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Originally Posted by matese  Yes it is, last year I ran into a fellow with a little yorkie, his ex GF is deaf, she has a poodle, yorkie and pit bull, none of them trained yet they are service dogs, so this guy goes to the ex GF has her list HIS dog under her name as a service dog, just so he can take his dog on a commuter bus without having the dog in a carrier case, Some lady I met went to her therapist told therapist she needs emotional
service dog, bingo, now she has a untrained "service" dog, just to be able to take the dog into stores and restaurants. Talk about taking advantage of the system. |
A service dog is ONLY allowed in public with its handler (the disabled person). The dog has NO rights. The person does. So even if this person "lists" the dog (whatever that means), no one else can take the dog into the public except a disabled person. I cannot legally take my daughter's dog into public without her even though I am the trainer (because I am not a trainer by profession nor disabled).
I am training my daughter's service dog and fake service animals are becoming a pet peeve of mine. I am spending 1-2 hours a day 5-6 days a week training this little guy. One day I can just imagine a person's, who spent 20 minutes and 100.00 bucks, "service" dog attacking my kiddos dog. Mario has not an aggressive bone in his body, he is 9 lbs fully wet, and he would get smeared. I would get tons of vet bills (if I am lucky), a traumatized kiddo, and I would be left with a dog that likely could never be a service dog again.
People are ignorant, or just selfish. They either do not grasp the damage they could be doing, or they just don't care.