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Old 04-14-2013, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
I'm sorry that you found this to be an uncomfortable situation. I just spoke with the manager of City Fire because I was curious about the back story. He told me the dogs were service dogs with proper documents. Just a thought ... perhaps these three women met and bonded over their common interest of fostering and training service dogs. Part of the training is experience in crowds and public situations.

As CFrance commented:
They might have been the dog's trainers. Somebody takes the puppy for a year or so, providing basic training and experience in public, after which if they pass certain tests, they go on to a trainer for further specific training in their service area.
There are plenty of "crowds" and "public situations" at the three town squares every night with loud music booming, and on the patios of the bar-restaurants surrounding each of the squares as City Fire has in both locations.

There is no need to have three big dogs inside a restaurant here, to accustom them to being in public, crowded or noisy/busy foot traffic situations here!!