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Originally Posted by Rosie1950
Bingo; people here are just to judgy.
As for a dog laying cable in certain stores, happens all the time, most likely 1 of 2 reasons.
1, weren’t pottied before entering
2. Anxiety and stress from being placed in unknown circumstances.
#1 is laziness on owners part and #2 can be a danger to those unsuspecting shoppers who HAVE to touch without asking.
True service dogs never leave their owners side, should be on the floor, leashed (retractable is fine for wheelchair handler) (PTSD Veterans may allow their service dog off leash to enter an establishment to make sure it is safe for the Vet, the dog will return to the Vet and signal it is safe to enter)
The service dogs SHOULD NOT be on chairs in a restaurant or fed from the table.
Service Dogs are housebroken
Most Service Dogs wear harnessing, to signal to the DOG they are working, and let bystanders know they should not be distracted. When out of harness they know they can be a dog and off duty.
I learned this and much more from volunteering at Fidelco Guide one of the most trusted names of guide dogs in the nation
Moral of the story, volunteer and stop judging.
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A dog with a job! Good Dog. Your description keenly outlines a properly trained service animal and I appreciate your experience.
Extensive professional training is required to be a dog with a job. All other dogs without such rigorous training programs are amateurs, “pets”, and all pets are emotionally supportive. Pets are not entitled to vie for space at the seafood counter when I am buying shrimp. They have to stay home. When an identified, badged, harnessed suited professional Guide/Service/K9 unit animal shows up on the scene, I will give that Pro and its handler a great deal of space and respect! I can easily spot a pro in action.
Pets and legit Service Animals - big difference.
It’s up to the human to make the decisions. I often see this phenomenon as well, people risking the health and safety of their dogs by putting them into situations. Example... fast arriving at mail cottage the other day I see a lady with two small dogs like people, on the passenger seat of her golf cart, with two loose leashes dragging on the ground as she rolls in at 15 or 20 mph. I immediately bring to her attention the leases dragging the ground and that could they so easily get caught up in a wheel and pull the dog(s) off the cart while moving... She kinda laughs and grabs up the leases and flips them back onto the seat in the exact same position, dangling towards to ground and goes on to get her mail. Unprotected, put at risk by the owner, these dogs sit on golf cart seat, an accident waiting to happen because the woman is so unaware. Shaking my head...