Originally Posted by Bronco_buster2 (Post 14251402)

Wow. My daughter has had a medical alert dog (service dog) for six years. She has type one diabetes and her dog detects rise and fall in blood sugars and ‘alerts’ our daughter to the change. There is no doubt in my mind her life has been saved more than once because of her service dog. Her dog had very extensive obedience training and behaves better in public than most grade school aged children. I witness kids’ beaviors worth complaining about versus our dog. And she has a sign on her vest that says ‘please do not pet’. It is a distraction, and can be costly to her ability to detect the blood sugar changes.

It is unfortunate that people ‘fake’ service dogs in public places and take advantage of the rights we have for ours. Businesses have the right to ask us for our certification papers and what ‘jobs’ the service dog can carry out. They can do this without asking what disability our daughter has. I actually have been in Walmart when I wish they would ask us these things and ask the others the same thing we saw with their ‘service dog’.

Originally Posted by threebag02 (Post 14251518)

R Kelly?

Originally Posted by Bwana (Post 14250974)

Absolutely. I started a thread on that very thing a few years ago. If it's for a legitimate reason, I have zero problem with it. With that said, there are a lot of people taking advantage of the system, because they want to bring their dog along on the plane for shits and giggles.

Originally Posted by srvy (Post 14251401)

Man I dont know about that one. I mean you should ask permission as they know the disposition of the animal. You wouldn't allow complete strangers Joe Biden your kids out of the blue.

Originally Posted by Bronco_buster2 (Post 14251402)

And she has a sign on her vest that says ‘please do not pet’. It is a distraction, and can be costly to her ability to detect the blood sugar changes.

Originally Posted by listopencil (Post 14251287)

It is our business because of the imposition that it imposes on others. Again, when that imposition is fueled by actual need our society has been especially accommodating. And, again, wrongfully imposing is an antisocial and ultimately destructive act.

Originally Posted by Johnny Vegas (Post 14251735)

No, its none of your business. If your grandpa needed to fly with a dog to keep him calm would you object to Donger asking him why he needs to fly with a dog?

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 14251332)

I want to get a vest that says "service human", and go into a store with a dog. When they ask me about it, I'll just say, "Talk to the dog".

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 14251195)

I know a guy that could even open his front door and look outside a little over a year ago. With the help of a real service dog, he stood on stage in May in front of a group of about 400 and helped kick off a concert. Some people DO need them - this particular person suffered serious emotional trauma in Afghanistan.

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 14252063)

I suggested an "emotional support midget" to a colleague of mine. It's a win-win, I think.