In San Francisco a service dog, which was a pit bull but was
a real certified service dog with all the credentials was told to exit off a trolley
and even escorted by police because it was a pit bull. A veteran who had a Labrador as a real certified
service dog, again all the credentials and necessary paper work to fly on a
plane was given a hard time and was unable to fly home during a recent quick
trip home to see her family. They flew
to the destination with no issues however the return flight the airline gave
them a hard time. This caused undue stress
onto the individuals and their service dogs, neither one of these cases needed
to be dealt with in this manner but because of the abuse and misuse of fake
service dogs this is what happens. Is it
fair, NO, it is not fair to those individuals or their service animals. This is why it should be illegal to obtain
service dog kits online unless the dog goes through the proper testing and
passes to be given the service dog vest and identification. Not to say an individual cannot train their
own service dog but to actually have them tested and pass considering it is the
public involved. The public with other
individuals with disabilities, children, and other pets involved. If an improperly trained service dog is put
in a position it can attack causing harm, severe injury or worse to a child,
adult or pet. Then the owner of that “service
dog” will be held financially accountable and in some cases loose their “service
dog”, there will be no winners.
I never understand why it is so hard for individuals to
understand that utilizing your dog and stating they are a “service dog” when
they have not had the proper training is not helping them, their dog and is more
harmful than good. If an individual has
a legitimate need for a service dog there are services and organizations that
not only can assist with training, can make sure the temperaments are correct,
could provide insurance, initiated testing, and provide the proper credentialing
making the service dog a real one.
Dog lovers love their dogs; they are our fur-kids but there
is a lot of training that goes into properly training a service dog. A service dog is considered a medical
equipment, it can save a person’s life however the continue abuse of utilize a
pet dog for a service dog could cost someone their life whether it is failure
of a real service dog to do their job because of the confusion if that
particular dog is a real or fake service dog.
Or if a fake service dog is in a position that their owner is unable to
control and attacks a person or animal. Bottom
line, fake service dogs are illegal and the owners need to be held accountable
with harsher punishment. It is not the
dog’s fought and I see the owner’s side but see the person who truly needs the service
dog, they do not need the extra trouble, harassment or discrimination on top of
their issues. Be courteous, be kind, and
stop using fake service dogs, please.
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