[Teresa Ford]

FACT: A Manager or business person may ask . Is this a service animal ? What service is it trained to do ? That is all.
Small service animals are being used more and more. They can be trained as alert dogs for many different things, like seizures, sounds, blood pressure, diabetes and used for their calming ability, for some mental conditions.
My Yorkies are trained as therapy dogs and one would qualify as service dog. He alerts with frantic licking and pawing, if my blood sugar is too high or too low. He was not trained for this he just does it. He naturally alerts.
When my dogs are working they do wear a vest. As well as a tag on their collar. and I carry their ID picture and card. (Hospital, Nursing Home Visits etc.)
I have no problem with dogs that are 100% trained and working for their person. Service dogs are not just pets, when they are working, they really are preforming a service.
There will always be people who twist the rules, so they can do what they want to do. If you just love taking your dog every where, fine do it if you feel it is ok. Please If you get caught just say sorry and leave. Don't make it harder for people who really need their service animal. Please be honest and don't tell a story like this, ' This is a bomb sniffing Chihuahua and we want to check the pet section for hidden explosives !' This last part of the post, is just my opinion.