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Sydney'sMom · 05-25-2005, 11:45 AM

[QUOTE=SoCalyorkiLvr]Actually, Cosette has saved her owner's life 7 times I think.Yorkies make wonderful service dogs because they are small and they travel easily. Therapy dogs are different from service dogs and not allowed the same freedoms, but a lot of service dogs are also therapy dogs.

It is not dishonest in the least to take advantage of the service dog laws. They exist because it is recognized that dogs can serve many needs for people. Yorkies make great "signal dogs". They can alert a diabetic of changes in body temperature and chemistry or of when it is time for insulin. They can alert a migraine sufferer of the same symptoms or act as alarm clock for when to take meds. They can help the hearing impaired by being trained to bark at certain noises the owner cannot hear. I know of one person who uses her yorkie for high pitched sounds like a forklift backing up in Costco for instance. Epileptics use yorkies too as do people with social anxiety and high blood pressure.

I actually wish more people took advantage of the law because then the business owners would be more dog friendly and all disabled could fel more comfortable using these animals as "working" animals and feel ashamed or like they are "putting people out". Our yorkies are no more dirty, disruptive or noisy than the average toddler you see in a restaurant. No manager would think of asking the parents of a whining child to leave. In fact, a properly trained yorkie who is accustomed to public places, will behave perfectly in most situations.QUOTE]

SoCalyorkiLvr,
We were talking about this earlier on the "airplane" thread that I started...you will be pleased to know that I have passed on the abundant info you gave me to some of my other-breed-owning friends. One of them is currently in the process of registering her sheltie, Willow.

05-25-2005, 11:45 AM	#10
Sydney'sMom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 517	service dogs [QUOTE=SoCalyorkiLvr]Actually, Cosette has saved her owner's life 7 times I think.Yorkies make wonderful service dogs because they are small and they travel easily. Therapy dogs are different from service dogs and not allowed the same freedoms, but a lot of service dogs are also therapy dogs. It is not dishonest in the least to take advantage of the service dog laws. They exist because it is recognized that dogs can serve many needs for people. Yorkies make great "signal dogs". They can alert a diabetic of changes in body temperature and chemistry or of when it is time for insulin. They can alert a migraine sufferer of the same symptoms or act as alarm clock for when to take meds. They can help the hearing impaired by being trained to bark at certain noises the owner cannot hear. I know of one person who uses her yorkie for high pitched sounds like a forklift backing up in Costco for instance. Epileptics use yorkies too as do people with social anxiety and high blood pressure. I actually wish more people took advantage of the law because then the business owners would be more dog friendly and all disabled could fel more comfortable using these animals as "working" animals and feel ashamed or like they are "putting people out". Our yorkies are no more dirty, disruptive or noisy than the average toddler you see in a restaurant. No manager would think of asking the parents of a whining child to leave. In fact, a properly trained yorkie who is accustomed to public places, will behave perfectly in most situations.QUOTE] SoCalyorkiLvr, We were talking about this earlier on the "airplane" thread that I started...you will be pleased to know that I have passed on the abundant info you gave me to some of my other-breed-owning friends. One of them is currently in the process of registering her sheltie, Willow.