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Dogs are good for lots of reasons. But that shouldn't be a blanket opening to throw an SD jacket on it an perpetuate a fraud. I'll maintain till my last days on this planet that the girl I described above a was a fraud and had zero disabilities. Her "service" dog was essentially dragged off the train by her owner, who apparently needed to run off the train to catch the next train. Her disability was being an idiot. No dog required.
I was responding to your description about it being a toy poodle and that she could quite obviously see just fine.
It would appear that he legally has the right to have his dog with him. The article is certainly not real clear there but it sort of implies it. It appears the owner realizes he over reacted.
At least the owner isnt Politically Correct!! (Too much of that crap now)
Actually, fighting a war in Iraq had nothing to do with protecting the freedom of that business owner or anybody else in the United States.
Still he was unlawfully discriminated against and the owner has already apologized. He should consider for suing for damages. On the other hand, even a legitimate service animal is subject to reasonable standards of behavior, and if the dog ate off the man's plate in a restaurant I'm siding with the owner.
I go along with this post to the extent that the plate issue is being overblown but understood as repulsing to some.
The caveat to all of this is the accepted norm of geographical areas. I've been in many countries where pub meals with dogs present and rubber boots with horsecrap on them is the norm.
The eating off the plate thing might upset some but aren't the plates washed before re-using them? How would this be any different than say a person with a terrible cold sore on their lip eating off that very plate?
Hell, I'll share a plate with a dog before sharing it after a washing with some of the people I've seen eating in restaurants.
Much fuss over nothing.
Vet accepting apology and moving on would put him on the higher road.
This apparently is starting to be a problem for the airlines, according to relatives in that industry. I guess the service dogs fly for free(?), thus avoiding the ticket charges.
It's not so much that they fly for free (though I'd have to be an idiot to think that doesn't figure in somewhere) but what constitutes a "service animal".
Under current regulations a mini horse can be classified a "service animal". Then you have the people who're obviously taking advantage of the lack of actual regulation.
I know the law says not, but service dogs need to be licensed. People can't just slap a handicapped tag on their car and say it is one anymore because people abused it. Same should be true here. They need to be regulated because right now too many "service dogs" are not service dogs but pets. Supposedly comfort and therapy dogs aren't allowed, but all the person needs to do is not call it one of those. You don't even have to put one if those little jackets on them. Eventually, people will get frustrated enough that the laws and regulations will come.
You raise a good point, maybe it's time to link the animals to handicap plates? You at LEAST have to qualify for a placard and have one?
I know people abuse the dog and therapy pet situation, there have been plenty of stories and examples.
As far as service dogs go, I understand seeing eye dogs, they are the standard by which all other service dogs will be judged by most people and rightly so IMO. It's that level of service, the kind that lets someone function outside and be mobile in a very physical sense, that elevate service dogs to a special place.
Sadly we have too many dogs (an other animals) that people try to pass off as special when they are really just pets with some sort of title.
The best outcome for this situation already occurred which was the restaurant owner and the vet got together and worked it out.
End of story, proper conclusion.
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