week and there is NO way I am going to leave her tied up somewhere outside or even leave her in the car with my fiance ( I wouldn't even leave my fiance in the car in this summer heat! even with a/c!) Plus, I don't trust people here not to steal her if I had to leave her tied up outside a place. Dolce is the most well-behaved dog I have EVER owned. She rarely barks, and never while we are out. She just sits in my arms quietly, occasionally looking around and people watching. I have only had 1 person say anything to me about her being somewhere (at bingo)(yes i take her to bingo at times lol) after knowing she is a service dog. But after I showed him her service dog ID card and he read the laws on the back of the card he backed off. Also, legally, you do NOT have to show them the ID card and they CAN'T ask you to see it. You can voluntarily show it to them

want to. So, I dont see any harm in taking your furbabies places as long as they are well-behaved!