Posted on 01/15/2018 4:19:20 AM PST by sodpoodle
Part of the problem is that the state expanded the definition of a “service dog” from one that helped blind people and quadriplegics to a whole variety of conditions, like depression. I know someone who can bring his dog (which he never bought as a service dog) on the plane with him because he got the doctor to write a note for him that it helps him with depression. The entire concept devolved into a scam before people started faking it.
Like the fit youffs who park in handicap spaces or those who steal handicap parking stickers.
If it was wearing a burqa, I know it was a fraud.
I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand
Walking through the streets of SoHo in the rain
He was looking for a place called Lee Ho Fook’s
Gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein
(Werewolves of London)
But, what if the dog identifies as a service god... who are they to judge?/s
How frenchy.
And a service dog will do what for epilepsy?
Nope.
REPEAL ANTI MOuSe lAWs nOw!
[Monty Python - The mouse problem]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixrQcGQ6o-w
I saw one in a Korean supermarket, $3.49 per pound, right next to the rack of Lab.
Where I’ve spotted dogs lately
1. Small dog in seat of shopping cart at Sprouts
2. Puppy on young man’s lap at breakfast restaurant
3. Puppy with family inside Walmart Supercenter
None of these animals or their owerners appeared to be “limited” in the usual sense of the word ....
As far as I know, some dogs are trained to recognise impending seizures. This does, though, surely imply that someone else should also accompany the affected person and his/her dog who knows how to handle the situation.
You can probably blame this on ADA compliance, one of the nastiest pieces of legislation ever signed into law. Thanks GHW Bush!
1. Small dog in seat of shopping cart at Sprouts
2. Puppy on young man’s lap at breakfast restaurant
3. Puppy with family inside Walmart Supercenter
None of these animals or their owerners appeared to be “limited” in the usual sense of the word ....
We were on our annual visit to Lookout Mountain, walking along the extraordinary E Brow Road that runs from the Incline Railway to Point Park. I commented to Mrs Prov1322 on the couple we passed pushing a stroller with the cover down about their having a nice stroll on a beautiful day with an infant grandchild.
On the way back we observe that the occupant of this very expensive stroller is a dog. Words fail.
Audie Murphy didn't need no damn service dog.
Couldn't agree more.
We just witnessed a service dog in action. We were at a friends house for Christmas sitting around the dinner table. “charlie” was reclined under the table as we spoke and you barely knew he was there. Charlie is trained to smell the changes in his owners scent before is going to have a seizure to allow the patient time to get to a safe place before his seizure. Dog is as deaf as he can get. Follows hand commands and has a collar the owner can use to get his attention.
Dog growls 3 times in a row.... Nothing going on. I asked the host if he was ok....He looked and felt fine... 6 minutes later he was helped to the sofa where we kept watch over him until the seizure subsided. “Charlie is the white Catahoula featured on k9line.com.
6 witnesses.
“I confess that I don’t know the wording of the law, but it should be limited to “hard” disabilities like blindness, not crap like “depression”.”
AGREE COMPLETELY.
Using a dog for depression is silly.
If you are so depressed you need to carry a dog everywhere you go then you have problems a dog can’t cure.
And the modern definition of depression is incredibly wide and deep.
Things that people used to shrug off now send idiots running to the doctor for a “cure”.
Like you say, service dogs should be reserved for the hard physical disabilities.
If depression was all it took, everyone walking around Seattle in the rainy season would have a “service” dog. :-p
A very amazing story. It goes to show many opinions expressed on FR (mine included) often are done without full knowledge.
Regarding PTSD vets, I have heard such an animal can sense the emotional trauma a vet may go through and alert others to the same. Of particular value would be suicidal thoughts. I have no first hand knowledge of this, but I do have first hand knowledge of arguing with combat hardened vets that never got PTSD and are totally clueless as to the nature of the disease and also have zero respect for fellow vets that have it.
Point is, this service animal dog thing is multifaceted.
But they are also misused, much the same way handicapped parking zones are.
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