Maybe I'll get me an alligator service animal, it can eat service dogs when I go shopping. Save me a lot of money on food for it.

Seems like we just had a thread on an old man smelling vegetables and how upset some got over that but it's OK for a dog to lick it.

There is a common misconception that there is some type of official certification, or vest required for service dogs. There is no such requirement. Anyone can have a dog, self train it to perform a task, and it will immediately become a service animal in full compliance with the Federal ADA law. The dog does not need to wear anything to identify it as a service animal. The only requirement is that the dog's owner, if asked, needs to say that the dog is a service animal trained to perform a task. If you ask anything else, you are violating the Federal law.

Because no one stops them.

If a dog is riding in a cart in a supermarket, in a pram, on an extendable leash, or sitting next to its owner in a restaurant, it is not a service dog.

Us folks wearing masks do not appreciate you bringing your dog into stores or restaurants. People that bring their little "baby" everywhere are emotionally unstable.

Not all dogs are service animals.

My former Nextdoor neighbor in NYC had a properly trained Brittany
For her service dog that never left her side in the event of fainting spells. It had a coat that said service dog and was a fabulous companion.
People with fake service dogs are just as guilty as those who use other people’s handicap parking permits

My tiger is always well behaved in stores, my gorilla, not so much.

Fake service dog certificates are all over the web. A few bucks and presto , yup have a service dog.

I would prefer to encounter a happy, well-trained, loyal dog that supports its owner rather than an arrogant Villager who is endangering the owner by not wearing a mask. Licked by a dog? Today, that’s better than something sprayed with human spit.

Was that your gorrilla sniffing the herbs the other day in Publix?
Caused a bit of a stink on here if it was!!:icon_wink:

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I've been in Winn Dixie and on one occasion the woman did have a monkey and was feeding it grapes and on another occasion another woman had a Iguana and was tearing off lettuce to feed it.

This subject is a pet peeve of mine. I agree that dogs should not be allowed in stores or restaurants. True service dogs - yes. I came across someone with a huge, furry dog in a large home improvement store. The dog took a crap in the middle of an aisle -- the guy said, I don't know why my dog does this every time I bring him to this store. Well ... leave him home!

Maybe they are. Maybe a service dog.