[nagdu] How to Refuse a Guide Dog who is Dirty and infested with Fleas

[rhonda cruz]

hi i do my vest to have my dog look nice.
 just like my own self too.
 all of us, are different when we groom our dogs,
 but no one is the same.
 i take good care of my dog, and i do my best to keep her clean.
 i don't often get complaints, about me and my dog.
 but i care only about me and my own dog's needs, and well being.


On Aug 5, 2013, at 7:42 PM, Steven Johnson wrote:

> Dogs must be presentable, and well-kempt and under control at all times.
> The revised definition from March 15, 2011 touches on this in the following:
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> Dog must be under control of handler and show appropriate manners
> (housebroken, in control and unless prohibitive to function,  on a harness,
> leash or other tether).
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> If an individual with a disability is asked to remove a service animal from
> the premises if the animal is neither housebroken or in control, the person
> with a disability must still be permitted to access the establishment's
> goods, services or accommodations without the  animal being present.
> 
> Public accommodation is not responsible  for the care or supervision of a
> service  animal.
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> Although it is indirectly stated, the dog must be well-kept and presentable.
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> HTH,
> Steve
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darla Rogers
> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 8:44 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] How to Refuse a Guide Dog who is Dirty and infested with
> Fleas
> 
> I had a paratransit driver--it turns out it is someone who picks me up
> frequently--one day ask me if Roxy had fleas.  As it turned out, what he
> wanted to know was how **not** to take dogs who are stinky, not groomed and
> with fleas.
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>                Can someone please cite the part of the law that spells this
> out, as they surely do not have to take a dog who is going to get the car or
> bus dirty and spread fleas everywhere.
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> 
> Darla & handsome, hardworking Huck
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> Darla J. Rogers
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> djrogers0628 at gmail.com
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