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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa
Well, let's take them in order.
1. MY Beagle doesn't bark when someone comes to the door. I can't speak for anyone else's dog.
2. You assume things that are not in evidence. That is that with the Service Dog vest they can take the dog all of the places that you list. The fact is that the vest is not an automatic pass. The various businesses can inquire whether or not the dog is a service dog and what the service is that the dog provides. (That's about all that can be asked.) And, if, as you observe, the service is only performed at home, the service dog does not get service dog protection at the businesses.
3. How is taking the dog to the Squares wearing its vest "gaming the system?" Any dog on a leash is allowed in the Squares.
4. It is possible that you wife is correct. The owners did not want the dog to be the target of well intentioned people who would want to pet the dog.
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Okay, Carl - let's say MOST dogs bark when someone comes to the door.
I will actually go along with what my lovely wife said. She is a very smart woman - after all, she married me!