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Originally Posted by Bonny

I usually don't say much about this topic, but I must.
Are there people that take advantage of saying service dog, I'm sure.
Do some use a dog and say emotional support or comfort dog that may not need them, I'm sure.
With that being said, I have a friend that has a small dog for emotional support. He has some issues that make it difficult for him to go out by himself. He doesn't converse well with people and gets very nervous about it. When he has his little dog, he is much calmer. Yes he goes to a few restaurants & sits on the patio with his little guy & has a bite to eat. Yes, he has taken the dog in a store.
Without the dog, he would literally spend most of his time in his house. What a shame that someone would begrudge him of that one comfort in his life.
He doesn't bother anyone. He's a very nice guy and if he needs that dog to get out into the world a little, God bless him.
Please stop trying to analyze people's needs by looking at them, questioning what they need the dog for and making them feel less of a person than they are.
Can't we all get along and give people the benefit of the doubt, especially when we have no clue !!
Okay, rant over.
I hope everyone has an awesome day and just enjoy the lives that we have.

Quite an emotional plea for tolerance of "cheating". Only Seeing Eye and Service Dogs should be allowed in stores or shops, except perhaps pet stores which already smell.