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Personally, I think the government has a role in certifying disability. I see nothing wrong with the government issuing and requiring presentation of handicapped stickers on cars in handicapped parking spaces, and issuing and requiring presentation of service dog certifications for service dogs in restaurants. But that's just my own personal perspective and I respect the fact that society has decided otherwise.
I am just tried if seeing how people treat their dogs better than their kids. Putting hair pins, painting their nails, giving then a human name. Why don't they just cut off the front two feet and make it walk on two feet. I think their might be a market for a vet surgeon.
Yeah, that's the very situation I have a real problem with.
I have NOTHING against REAL service dogs, but I can't help but feel that there's a lot of dog owners out there taking advantage of the law to bring along their pamplered pet under the guise of it being a "service dog" - and that does a real disservice to the ACTUAL service dogs and their owners.
I can't recall ever having seen a dog in a restaurant except for the Lucky Labrador in Portland, which is specifically marketed for people to bring their dogs. That said, a dog in a restaurant wouldn't bother me one bit.
I am just tried if seeing how people treat their dogs better than their kids.
I doubt that that's actually the case very often.
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Originally Posted by Torpedos
Putting hair pins, painting their nails, giving then a human name.
Such matters don't constitute treating their dogs better than their children. And focusing on how others choose to interact with their pets says more about the person judging others than is says about those being judged.
Just as an FYI - did you see the ad on the left side of that article that says "Take your dog everywhere. Emotional support and service dogs. Your dog may qualify. Easy Process"? THAT is part of the problem.
Virtually anyone can have virtually any dog declared a "service dog" for virtually any reason.
Every time, I'll take a well behaved, quiet service dog over crying babies and badly behaved, loud children in a restaurant.
I've never been annoyed by a dog in a restaurant, yet I can recall dozens of times parent's undisciplined, loud, uncivilized children have disrupted my enjoyable meal
Every time, I'll take a well behaved, quiet service dog over crying babies and ill behaved, loud children in a restaurant.
I find no fault in that logic.
As I said, I'm just not sure that "service dogs" are always really "service dogs".
Ken
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