[il-talk] CBS 2 story on fake service dogs

[Lin H.]

That's what I thought too!  Have to remember to watch it!    Sincerely, 
Linda

-----Original Message----- 
From: Glenn
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 5:05 PM
To: joseli at joseliww.us ; NFBI Listserve
Subject: Re: [il-talk] CBS 2 story on fake service dogs

I'm actually curious to see what this is actually about, if I remember, try 
phrased the promo to suggest it was just pet owners using fake credentials 
and equipment to be able to tote their pets everywhere they want without 
resistance.
Glenn III

joseli at joseliww.us wrote:

>people like that make owner trainers look bad. Just because it's not 
>labeled
>by a school doesn't mean the dog is not trained to assist.  I think 
>everyone
>should have to cary an id card from a reputable registration service.  At
>least until some standards for testing are established, which is harder 
>than
>it sounds.
>Right now all that is required to register a service dog with the service I
>used is that the dog be assisting a person with a disability and that it be
>well behaved in public. The form must also be witnessed.
>
>Really, I've seen school trained dogs that aren't well behaved in public, 
>so
>that particular standard has totally been blown out of the water in my
>opinion.
>Not saying my dog is perfectly behaved in public at all times, but I've 
>seen
>worse.
>Does that mean he is any less a help to me? No.  I have been able to go
>places and do things that I would otherwise be too anxious to do without
>him.  I don't feel that a standard guide dog would benifit me in my current
>situation, but he is trained to augment my cane skills, allowing me to make
>mistakes, and correct my alignment or direction when asked.
>He is also trained to find a variety of things that a cane can't like
>elevators, escalators etc, from a distance.
>I taught him all of these things and it's no walk in the park.  A good
>trainer puts in as much or more time than a school trainer.
>This being said, owner training is not for everyone, and everyone isn't
>going to succeed, but at least the person will know what they need from the
>dog and work toard that goal.
>A person passing off a pet as a service dog will not be able to give
>specifics as to what the dog does for them and may not have good control of
>his/her animal.
>I do believe the right to remove a misbehaving animal is that of the place
>of business no matter what the owner calls it.
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Glenn" <glennmooreiii at yahoo.com>
>To: "NFBI Listserve" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 10:32 PM
>Subject: [il-talk] CBS 2 story on fake service dogs
>
>
>> If anyone is interested, CBS 2 just said that they will broadcast a Pam
>> Zeckman investigation of people (presumably not disabled) faking having
>> service dogs.
>> It will air on CBS 2 news at ten on Tuesday.
>> Glenn III
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