Counterfeit service animals

Every service animal must be trained to provide a special service for their owner. Being a seeing or hearing dog. Helping the disabled. And now it seems that basic therapy is a qualification for a service animal these days.

There's a girl in my office who brings a small-medium sized dog with a service animal vest on. It wonders around eagerly, jumps on people, and I'm pretty sure it's not a trained service animal at all. She's just using it as an excuse to take it places.

I'm not super knowledgeable on this topic, but from what I know, service animals for the disabled are trained not to be distracted by others. They're super obedient, and focus only on the owner. They are disinterested by other people and animals. A real service dog won't chase a rodent.

I don't mind people taking their animals places where they're allowed. My favorite bar here in town allows pet owners to take dogs inside. But I think it's totally dishonest and wrong to call your barely trained housepet a service animal if it's only purpose is just to make you feel good. You make people who really need these animals look bad.

 

There are websites out there that provide fake Vests, Certifications, and ID tags to designate your pet as a service animal – don’t you think the government should clamp down on those sites rather than go after the pet owners whose only sin is their tight emotional bond with their pet

 

i before e except after c

does not fit for counterfeit

 

Guess my spell checker didn't work on that one.
If anyone has the ability to alter my title spelling, please do it.

 

"or when sounding like A, as in neighbor or weigh."

it must be pronounced like counter fate.

 

Damnit you beat me to it

 

Sir you cant bring a squirrel into the restaurant ..
Its my service animal!

 

sometimes the service it provide is to get maximum attention for the attention seeking owner

 

I'm usually way too excited that there is an animal in my presence to care about this, although if the dog is jumping on people, then that is going a little too far. If you're going to fake a service animal, at least put the effort in.

 

you've also got dogs that are used to keep the anxiety levels of people down, they see their dog and calms them down etc.

 

Yeah. I'm the person who has to meet and pet everyone's dog.

 

i wonder if i could get a service animal vest for a reticulated python.
i rather like the idea of one for a mountain lion.
he's my body guard as well as companion.

there's a book i haven't read, well its a series or a trilogy or something,
called "freelance familiars".
lovely covers to all volumes.
has a squirrel and a mountain lion (puma/cougar) as partners with a service animal vest.

 

now theres a million dollar idea

service vests that a husband could buy for their wife

like an orange straight jacket with service animal on the back ...and a leash

 

you don't frequent the fetish department at your local adult store very often do you?

 

Maybe the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms should be modified to become the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Fake Doggie Vests.

That would show those mother fuckers

 

It's getting out of hand!

 

You know if its a real service animal strangers are not supposed to pet them/ask for their attention right I'm at first instance bad at this too btw

 

I've never heard this before and I'm glad there is a mnemonic to go along with it. I'm torn between feeling elementary/middle school failed me or maybe I just wasn't paying attention.

 

i'm pretty sure i learned it from my mom. i don't remember any mention of the rule in school.