[nagdu] STILL DEFIANT: Disabled vetplanstosueBigYSupermarketover ban (video)

[Julie J]

Rebecca,

Some very good points.  I was just at Wal-Mart yesterday getting groceries. 
I think about half the town was there.  Out here in the middle of nowhere 
Wal-Mart qualifies as weekend entertainment.  Anyway if I stopped to talk to 
every kid that noticed my dog, I'd still be there talking.

If people approach me and ask questions, most of the time I will have a 
quick conversation with them.  but the bottom line is I am at the grocery 
store to get groceries, not to be an educational experience.

I'm also not convinced that extended conversations with young children 
really provide any more of a learning opportunity than just seeing me do 
ordinary things while working my dog.

Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] STILL DEFIANT: Disabled 
vetplanstosueBigYSupermarketover ban (video)


> Putting my parent hat on here.
> I'd have no problem with my daughter asking questions of someone we met
> while out doing our thing. I won't randomly let her go up to someone and
> ask questions because well, I don't know the person. Not so much that,
> but her vocabulary is somewhat limited now. So if she saw a guide dog, I
> might not at first realize it's a guide dog, because she'd say "Mommy! A
> doggie!  See the doggie!" She doesn't have the skills to tell me what
> type of dog, other then that it's a "Jersey dog" or a "Holly dog" dogs
> she knows. Unless I heard the dog or a person talking to the dog, she
> could be referring to a stuffed dog, or a picture of a dog for all I
> know. She doesn't yet know how to tell me what she's seeing.
> Also, assuming I knew she was talking about a guide dog, I don't know
> where you are unless we are in the same aisle. If you are two aisles
> away, how do I know that, and given that you are out doing things too,
> how do I ensure my path intersects yours? How do I know that you even
> want to talk to my kid?
>
> It sounds great to say "Let's all talk to the children" but we've all
> had moments or days where we just want to go get what we need and be on
> our way. Likewise, I as ap aren't have days where I just want to get
> what I need and be done. I'd like to say that that desire wouldn't
> impact me letting my kid talk to you, but it might. We are after all
> only human.
> To the poster who asked why a parent would say a dog might bite, well,
> kids understand biting. They know it hurts and is the ultimate in
> asymmetric warfare. At times my kid is more perceptive then I am. Other
> times, she barely seems to know her own name. Then too, parents say
> things without realizing the impact. This happened to us at the county
> fair a couple weeks ago. My kid was acting up and then a bell rang. She
> stopped what she was doing and asked "What's that?" My husband said
> without thinking "The bell rings when you're bad". She settled down, and
> as luck would have it, that bell rang several more times. Needless to
> say, he had a lot of comforting and reassuring to do, as well as
> apologizing and saying that "Daddy was wrong".
> You never know what kind of day anybody is having and sometimes the
> quick answer is the simplest. It's very easy to say "I'd never..." until
> you're in the situation and need to say or do something anything. Is it
> right, no. It is though very human.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lyn Gwizdak
> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 1:00 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] STILL DEFIANT: Disabled vet
> planstosueBigYSupermarketover ban (video)
>
> Julie M,
> Ya know, wouldn't the world be one hell of a better place if children
> could
> feel free to ask us questions!!! they have such a curiosity and honesty
> about them untill the adults in their lives screw it all up!
>
> The children remember.   I have encountered young adults who I spoke to
> when
> they were in kindergarten and they STILL remember me and my dog!  Like
> I've
> said, these little kids wwe talk to will grow up to become tomorrow's
> business owners, moms, dads, and community leaders. They will become
> more
> enlightened adults who will then pass the knowledge on to their kids.
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julie McGinnity" <kaybaycar at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 9:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] STILL DEFIANT: Disabled vet plans
> tosueBigYSupermarketover ban (video)
>
>
>> Let me tell you, I was so glad to finish reading all the comments and
>> get to the spell checked, realistic, rational, understanding people on
>> the Nagdu list.
>>
>> I don't understand why people are commenting who don't even know
>> anything about service dogs or people with disabilities.  It doesn't
>> make sense to me why they have to write about things they don't
>> understand, and be so mean about it too.  Some people really need to
>> find something better to do.  I think there were 3 comments total with
>> which I could agree.  Only a few people were bright enough to say that
>> they didn't know the situation.  There are so many factors to every
>> situation like this.  First you hear one thing, and then, no, that was
>> wrong it actually happened this way, and then, oh no, it changes
>> again.  I'm sorry, but these comments really stung.
>>
>> Why can't these people ask questions if they don't understand the laws
>> or how people work with service dogs?  Why can't they research it
>> themselves instead of just writing whatever comes out of their head?
>> Why do these business owners persist in denying people access when
>> they don't even know the laws? (They even admit this apparently!)  I
>> hope my ramblings make some sense.  I was a little frustrated.
>>
>> I have been spoiled living here in St. Louis.  No one ever really has
>> a problem with me and my dog here.  The only screams I ever get are
>> from children.  This leads me back to what I was saying above.  It
>> starts with these children.  This is what happens every time I
>> encounter a child in a store or other public place.  The child usually
>> asks their parent about the dog, and the parent proceeds to tell the
>> child quietly, as if I can't hear them, all about my dog.  Usually,
>> the parent gives a passable explanation, but I wish the child would be
>> told to ask me, the actual owner of the dog!  It is even worse when
>> the parent disaplins the child for even reacting and asking about it.
>> What would happen if these parents allowed their children to satisfy
>> their curiosity and ask the person with the dog all their questions?
>> They would remember the things they learned, and hopefully, they
>> wouldn't be like some of these ignorant people when they grow up.
>>
>> I know this is really long.  I can't help but write novels I guess,
>> but educating children and young people in general about guide/service
>> animals is really important to me.  Sorry for the novel.  This is why
>> I can't let myself post so oftin.  Lol!
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/13/10, Lyn Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net> wrote:
>>> Hi Bobbie,
>>> Your experiences remind me of when a friend lived in Bloomfield, CT
> and,
>>> believe it or not, she experienced similar things as yoou did. And
>>> Fidelco
>>> Guide Dogs school is located right in the same town!
>>>
>>> You know, write a Letter to the Editor and/or contact that writer who
> did
>>> the story and ask to present the truth about guide and service dogs
> and
>>> the
>>> different kinds of disabilities that dogs can help these days. No
> harm in
>>> giving it a shot - someone may very well read it and learn something!
>>>
>>> You mentioned about that paper being right of ignorance - can we say
> TEA
>>> BAGGERS! LOL! Or Rush Limbaugh types who help in the dumbing down of
>>> America.  Very scary!
>>>
>>> I guess I have it good here in San Diego!  Most places are disability
> and
>>> service dog friendly and I rarely have any problems. the only ones
> who
>>> scream and carry on when seeing my dog are mostly the Somali
> immigrants
>>> in
>>> my neighborhood who we occasionally encounter on the bus - they're
> not
>>> near
>>> where I actually live. I have friends who live where these folks
> live.
>>>
>>> Lyn and Landon
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Bobbie" <bewitched56 at comcast.net>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 2:34 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] STILL DEFIANT: Disabled vet plans
>>> tosueBigYSupermarketover ban (video)
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Lyn,
>>>> I live in Branford, which is close. I shop often in this particular
>>>> supermarket because it is close to BJ's. When I do that run, often I
>
>>>> will
>>>> stop by the supermarket and the pet supply store, all in the same
> area.
>>>> I
>>>> think I need to write a letter to the editor of the New Haven
> Register,
>>>> which published the story and the follow up story. I just wonder if
>>>> anyone
>>>>
>>>> actually reads letters to the editor anymore. In my opinion, the
>>>> Register
>>>> leans much to the right of ignorant to begin with. I would have
> never
>>>> known about the article if my friend hadn't brought it to me. For
> some
>>>> reason, this particular area is particularly uneducated and
> resentful
>>>> about disabled people. I've been asked to leave several public
> places
>>>> and
>>>> have had to cite the law numerous times. I am so done with it. I've
> been
>>>> told by so many people that I am the first blind person they have
> met so
>>>> of course they aren't educated. I can understand this, so do the
> best I
>>>> can. However, when I enter stores and hear people scream when they
> see
>>>> my
>>>> dog and generally behave like idiots, I have no patience. I
> especially
>>>> become irritated when children approach my dog who are not
> supervised by
>>>> an adult. At times I just think there's no point. We are
> experiencing
>>>> what
>>>>
>>>> I call the dumbing of America. It's no longer politically correct to
> be
>>>> racist, so the disabled are the next best target. So what is the
> answer?
>>>> Bobbie
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 4:51 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] STILL DEFIANT: Disabled vet plans to
>>>> sueBigYSupermarketover ban (video)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Bobbie,
>>>>> Try scrolling way down in this thread and, hopefully you can read
> the
>>>>> reader responses that I referred to. I know they are emotionally
> hard
>>>>> to
>>>>> read - the absolute vitriol against us as disabled people - but it
> is
>>>>> good to see this so we can try harder to educate people. And how
>>>>> important it is to have a good article in that paper to educate the
>>>>> readers to the realities of our various disabilities and that we
> are
>>>>> human beings worthy of respect.
>>>>>
>>>>> These are the same people who hate LGBT people as well. This is why
> all
>>>>> of our marginalized communities have to join forces to say NO! to
> this
>>>>> treatment.
>>>>>
>>>>> You live in the same town as this grocery store in the article?
> North
>>>>> Haven - part of New Haven?  I'm from Norwalk,CT.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lyn and Landon
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Bobbie" <bewitched56 at comcast.net>
>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users"
>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 11:22 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] STILL DEFIANT: Disabled vet plans to sue
>>>>> BigYSupermarketover ban (video)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Lyn,
>>>>>> I'm sorry I didn't get these comments to the list. I couldn't
> access
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>
>>>>>> page, not that proficient with JAWS. Yes, I was so upset about the
>>>>>> comments that I haven't even been on the computer. I will say that
> I'm
>>>>>> not surprised. I have encountered so much ignorance and
> intolerance in
>>>>>> this area that it gets to me. I even had a disagreement with a
> friend
>>>>>> over this issue this week when she suggested that it should be
>>>>>> required
>>>>>> that service dog handlers wear a tag around their necks to
> identify
>>>>>> them. I politely terminated the conversation. I have found that
> even
>>>>>> some of my sighted friends just don't understand the issue. A
> friend
>>>>>> suggested that I exchange the words African Americans for the word
>>>>>> disabled when talking about this issue. I don't know what can be
> done
>>>>>> to
>>>>>>
>>>>>> educate a public that doesn't want to be educated. I wish just one
> of
>>>>>> these people could spend one day in my shoes, then we could have a
>
>>>>>> real
>>>>>> conversation. Bobbie
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users"
>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:33 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] STILL DEFIANT: Disabled vet plans to sue Big
>>>>>> YSupermarketover ban (video)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Although it is very long, read the remarks from the newspaper's
>>>>>>> readers
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> regarding the woman and her dog that had an acident on the floor
> of
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Big Y store.   The attitudes take my breath away!  Wow!  There
> was
>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>> person saying that the disabled - "handicapped" was his
> terminolgy -
>>>>>>> should be barred from employment because the "handicapped" would
> find
>>>>>>> an excuse to sue the place of employment for whatever.  Many
> thoought
>>>>>>> the woman "faked" disability because she was kneeling on the
> floor
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> the photo.  Vile references to her having no teeth?  Horrible,
>>>>>>> horrible
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> things to say about someone who had their butt over in Iraq or
>>>>>>> otherwise serving our country!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My question is - what are we doing wrong to not have our message
>>>>>>> reach
>>>>>>> the public about the reality of disability and of service dogs???
> Why
>>>>>>> do these attitudes still go on regardless of the educating we do
> and
>>>>>>> the ADA???
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> These entries do appear to come from rather uneducated people
> based
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> the spelling and grammar errors.  But these are the people we do
>>>>>>> encounter every day in our lives when we are out shopping. I'm
> just
>>>>>>> shaking my head over this.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lyn and Landon
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Ginger Kutsch" <gingerKutsch at yahoo.com>
>>>>>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
>>>>>>> Users'"
>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:29 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] STILL DEFIANT: Disabled vet plans to sue Big Y
>>>>>>> Supermarketover ban (video)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> FYI. Below is a link to the live video and another article about
>>>>>>>> the disabled vet whose dog pooped in the store.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> STILL DEFIANT: Disabled vet plans to sue Big Y Supermarket over
>>>>>>>> ban (video)
>>>>>>>> http://google.com/
>>>>>>>> Published: Friday, August 6, 2010
>>>>>>>> 01 comment(s)
>>>>>>>> By Luther Turmelle, North Bureau Chief
>>>>>>>> lturmelle at newhavenregister.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> im Mucha of Wallingford poses with her dog, Ivy, outside the Big
>>>>>>>> Y Supermarket in North Haven Thursday. In Ivy's mouth is the
>>>>>>>> Notice of Trespass Mucha received after the service dog
> defecated
>>>>>>>> in the store in late June. (Mara Lavitt/Register)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Kim Mucha remains firm about what she sees as an unfair and
>>>>>>>> illegal banning from Big Y Supermarket's North Haven store
>>>>>>>> because her 8-year-old service dog, Ivy, accidentally messed on
>>>>>>>> the floor of the produce section in June.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mucha, who lives in Wallingford, said Thursday she has hired a
>>>>>>>> lawyer and is moving ahead with her plans to challenge the ban
> in
>>>>>>>> court, despite stinging criticism and online attacks, accusing
>>>>>>>> her of exploiting the situation for financial gain.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mucha says she needs Ivy, who wears a special harness, to help
>>>>>>>> her with balance problems due to service-related disabilities.
>>>>>>>> Big Y officials claim they were within their rights to banish
>>>>>>>> Mucha and Ivy from the store because the dog was not on a leash
>>>>>>>> and defecated on the floor several times, including once near
>>>>>>>> where Big Y employees were making sandwiches for customers.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Claire D'Amour-Daley, a spokeswoman for the Springfield, Mass.,
>>>>>>>> company, which has 54 locations in Connecticut and
> Massachusetts,
>>>>>>>> was not available for comment Thursday about whether the chain
>>>>>>>> has any surveillance video of the incident.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But Mucha contends Big Y officials are misrepresenting what
>>>>>>>> happened.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "It's not about the money," said Mucha, an Air Force veteran.
>>>>>>>> "This is about making people realize that people have a right to
>>>>>>>> bring service dogs into stores. I'm not looking for some kind of
>>>>>>>> financial settlement; I'm looking for this to go to trial so
> that
>>>>>>>> I can fight and win."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mucha claims that banning her and Ivy from the store is a
>>>>>>>> violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She said she
>>>>>>>> would donate any money she might receive from a lawsuit to the
>>>>>>>> East Coast Assistance Dogs program.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Torrington organization trained Ivy and has about 150
> animals
>>>>>>>> it has worked with that are in use, said Lu Picard, a founder of
>>>>>>>> the group and its program director.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Kim is not that kind of person; she wants to do what's right
> for
>>>>>>>> other people with service dogs, especially veterans," Picard
>>>>>>>> said. "But I'm concerned for her. She's very fragile emotionally
>>>>>>>> and some of the things that have been said about her are really
>>>>>>>> horrible."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> East Coast Assistance Dogs has also seen some fallout from
>>>>>>>> controversy, receiving some harassing e-mails, Picard said.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "We're seeing a lot more people who have service dogs being
>>>>>>>> denied access to stores," she said. "A lot of times it involves
>>>>>>>> people with what I call invisible disabilities. But the military
>>>>>>>> is increasingly recommending service dogs for our soldiers who
>>>>>>>> are coming home from the Middle East with PTSD (post-traumatic
>>>>>>>> stress disorder) and so we're going to see more of this, not
>>>>>>>> less."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To illustrate her point, Picard cited the case of Luis
> Montalvan,
>>>>>>>> an Army veteran and the recipient of two Bronze Stars.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Montalvan sued fast-food giant McDonald's for $10 million after
>>>>>>>> two employees allegedly beat him in December 2008 when he and
> his
>>>>>>>> service dog tried to enter one of its Brooklyn, N.Y., locations.
>>>>>>>> Picard, who knows Montalvan, said his case was recently settled
>>>>>>>> out of court.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Anyone who doesn't look disabled is being questioned," she
> said.
>>>>>>>> "It's just a matter of people not understanding service dogs and
>>>>>>>> what they do."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mucha said she is troubled that some people think she is being a
>>>>>>>> troublemaker.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "I apologized many times to the people in the store when it
>>>>>>>> happened," Mucha said. "But some people just don't like hearing
>>>>>>>> what the law is."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Call Luther Turmelle at 203-789-5706.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Reader Comments
>>>>>>>> The following are comments from the readers. We ask that you be
>>>>>>>> polite. Offensive comments will be removed and repeated
> offensive
>>>>>>>> comments could lead to being banned from commenting. In no way
> do
>>>>>>>> the comments represent the view of nhregister.com.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Rob wrote on Aug 6, 2010 6:26 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Maam, I myself am a veteran and I thank you for your service
> to
>>>>>>>> our great country. But in all fairness, if your dog messed on
> the
>>>>>>>> floor several times in one instance, that is quite extreme. The
>>>>>>>> store also has an obligation to its customers, and who wants to
>>>>>>>> see a dog mess all over the place while grocery shopping for
>>>>>>>> food.
>>>>>>>> I don't know how to resolve this situation, but God Bless you
> and
>>>>>>>> may things work out for you. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> bigcheese wrote on Aug 6, 2010 6:29 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " It's quite obvious the reason they dont want her and the dog
> in
>>>>>>>> there is because they are both white. It's racial
> discrimination.
>>>>>>>> "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Wont shop in a store with feces on the floor wrote on Aug 6,
> 2010
>>>>>>>> 6:41 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Please just call ahead, I'm sure that there is a wheeled or
>>>>>>>> motorized cart.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Doug p00p on the floor when I'm shopping is gross.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It is a money grab, just like her McDonalds friend.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> and it is in the paper again??? "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Laen wrote on Aug 6, 2010 6:56 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " This woman is nuts. Her dog deficates on the floor of a food
>>>>>>>> store not once but twice and it's the stores fault. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> no poop wrote on Aug 6, 2010 7:02 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " she needs to get someone to take that dog for a long walk
>>>>>>>> before going to the store. I don't want to see poop on the floor
>>>>>>>> when i am shopping. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> no poop wrote on Aug 6, 2010 7:05 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " did you notice in the video she said she cannot bend down or
>>>>>>>> get down because it will cause a lot of pain, but in the photo
>>>>>>>> she is on the knees....figure that one out....lol "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Unbelievable wrote on Aug 6, 2010 7:06 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Lady, haven't you heard of Peapod? Have you no human friends
>>>>>>>> with whom you can shop? For crying out loud! I know I don't want
>>>>>>>> to buy food in a dog toilet. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> lawyer wrote on Aug 6, 2010 7:19 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Listen Lady:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dog feces is poisonous ! Your dog can't do this in a place where
>>>>>>>> the public may get sick IRREGARDLESS of the fact you are
>>>>>>>> handicapped.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You can sue all you want, its just showing your ignorance. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> feel sorry for the woman wrote on Aug 6, 2010 7:25 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I appreciate no one wants to shop in a store with dog feces
> (or
>>>>>>>> 'doug' feces as one of the other posters who cannot spell calls
>>>>>>>> it). That said, it sounds like this was a one time issue. The
> dog
>>>>>>>> had an accident once. maybe it was sick. if it's not a
> reccurring
>>>>>>>> problem then the store overreacted. I'm glad she's taking legal
>>>>>>>> action to protect her rights and I hope to see a boycott of Big
>>>>>>>> Y. I know that I personally won't shop there ever again if this
>>>>>>>> is how they treat customers. regardless of the situation, they
>>>>>>>> certainly could have handled the issue more delicately. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> redcybra wrote on Aug 6, 2010 7:25 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " If she can't keep the dog under control she has no business
>>>>>>>> bringing it into any store. Service dogs are trained and their
>>>>>>>> users also receive training before they take the dog home. Was
>>>>>>>> she "denied access" before the dog pooped? I don't think so. SHE
>>>>>>>> is the problem, not the dog. I hope Big Y sticks to its guns and
>>>>>>>> the whole story, including other witnesses, comes out. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> pat wrote on Aug 6, 2010 7:30 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Big Y says that the dog defecated near a place where
> sandwiches
>>>>>>>> were being made. so what? this seems irrelevant unless the dog
>>>>>>>> snuck behing the deli and pooped on the sandwiches or equipment.
>>>>>>>> yes, it's gross that the dog had an accident and i feel bad for
>>>>>>>> everyone who was there at that time. that said, accidents
> happen.
>>>>>>>> i saw a girl projectile vommit at an amusment park recently and
>>>>>>>> she wasn't banned. poor dog was probably sick and i'm sure this
>>>>>>>> was a humiliating experience for the woman. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> JPinCT wrote on Aug 6, 2010 7:33 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Another instance of a good dog, irresponsible owner. Unless a
>>>>>>>> dog is ill, they just don't go to the bathroom
> wherever/whenever,
>>>>>>>> especially a disciplined service animal. Sounds like Ms. Mucha
>>>>>>>> should have given Ivy a little time with the fire hydrant before
>>>>>>>> entering the store. Animal "accidents" happen, but any good pet
>>>>>>>> owner will accept responsibility as well as the consequences.
> Big
>>>>>>>> Y has a service to provide to the community and not just to Ms.
>>>>>>>> Mucha and I think her actions are hamstringing other persons
> with
>>>>>>>> service animals far more than helping them. Service animals are
>>>>>>>> an important part of many handicapped people's lives, but having
>>>>>>>> one doesn't put you above displaying common courtesy to the
>>>>>>>> persons around you. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> fed up wrote on Aug 6, 2010 7:47 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " too bad she cry racism! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bill in Wallingford wrote on Aug 6, 2010 7:49 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " This is not worthy of two front page stories within a few days
>>>>>>>> in the New Haven Register. I'm concerned about unsanitary
>>>>>>>> conditions in a grocery store, and we have a woman crying, "poor
>>>>>>>> me" and using her military service as a crutch. The food store
> is
>>>>>>>> correct in maintaining utmost sanitary conditions for its
>>>>>>>> customers. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Pat wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:01 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " This woman is making a mockery of ADA. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> grundle wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:11 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " she has balance problems ??? sounds like a disability scam to
>>>>>>>> me. how about this.... carry a freaking cane!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> why should i have do deal with your dog crapping in the procduce
>>>>>>>> isle when i am shopping there. why should ANYONE have to deal
>>>>>>>> with that, just because you cant keep your balance?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> hey lady, wake up. the world is not here to serve you!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> oh, and by the way, i am a veteran too "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mom of 3 year old wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:12 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " First, to Lawyer. Ir-regardless is not a word, only
> regardless.
>>>>>>>> Sorry for being the grammer police but that non word makes me
>>>>>>>> nuts.
>>>>>>>> Second, I feel sorry for this poor animal. This lady is feeding
>>>>>>>> this dog Ol' Roy (Walmart) or the equivalent, not a high quality
>>>>>>>> product. My dog was the same way until we started giving her a
>>>>>>>> grain free product, only available in pet stores. The urge to
>>>>>>>> poop comes up so fast in the low quality product, the dog can't
>>>>>>>> help it. And Big Y is within its rights to forbid the dog inside
>>>>>>>> the store. Once is an accident, twice is the owner's problem not
>>>>>>>> the store. As a customer of a grocery store, I'd be put off by
>>>>>>>> dog poop even though I own a dog and clean up after it. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the Barrister wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:18 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Don't hire handicapped people. They will eventually use the
>>>>>>>> "crippled card" and force your business into expensive special
>>>>>>>> privileges, "rights" above and beyond reason that cause
>>>>>>>> resentment in other workers. They will usually find a way to
>>>>>>>> injure or re-injure themselves, all at the expense of your
>>>>>>>> business. Even if you provide every single thing they demand,
>>>>>>>> plan on a lot of time in court. all special interest factions
> end
>>>>>>>> up behaving this way. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mike wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:23 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I thought this woman had problems reaching things on lower
>>>>>>>> shelves? She doesn't seem to have a problem kneeling on the
>>>>>>>> ground for a photo! Balance issues- not for nothing, but isn't
>>>>>>>> that what they make canes and walkers for? or how about the
>>>>>>>> motorized carts that Big Y provides for FREE! The dog just seems
>>>>>>>> a bit extreme to me in this particular case. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> sam wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:30 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I certainly would not shop at big Y, just for this story
> alone.
>>>>>>>> She cleaned up the mess and thats that. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Truth wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:33 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I'm all for supporting VETs and the disabled (hate when people
>>>>>>>> abuse the handicapped parking spacing) - but this lady doesn't
>>>>>>>> have a case. I could see if she was blind and needed the dog but
>>>>>>>> if you have balance problems - use a freakin cane or a motorized
>>>>>>>> cart (provided at all supermarkets!!!!). The lady needs to take
>>>>>>>> the dog for a walk and care for it better. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Uh-oh wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:39 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " her lawyer says, "She's very fragile emotionally and some of
>>>>>>>> the things that have been said about her are really horrible"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> if this was really an issue it wouldn't be shopped to the
>>>>>>>> Register.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> bet he is counting his money?? "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> CONTRACTOR wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:39 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I had a add in the paper for a framer for my company, a guy
>>>>>>>> apply seem very nice. had a jacket over his right arm, I hired
>>>>>>>> him to start on a monday when he showed up for work he had arm
>>>>>>>> missing ( where the jacket was) he couldnt frame or carry wood,
>>>>>>>> when I fired him. the state was on my back. keep him on the
> books
>>>>>>>> for 6 months doing nothing, he abuse the power, it's always a
>>>>>>>> card people pull. gay/ black/ retard/ I'm sick of it! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Realist wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:40 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I feel sorry for this lady, but she's 100% in the wrong.
>>>>>>>> She does seem to have a problem with balance, sadly the mental
>>>>>>>> variety. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> sarra wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:40 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Didn't we all see this coming?
>>>>>>>> FYI-she already has a case going in criminal/mv court-sues
> people
>>>>>>>> for a living. I personally have seen her dog
>>>>>>>> crap in the Wallingford Walmart while she walked away from the
>>>>>>>> mess. She behaves as if she has a screw loose and
>>>>>>>> obviously no integrity. And I am a vet
>>>>>>>> and disabled, but this lady gets no sympathy from me. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mike wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:49 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Hey, "lawyer": Did you attend Quinnipiac Law School by any
>>>>>>>> chance?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Perhaps at that fourth-tier (has it climbed to low third-tier
>>>>>>>> yet?) law school, the word "irregardless" is used, but in
> seventh
>>>>>>>> grade at my (admittedly elite) private school I was taught
>>>>>>>> there's no such word.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Quinnipiac" is Native American for "stupid white kids," and
>>>>>>>> "Quinnipiac Law School is a local Connecticut expression for
>>>>>>>> "$200k in debt and no job. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mike wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:53 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I want to see a binding, written commitment from Mucha to
>>>>>>>> forward the proceeds of a successful lawsuit or action to East
>>>>>>>> Coast Assistance Dogs. I'd bet Big Y would settle for a tidy sum
>>>>>>>> if she'd commit. Let her put it in writing. She has a lawyer. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Pam wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:03 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I agree with the store asking her to leave... once is an
>>>>>>>> accident,, more than that,, she should have left... what if a
>>>>>>>> customer had slipped and fallen in the poop...should the
> customer
>>>>>>>> sue her and her dog, or are they going to sue the store if they
>>>>>>>> fell... she has a lot of nerve,,, she should have left the first
>>>>>>>> time on her own after cleaning up the mess and taken her dog
>>>>>>>> home,,, the dog might have been sick - if a child got sick in
> the
>>>>>>>> store,, does the parent continue to shop or leave and go
>>>>>>>> home...what is next... "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dog owner wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:06 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " A service dog is well trained and obviously house-broken. So,
>>>>>>>> was the dog sick? If he was sick, did the owner know that before
>>>>>>>> going shopping? If the dog wasn't sick, has he done this before?
>>>>>>>> Does the owner make sure the dog does all his business before
>>>>>>>> going shopping?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Doesn't seem so much an affront to the disabled as to animal
>>>>>>>> behavior. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> barbs wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:11 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " A picture is worth a thousand words. Look at this woman
>>>>>>>> crouched on the ground - how do you get into that position if
> you
>>>>>>>> have "bad balance?" I
>>>>>>>> bet she got right up again unassisted too. What a scam! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> sam wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:14 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Wow-could this lady's voice be any more
>>>>>>>> whiney? And she looks like she's just
>>>>>>>> taken a bite out of s s**t sandwich. She
>>>>>>>> needs to get to the Psych Services at the VA ASAP. Roger Wilco!
> "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> DC-new haven wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:19 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " next time lady, carry a pooper scooper!! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Law wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:25 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " The law is that the service dog needs to be on a leash.
>>>>>>>> Somehow, the dog was off it's leash in Big Y and that's the
>>>>>>>> store's fault? "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mike Hunt wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:25 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Maybe she's trying to get money for a full set of dentures.
>>>>>>>> Typical toothless white trash trying to make a $. She seems a
> bit
>>>>>>>> nuts. A vet with a legitimate claim and having a dog is ok but
>>>>>>>> this woman should have a cane or scooter with a human companion.
>>>>>>>> "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Go Y wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:25 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Your dog crapped on the floor. I would have put it down. No
>>>>>>>> excuse! That's where people buy their food! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Fairness wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:27 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " What needs to be accomplished is a solution that is fair to
> the
>>>>>>>> women and her dog and fair to the store. Is there a health
>>>>>>>> problem with the dog? Has the women been properly trained in the
>>>>>>>> responsibilitie of having this type of dog (ie feeding, walking
>>>>>>>> which includes picking up when her dog does his business. Does
>>>>>>>> the store only have a problem with this women and her dog or are
>>>>>>>> they stopping all of these types of dog. We need responsibile
>>>>>>>> reporting of the new, get the whole story, not just the juicy
>>>>>>>> stuff!!! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> interested wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:29 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Shame on the New Haven Register for making this a bigger story
>>>>>>>> than it is and fueling her fire. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Disgusted wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:30 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " After reading the article and all the comments, I have to
> agree
>>>>>>>> that Big Y is in the right here. There is no need to bring a dog
>>>>>>>> into a store when she doesn't appear to have said 'balance'
>>>>>>>> issues, it's quite disgusting to think that people will support
>>>>>>>> this lunatic and want to shop in a store with feces on the
> floor.
>>>>>>>> She should shop with Peapod if she can't take care of or handle
>>>>>>>> her service dog properly. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> grundle wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:33 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " the saddest thing about this whole case is that this crazy,
>>>>>>>> whiney, white trash woman will get enough liberal sympathy that
>>>>>>>> she will win a case in court and make a couple million dollars.
>>>>>>>> that cost will be passed down to the consumer...that's you and
> me
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> i wish i would see her dog crap in the store, i would rub HER
>>>>>>>> nose in it so she would know not to do it next time "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> two dogs wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:35 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " wow, take a look at that ugly mutt. and what a beautiful dog
>>>>>>>> she has "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Kelly P wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:43 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " To Sarra: You really need to get your information correct
>>>>>>>> before you start spewing. The case that is pending dispostion in
>>>>>>>> Court, is in fact a Kimberly J Mucha, but if you look at the DOB
>>>>>>>> (thats date of birth) incase you where to stupid to realize, and
>>>>>>>> its 1974 and is Statulitory sealed (so how you know for fact
> that
>>>>>>>> this is the same person is beyond me).
>>>>>>>> This Kim Mucha is defiantly older than 36.. And thats obvious.
>>>>>>>> If I was Kim Mucha, (and Im not, but that is my real name) and
>>>>>>>> was reading this, I would sue you personally for "Defamation of
>>>>>>>> Charactor:. You have deliberiatly mis spoken and defamed her
>>>>>>>> character by putting false information out there about her that
>>>>>>>> is KNOWINGLY UNTRUE for your personal agenda..
>>>>>>>> I am going to suggest to the New haven register, that they
>>>>>>>> disclose your informationt to Ms, Mucha attorney, so she can
>>>>>>>> bring action against you.. I actually feel sorry for you, your
>>>>>>>> life must have absolutly NO Meaning, if you can just put
>>>>>>>> informationo out there with out having all the CORRECT
>>>>>>>> Information, and defame a persons charactor, all for the simple
>>>>>>>> reasoning of I wasnted to blog..
>>>>>>>> You should really take up a new hobby! Good luck to Ms. Mucha! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> so judgemental wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:46 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I'm shocked at how quick people are to assess her disability
>>>>>>>> based on one photo of her kneeling and a short video. none of us
>>>>>>>> (myself included) have any idea how serious her disability is,
>>>>>>>> whether it comes and goes, etc. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> john wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:50 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " i wish i could be on this jury...i won't give her a
>>>>>>>> dime.......all she's doing is exploiting the situation for her
>>>>>>>> own financial gain and greed. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> palo wrote on Aug 6, 2010 9:58 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I have a balance problem from Meniere's disease and several
>>>>>>>> operations on the inner ear. Most of you people have no idea how
>>>>>>>> debilitating this can be. Not many of you know anything about
>>>>>>>> inner ear problems.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Balance is checked in three ways. 1) by the inner ear and
>>>>>>>> semicircular canals. 2) By the eyes and 3) by food in the
> stomach
>>>>>>>> (gravity).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I find that I fall when it is dark out more often than in light.
>>>>>>>> So my eyes help me more to keep my balance and stay on my feet.
> I
>>>>>>>> use a cane also to help me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have a dog (a Lab) but not for assistance, just a good friend.
>>>>>>>> I can not at all see how my dog would be able to help me with
> the
>>>>>>>> balance problem. I need things that are hand high to hold onto.
>>>>>>>> If I fell I would just fall onto my dog!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A dog can not assist and help with a balance problem, they are
>>>>>>>> just too small. A horse would work much better.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Now if this lady has the dog as crutch for war related disorder
>>>>>>>> such as PTSD then that is a different story.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To say or think that the dog is for her balance trouble is
>>>>>>>> obviously no so. For with a balance disorder one need something
>>>>>>>> to hold onto when standing up or bending over. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> a legal resident wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:07 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Get over yourself, lady. You had no problem getting down on
>>>>>>>> your knees to take this photo on Thursday. I'm beginning to
> think
>>>>>>>> your "being disabled" is a fraud. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mom of 3 year old wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:15 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I just went back and perused the 338 comments on the previous
>>>>>>>> story. People who know of this woman are painting an interesting
>>>>>>>> picture. The dog might be older, based on comments made by her
>>>>>>>> (first/last name) on Dogchannel.com. The dog has done this in
>>>>>>>> other stores, leading people to believe she is not giving the
> dog
>>>>>>>> opportunity to do its business appropriately. And she already
> has
>>>>>>>> a lawyer on retainer for other issues. I'm sure Big Y has the
>>>>>>>> surveillance to back up their claim and letter. Sounds to me
> like
>>>>>>>> another blood sucker on the civil law suit circus. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Morris Cove Mom wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:21 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " According to Big Y, the dog was not leashed in the store,
> which
>>>>>>>> is a state law, regardless of the ADA. The dog went behind the
>>>>>>>> sandwich counter, she did not have the dog under her control,
>>>>>>>> which does not make sense if she needs the dog for balance.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I hate to say I don't believe a veteran, but she's squatting in
>>>>>>>> the photo, and then says she can't bend or reach down.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm not a fan of Big Y because they are overpriced, but it seems
>>>>>>>> they are well within their rights with this issue. I hope that
>>>>>>>> everyone involved can settle this quickly. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Scott From Hamden wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:24 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Put a bag under the dogs a$$ - like they do with the horses at
>>>>>>>> Central Park and in parades.
>>>>>>>> C'mon Kim, I appreciate your service to our country but
>>>>>>>> seriously..... this is a grocery store. You gotta find other
> ways
>>>>>>>> to shop or have a service do it for you. I served our country
>>>>>>>> also - Semper Fi. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> MEAT CUTTER wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:25 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " @ i feel sorry for the lady.will tou eat food next to dog
> sh**?
>>>>>>>> i don't think so.I work in a super market,and we can't even cut
>>>>>>>> pork,and beef with the same knife because of health iusses.A dog
>>>>>>>> drops a stinky load in produce,and it's ok.Like 85 percent of
>>>>>>>> produce items are fresh,and not covered.what if a little kid
>>>>>>>> would have started playing in the crap,and then put his hands
> all
>>>>>>>> over the un-covered,what the fu** is wrong with you people? Oh
>>>>>>>> yeah,maybe next time a dog will mount a little kid,and hump
>>>>>>>> him.what ya'll gonnna say then,oh the dog was just horny....
>>>>>>>> (I CAN'T SMOKE IN PUBLIC PLACES,BUT I DOG CAN DO WHATEVER IT
>>>>>>>> WANTS)NOTHING IS FREE ABOUT AMERICA,BUT AMINAL RIGHTS.......LOL
> "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> palo wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:25 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I see that many people writing here also think that getting
>>>>>>>> down on a knee or stooping and getting up is hard with a balance
>>>>>>>> disability. This is not true. With a problem in balance the end
>>>>>>>> results is you fall or bump into things.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There is nothing wrong with her legs. The article says the dog
> is
>>>>>>>> for her war related balance problem.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It is true people want to SEE the disability to believe someone
>>>>>>>> really has a disability. These people are very uninformed and
>>>>>>>> watch way too much TV and base their opinions on what is on the
>>>>>>>> tub.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A sorry world when a deaf person with very bad balance is not
>>>>>>>> considered disabled because their problem is not visual. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> white_trash10 wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:30 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I LOVE DOGS BUT THIS LADY IS CRAZY.I WILL EAT ALMOST
> EVERYTHING
>>>>>>>> BUT POOPED ON THE FLOOR BY ME FOOD IS JUST WRONG "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nasty wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:30 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I would not shop in a store that had crap on the floor! Not a
>>>>>>>> healthy situation yuck! To contaminate the food come on! You go
>>>>>>>> Big Y! I stand behind you 100%! Thank you for your services
>>>>>>>> madame but you obviously are trying to just make a quick buck! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> TheVolleyballGod wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:31 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Can this loon be sued for her dog taking a dump in a
>>>>>>>> supermarket full of fresh food? "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> keke wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:33 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " This women is trying to get rich scheme. the dog really dont
>>>>>>>> look like its taken care that well, when the last time the dog
>>>>>>>> went to a vet to get a bath & groom. the owner dont look to
> clean
>>>>>>>> herself. I love dogs but she should have her dog on a leash. why
>>>>>>>> is she the only handicapped person that have problems with her
>>>>>>>> dog pooping all over the store, for one that is nasty. there are
>>>>>>>> plenty of handicapped people that go in stores, rest etc and
>>>>>>>> there dog dont do that. it honestly show what the dog do at
> home.
>>>>>>>> lady get a life and while you are at it, get a job. there are
>>>>>>>> plenty of handicapped people that worked, stop trying to make
>>>>>>>> people feel sorry for you. you get none here. no lawsuit for
> you.
>>>>>>>> "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Give me a break wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:33 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Ok, so she needs this service dog due to "balance problems",
>>>>>>>> yet he is not on a leash. I'm wondering if this lady drives with
>>>>>>>> "balance problems". That seems really dangerous. And I suppose
>>>>>>>> she has a handicapped sticker, too, due to her "balance
>>>>>>>> problems". Give me a break! I wouldn't shop in a store that
>>>>>>>> allows animals to deficate on the floor. She should be
>>>>>>>> embarrassed, not angry. Can anyone say..."show me the money."
>>>>>>>> Maybe people shopping in that store should sue her for
> unsanitary
>>>>>>>> conditions caused by her "service animal". "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ignore Negativity wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:35 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I think you're doing the right thing. It's better than getting
>>>>>>>> a gun and shooting up the place.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ignore the negativity - do you what you think is right in your
>>>>>>>> heart - you're following the law. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mel wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:36 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I do shop at Big Y & Walmart and I have seen this woman shop
>>>>>>>> there alot she pushes a shopping cart with her dog by her side
>>>>>>>> the dog just walks beside her as she shops and does nothing. As
>>>>>>>> for leverage the cart should be ok and she can use a long handle
>>>>>>>> grabber. I to have bad back trouble and this works fine for me.
>>>>>>>> Lady leave the conversation piece home, use a motorized cart or
>>>>>>>> bring a friend to help. These stores are more than happy to have
>>>>>>>> someone help you to your car with your bags. They have helped me
>>>>>>>> many times.As for a law suit let the video cameras speak for
> that
>>>>>>>> matter.And if you were ever at the casino and seen someone spit
>>>>>>>> or vomit the action taken is the same gloves, mask, sprays,
>>>>>>>> disafects, mops, fans, ect. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> sharon wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:41 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Sometimes I laugh so much my stomach starting hurting. why do
>>>>>>>> the new haven register put "click to enlarge" who would want to
>>>>>>>> enlarge this picture. Big Y dont owe this lady not 1 dime. The
>>>>>>>> only thing someone should do is give you a gift card to to buy
>>>>>>>> your dog a brush. poor dog. living with dirt. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What happen to plastic bags wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:43 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " This lady is the type of lady that take her dog for a walk
>>>>>>>> early in the morning with no plastic bag. I seen plenty of
> people
>>>>>>>> in meriden on oregon ave do this. there this man that walk his 2
>>>>>>>> dogs every morning at 5:00 and dont have no plastic bag at all.
>>>>>>>> this lady do the same thing. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Rob Robinson wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:45 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I think Palo is right here. She is just physically and
>>>>>>>> emotional attached to her only friend, Ivy. Ivy must be with
> here
>>>>>>>> wherever she goes, not for her physical balance issues, but for
>>>>>>>> her mental balance issues. She simply doesn't want to be without
>>>>>>>> her companion, sl-lit-storm, I mean Ivy. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> worthless cops wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:46 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " The dog only pooped on the floor because it wasn't on a leash.
>>>>>>>> If the Wallingford PD did their jobs and ticketed this woman for
>>>>>>>> the violation PRIOR to her going into the store, this whole
>>>>>>>> situation would never had happened. Once again the cops cause a
>>>>>>>> MAJOR incident to occur because of their INACTION and get away
>>>>>>>> with it. The entire Wallingford PD needs to be forced out. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mike wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:48 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Either the dog was sick, mishandled by the owner, or wasn't
>>>>>>>> trained property... "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Rover wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:49 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " This woman and her dog look like twins. I wonder if the dog
>>>>>>>> likes it Kim Mucha style. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Peniculus wrote on Aug 6, 2010 11:07 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Listen to those voices in your head, Kim! Don't let the voice
>>>>>>>> of reason discourage you, those other voices are so much more
>>>>>>>> compelling. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sam Adams wrote on Aug 6, 2010 11:08 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " As soon as someone says "it's not about the money," you know
>>>>>>>> it's probably mostly about the money, else why bring it up? "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> to worthless cops wrote on Aug 6, 2010 11:10 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " i think the police are a little more concerned with issues
>>>>>>>> other than some crack-pot with an unleashed dog.
>>>>>>>> what, should they set up surveilance at every store to try to
>>>>>>>> catch someone walking in the parking lot with an unleased dog?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> you sir, are an idiot "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Pete Wilkins wrote on Aug 6, 2010 11:13 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Poor baby...she is upset people online are "attacking her".
> Yes
>>>>>>>> we are...because you deserve it! Don't bring your incontinent
> dog
>>>>>>>> into a pulic store...being her to an animal doctor for a
> checkup!
>>>>>>>> And how exactly is she a "disabled vet"? Was she a USAF pilot?
>>>>>>>> Was she just a secretary and slipped on one of her dog's poops
>>>>>>>> one day and became "disabled"? As a loyal Big Y customer, I
> think
>>>>>>>> BigY should unearth all the gory details on this woman, since
> she
>>>>>>>> is trying to rip them off. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Big Guy wrote on Aug 6, 2010 11:38 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " What if someone slipped and fell because of the poop? This
>>>>>>>> chick is wrong. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bobof the Air force wrote on Aug 6, 2010 11:57 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " A vertern of the air force who is a woman! What possible war
>>>>>>>> time disability do you have? None! As a woman, you could not and
>>>>>>>> are not able to join the combat teams. As an air force person,
>>>>>>>> you didn't do anything that could hurt you...unless it was by
>>>>>>>> your own fault.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> She just want money and her 15 minutes of fame. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To Mike raggin on Quinn. wrote on Aug 6, 2010 12:21 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " At my private school they taught us that excessively using
>>>>>>>> words in quotes would produce crossdressing tendencies. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> EGP wrote on Aug 6, 2010 12:26 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " she should stop feeling sorry for herself...she was
>>>>>>>> wrong...face it. she doesnt look disabled kneeing like that
>>>>>>>> either. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Was she drinking wrote on Aug 6, 2010 1:01 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " The video shows her kneeling down. Also, she sounds as though
>>>>>>>> she has had a couple of cocktails!
>>>>>>>> The dog is not at fault, it's the owner!!
>>>>>>>> This woman is a fraud!! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> adila wrote on Aug 6, 2010 1:17 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I feel sorry for all parties. There is no more give and take
> in
>>>>>>>> our society. It is terrible for a service dog to have an
> accident
>>>>>>>> and can't run to a bathroom, but it is okay for a child to stand
>>>>>>>> in the aisle and poop his/her pants, cry and wait for someone to
>>>>>>>> come and change him/her. However, on the store's side, buy the
>>>>>>>> doggie some doggie britches. They have them just for these kinds
>>>>>>>> of problems. On Kim's side - aren't you glad you served to
>>>>>>>> protect these people? "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ok then wrote on Aug 6, 2010 1:27 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " T|This video shows the dog being on leash AND wearing the
> vest.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When she went to Big Y, the dog was on on the leash nor did it
>>>>>>>> have a harness..
>>>>>>>> Either way. The dog defecated IN the store.
>>>>>>>> They have the right to deny service to anyone! In this instance,
>>>>>>>> they have reason.
>>>>>>>> If she were NOT just about the money, just sue to be allowed to
>>>>>>>> shop in the store OR just not use THAT store..
>>>>>>>> There is a S&S (2 if you want to get picky), near BIG Y as well
>>>>>>>> as a Rite Aid. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No Sympathy wrote on Aug 6, 2010 1:28 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " When the litigant says it's not about the money, you can
>>>>>>>> guarantee it's about the money.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> She can't control her service dog, Big Y responds appropriately,
>>>>>>>> and she wants a payout? Shame on her, and shame on the attorney
>>>>>>>> willing to file such a baseless action.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the dog's smarter than the both of them. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Also a Vet wrote on Aug 6, 2010 1:32 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " As a disabled vet, I too have balance problems as a result of
>>>>>>>> semi-paralysis to my right side as well as PTSD and a host of
>>>>>>>> other maladies. I do not have or use a dog and find the electric
>>>>>>>> carts to be an easier and less costly method. This is a stupid
>>>>>>>> gold-digger with an untrained animal. Not only do I use an
>>>>>>>> electric cart, I also use a wheelchair and/or a walker and find
>>>>>>>> no embarrassment from needing it. I walk as much as possible
>>>>>>>> (with walking aids) and try to do for myself. It is people like
>>>>>>>> her that cause grief for people like and worse off than me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes, I fall often but I am not a crybaby nor did I have a nice
>>>>>>>> cushy Air Force job where I could fake and goldbrick my way
>>>>>>>> through service.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> She is a disgusting scourge in the ranks of the truly disabled.
> "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> frank wrote on Aug 6, 2010 1:33 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " the dog is cleaner than the store "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Stew wrote on Aug 6, 2010 1:54 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Kelly P. besides the comment about the court, which quite
>>>>>>>> frankly has no bearing here. There is no slander or defamation
>>>>>>>> here THEY WITNESSED the dog deficating in the store and made an
>>>>>>>> observation on her character. Since this in response to an
>>>>>>>> already public matter and has no ill effects on her (because he
>>>>>>>> is 1 of 17 different posts that brought up Wal Mart). I do agree
>>>>>>>> however Sarra should not bring up on going court issues
>>>>>>>> especially if in is not her. My business tried suing a single
>>>>>>>> person for defamation that was far worse than what they posted
> it
>>>>>>>> is just to hard to prove. I appreciate your candor on the
> subject
>>>>>>>> though. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nicole wrote on Aug 6, 2010 1:55 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I feel bad for this woman, being she is a veteran and all, but
>>>>>>>> how did she get to the store in the first place? Did I miss that
>>>>>>>> in the article? If this woman has a balance problem, please tell
>>>>>>>> me she isnt' driving!!!!! Why can't she use a motorized cart
> when
>>>>>>>> shopping? Aren't there any organizations that will assist the
>>>>>>>> disabled in shopping, errands and other such things? "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jambo wrote on Aug 6, 2010 1:55 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " This incident has violated quite a few Connecticut health code
>>>>>>>> regulations. This lady should be happy that she is not cited by
>>>>>>>> the state for violating the health codes. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> micheal vick wrote on Aug 6, 2010 1:56 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I gots an obedience school eyez can send the dog to "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> barbara wrote on Aug 6, 2010 2:16 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " To Kelly P:
>>>>>>>> In reading your comments, it seems to me that we still have
>>>>>>>> freedom of speech
>>>>>>>> and freedom to discuss information that is posted on a state
>>>>>>>> website that is
>>>>>>>> intended for access by the public. While Ms. Mucha exercises her
>>>>>>>> constitutional right to sue under the law, she has also put
>>>>>>>> herself in front
>>>>>>>> of every camera and reporter in New England, and there are those
>>>>>>>> of us who are going to exercise our right of free
>>>>>>>> speech to discuss her actions and motives. I personally belive
>>>>>>>> that more
>>>>>>>> talk and less frivolous lawsuits would be in everyone's best
>>>>>>>> interests. Just
>>>>>>>> my opinion and thanks for hearing me out. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Paul wrote on Aug 6, 2010 2:28 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Put a diaper on the dog. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Stew wrote on Aug 6, 2010 2:42 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Barabara, thank you for the post it was a little more eloquent
>>>>>>>> than mine, well said! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Wait wrote on Aug 6, 2010 3:15 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " What this whole thing needs is a sermon from Shoregirl. She
>>>>>>>> will certainly dictate what is right! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Wally wrote on Aug 6, 2010 4:39 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " She can get ripped by bringin the dog to Gelvani's. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Moe-ron wrote on Aug 6, 2010 5:18 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Woman says she needs the service dog to help with her balance,
>>>>>>>> but doesn't notice when the dog drops a deuce near the produce?
>>>>>>>> C'mon. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Frustrated wrote on Aug 6, 2010 6:32 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I work in a bookstore (with a cafe) where I have witnessed
>>>>>>>> HUMANS defecating, vomiting, and urinating ALL OVER the store --
>>>>>>>> in the chairs, on the floor...are they banned? Of course not.
>>>>>>>> That service dog has better bladder control than most of the
>>>>>>>> people that hang around this store. Just because someone is
>>>>>>>> "grossed out" by a service animal having an accident does not
>>>>>>>> give him the right to call a woman crazy or a money-grubber. You
>>>>>>>> don't know her situation, especially for those of you who ask if
>>>>>>>> she has a friend that can take her, or use peapod, or use a
>>>>>>>> motorized scooter. Peapod or a motorized scooter isn't going to
>>>>>>>> help the SEVERE anxiety that most people suffering from PTSD
> feel
>>>>>>>> when in public. Let her shop where she wants, and stop judging
>>>>>>>> people you don't know. And please...learn how to proofread and
>>>>>>>> use the English language correctly before posting a comment.
> When
>>>>>>>> things are misspelled you look like even more of an ignorant
>>>>>>>> person. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Janet Wilkins wrote on Aug 6, 2010 6:55 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " How exactly is she a "disabled vet"? Was she just a secretary
>>>>>>>> and slipped on one of her dog's poops one day and became
>>>>>>>> "disabled"? As a loyal Big Y customer, I think BigY should
>>>>>>>> unearth all the gory details on this woman, since she is trying
>>>>>>>> to rip them off. I don't want the price of an apple to go up a
>>>>>>>> penny because of a payout to this fraud! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dot Khan wrote on Aug 6, 2010 7:13 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I have balance and deafness issues, but have learned how to
>>>>>>>> compensate for them. The picture of her next to her dog
> indicates
>>>>>>>> she also knows to bend at the knees instead of at the waist to
>>>>>>>> maintain one's balance when picking things up. As someone with
>>>>>>>> disabilities, I'm grateful when barriers to getting around are
>>>>>>>> not in the way to allow participating in everyday activities but
>>>>>>>> have no expectation for in doing so to put an undue burden or
>>>>>>>> risk on the rest of the population. She may try using the ADA
> but
>>>>>>>> the USDA, FDA, EPA, CDC and other public health agencies have a
>>>>>>>> say in an unsanitary condition being created by some combination
>>>>>>>> of a sick, poorly trained or poorly controlled animal in a food
>>>>>>>> store. Homeland Security may want to look at those weapons of
>>>>>>>> mass destruction left from a dog's behind.
>>>>>>>> To quote a favorite children's book from my childhood, Follow My
>>>>>>>> Leader by James B. Garfield:
>>>>>>>> Do you expect the world to pad its corners for you just because
>>>>>>>> you're (blind) handicapped? "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Abigail wrote on Aug 6, 2010 7:33 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I have been shopping at the Big Y in question for quite
>>>>>>>> sometime. After seeing the picture of Mucha and her pooch, I
>>>>>>>> instantly recognized her and have been a fellow customer while
>>>>>>>> she has been in shopping. I can say that I was shocked to read
> of
>>>>>>>> her claim of balance issues because the few times I have seen
> her
>>>>>>>> shopping, the dog seemed reluctant to follow her and she
> appeared
>>>>>>>> to be pulling the dog around. She also did not seem very
> friendly
>>>>>>>> towards the dog (or the employees). I remember thinking that it
>>>>>>>> was quite odd behavior for a service dog to be acting that way.
>>>>>>>> And to me, it seems fishy that she can bend, kneel and pose for
>>>>>>>> pictures when she has such balance and pain issues. If that dog
>>>>>>>> did indeed poop on the floor more than once, than I think Big Y
>>>>>>>> took the proper action. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> unreal wrote on Aug 6, 2010 7:47 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I cannot believe any attorney would even accept such a
>>>>>>>> ridiculous case. I shop at the Big Y in North Haven each and
>>>>>>>> every weekend doing a full grocery purchase, along with running
>>>>>>>> in to the store several more times during the week if I need a
>>>>>>>> gallon of milk, loaf of bread, DOG FOOD. The reason I shop at
> Big
>>>>>>>> Y, even though they are a bit pricey is that the store is
>>>>>>>> IMMACULATELY CLEAN!! Shopping in a clean grocery store is very
>>>>>>>> important to me, and I cannot believe that her handicap requires
>>>>>>>> her to bring a golden retriever in to the store. I also own a
>>>>>>>> golden retriever, and when he relieves himself, the smell alone
>>>>>>>> can be nausiating. I feel sorry for her dog, as obviously it is
>>>>>>>> not the dogs fault. Every dog owner can tell when a dog needs to
>>>>>>>> relieve himself. I would never, ever dream of taking my dog into
>>>>>>>> a grocery store. Good Luck to Big Y, and Kudos for maintaining
>>>>>>>> such a clean store. I hope you continue to maintain the store as
>>>>>>>> well as you have since its opening. The store shines, along with
>>>>>>>> the store employees who are always neatly dressed. I don't even
>>>>>>>> go into the Stop & Shop in North Haven. The store is a mess, and
>>>>>>>> the employees appear to be an even sloppier mess. Keep on
> SHINING
>>>>>>>> BIG Y!!! And Kim, go to Stop & Shop!!! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I Love Cops wrote on Aug 6, 2010 8:39 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " "If the Wallingford PD did their jobs and ticketed this woman
>>>>>>>> for the violation PRIOR to her going into the store, this whole
>>>>>>>> situation would never had happened. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Retard...this happened in North Haven!! Maybe they are worthless
>>>>>>>> then?? And what violation should have Wallingford have arrested
>>>>>>>> her for.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If it's shown that she is LYING, I hope she is ARRESTED or Big Y
>>>>>>>> counter sues!! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> POOP wrote on Aug 6, 2010 10:39 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " service dogs are supposed to be trained to NEVER poop
>>>>>>>> indoors..heck any house dog knows that. maybe the dog was sick
> or
>>>>>>>> got excited that day, but she must see why people dont want dog
>>>>>>>> poop all over a supermarket. big Y stated this has happened on
>>>>>>>> several occasions with her and her dog..i feel for anyone with a
>>>>>>>> disability but that alone shouldnt trump other peoples feelings
>>>>>>>> on it "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Inside Info wrote on Aug 7, 2010 6:05 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " The dog crapped 5 TIMES in different places all around the
>>>>>>>> store. This was not one, two or even three dumps.....5 DUMPS!
> The
>>>>>>>> dog was sick and should have been removed from the store after
>>>>>>>> the 2nd drop. This lady should have had the common decency to
>>>>>>>> just leave and come back later. INSTEAD, she insisted on staying
>>>>>>>> and finishing her shopping. That folks, is why she is banned.
> Big
>>>>>>>> Y will win the case, there is plenty of video. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Creepy Mouse wrote on Aug 7, 2010 8:13 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " The dog, is not the problem,it's the nut holding the
> leash!!!!!
>>>>>>>> This woman is a grand stander, wo is me,I'm a disabled Vet,she
> is
>>>>>>>> a disgrace,and probably taking away benefits, from folks who
>>>>>>>> really need help. She does need the dog,as I am sure, she has no
>>>>>>>> other friends.If you listen to her comments, the word "basicly"
>>>>>>>> was used at least ten times(I thought I was watching, the Jerry
>>>>>>>> Springer Show). You go Big Y, no poop for you or me!!!! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> North haven is full of inbred who cant afford northford wrote on
>>>>>>>> Aug 7, 2010 9:05 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I bet she crapped on the floor and just blamed the dog "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> dogr wrote on Aug 7, 2010 6:39 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " Dear Ms. Mucha,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In this video, you said that your dog defecated ("she peed").
>>>>>>>> Your dog did NOT defecate; she URINATED! And, obviously, she
>>>>>>>> wasn't completely empty at the time your brought her into the
>>>>>>>> store or she wouldn't have pooped (i.e., defecated) inside like
>>>>>>>> she did. Next time, you need to give her more time to do her
>>>>>>>> complete business. Try walking the dog around constantly instead
>>>>>>>> of standing in one place. That helps them get the urge to go.
> And
>>>>>>>> the weather makes no never mind. It's part of being a
> responsible
>>>>>>>> pet owner. Get a rain jacket for the dog and an umbrella or
>>>>>>>> plastic poncho for yourself. Take some responsibility. This was
>>>>>>>> totally your fault! "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> whats the scoop poop wrote on Aug 7, 2010 9:19 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " "basically", mucha shouldn't have poocha, plain and simple.
>>>>>>>> "basically", she has problems, that's obvious, but not
>>>>>>>> necessarily physical.
>>>>>>>> "basically", appears she might very well be a lazy slob and poor
>>>>>>>> doggie doesn't get walked. heck, she doesn't seem to even wash
>>>>>>>> her own clothes or brush her teeth. looks like she thinks her
>>>>>>>> ship has come in. "basically", I hope that's not the case.
>>>>>>>> what atty would allow this "not so bright" person to be
>>>>>>>> interviewed without him?
>>>>>>>> perhaps she should retain des fontaine's atty!
>>>>>>>> "basically", I think Big Y is A-OK. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> off balance wrote on Aug 7, 2010 9:22 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " does doggie balance her checkbook? "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> M. Anderson wrote on Aug 8, 2010 1:57 AM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> " I don't shop at Big Y because of their extreme over-pricing,
>>>>>>>> but certainly this dog should not be allowed in. "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Report Abuse
>>>>>>>>
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