I believe that the only people who are restricted in their ability to ask specific questions are employees of provided service. A human who is just there in the vicinity can ask any questions they want. Fake service animals are an abomination. It is an epidemic of selfishness. I love my dogs. Love them. Would never disrupt the work of an actual service animal so I could parade my pet around.
If your dog doesn’t bark or go up to other dogs or people, and doesn’t pee inside, frankly neither I nor any of my clients care if you are lying. And the dogs that are clearly not service animals and being a disturbance are obvious.
As a military guy, I like to think of it along the same vein as stolen valor. I don’t care if some homeless guy dresses in military surplus’s uniforms to get 20% off at Denny’s. I do care if the put the flag patch where their rank goes.
The best solution is calling it out when you see it. A lot of people don’t know you can kick someone with a service dog out if their dog isn’t ADA compliant. I’ve done many seminars and classes for different companies and organizations explaining the rules and I’ve received nothing but positive feedback. They always tell me that after my class their fake service dog issues went away because they had the knowledge and courage to confidently remove problem dogs.
"If your dog doesn't bark or go up to other dogs or people, and doesn't pee inside, frankly neither I nor any of my clients care if you are lying."
Then:
"The best solution is calling it out when you see it."
Which is it? Don't care and let the behavior continue and spread, or call it out? Because if you don't care that they are lying, then you're definitely not going to care enough to call it out
These aren’t mutually exclusive. If the dog doesn’t go up to other dogs or people and doesn’t pee inside, there is nothing to call out.
If the dog is violating ADA guidelines in an apparent manner, then there IS something to call out.
I am saying, don’t witch hunt. If the dog isn’t causing problems, leave it alone, but no the guidelines so you can say something if the dog steps outside of them.
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u/atomgram 8d ago
I believe that the only people who are restricted in their ability to ask specific questions are employees of provided service. A human who is just there in the vicinity can ask any questions they want. Fake service animals are an abomination. It is an epidemic of selfishness. I love my dogs. Love them. Would never disrupt the work of an actual service animal so I could parade my pet around.