[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

It's a shame. You wonder how liars and cheats can look at themselves in the mirror. Thank goodness most of us are honest people and respectful of others.

I will admit that I bought the vest and papers for our dog. I took him out once and felt sooooooooo guilty that I NEVER did it again. It seemed like a good idea at the time but the guilt was too much. I too wonder how anyone can do and then brag about the deception.

[TheVillageChicken]

My dog, Bruce, is sort of a service dog. He performs the service of fighting extreme evil doers. He doesn't wear a vest...I mean who wears a vest and a cape at the same time?

[ilovetv]

Not only are these jerks cheating and lying about the service dog certification, but they are also lying impostors about being disabled/handicapped.

They could well be ripping off public disability income and disability Medicare with their lying and faking, too.

There should be a way to report them.

[buggyone]

One big reason that people buy the fake service dog certifications is that airlines cannot charge a fee for the dogs to fly with their owners. The dog does not even have to be crated but sits on the seat.

I hope this does not spark anyone to get the idea to fly their dog like this.

[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by buggyone

One big reason that people buy the fake service dog certifications is that airlines cannot charge a fee for the dogs to fly with their owners. The dog does not even have to be crated but sits on the seat.

I hope this does not spark anyone to get the idea to fly their dog like this.

Not sure they sit on the seat. A couple of months ago when leaving Orlando Int. Airport, I was talking to a young guy with a service dog (or so we think). The dog had almost a human face with these amber eyes. The man said the dog would just get on and lie under the seat the whole flight, and that's what he did (dog was about 40 pounds, about 2.5 ft. tall).

The man (about age 35) didn't look disabled, but who knows?

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

Not sure they sit on the seat. A couple of months ago when leaving Orlando Int. Airport, I was talking to a young guy with a service dog (or so we think). The dog had almost a human face with these amber eyes. The man said the dog would just get on and lie under the seat the whole flight, and that's what he did (dog was about 40 pounds, about 2.5 ft. tall).

The man (about age 35) didn't look disabled, but who knows?

You are right. Not on the seat.

Some are "emotional support dogs" and you have to have a current letter from a psychiatrist saying the dog is needed. They are different from a service dog which provides a service. Very complicated.

Still, lots of fraudulent certification goes on which is totally wrong.