[nagdu] Liars use phony vests and ID tags to get fake service dogs into posh New York restaurants

[Cindy Ray]

Well, for starters, the article was very unprofessionally written. Second, it showed a gross lack of information on the part of the managers. If Dog 1 was behaving as described, they should have been asked to leave. And here again, "therapy dogs" were included in "service dog" rights. YIKES! 

Cindy Lou

On Aug 12, 2013, at 2:10 PM, "Ginger Kutsch" <GingerKutsch at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Liars use phony vests and ID tags to get fake service dogs into posh New
> York restaurants
> 
> By TARA PALMERI
> 
> August 12, 2013
> 
> http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/they_re_licked_H9js6NfMXjSAbkkCYu97NI
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> The city's craziest, most badly behaved sons of bitches can run wild in the
> most elegant eateries in town - as long as they're masquerading as service
> dogs. 
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> I borrowed my mom's wacky golden retriever/poodle mix "Hampton'' for a day
> to check out The Post's recent report that dog lovers are decking out their
> pooches with phony vests and fake ID tags to get them into fancy restaurants
> and shops.
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> The first stop for our party of five - Hampton and four human pals willing
> to lie for him - was Orsay on Lexington Avenue.
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> Hampton - showing off his phony "service dog'' patch we had specially
> embroidered - happily slobbered as he wolfed down an 8-ounce salmon filet.
> 
> The 3-foot-tall, 70-pound pooch showed his appreciation of the cuisine by
> pawing nearby tables and jumping on their occupants - as a manager nervously
> looked on. 
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> "Does he have papers?" a grossed-out patron asked while Hampton strutted
> through the dining room, sniffing around for scraps. 
> 
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> But the maitre d' couldn't ask, because the Americans with Disabilities Act
> prohibits businesses from demanding a canine's credentials. It also doesn't
> allow managers to ask its human companions about their "disability.''
> 
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> We then took our act to a bakery, a grocery store and a Starbucks on
> Lexington. where Hampton blocked entrances and jumped on customers - but he
> was still welcomed in.
> 
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> We also learned a lot depends on the dog's personality. 
> 
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> A colleague and her phony "service dog,'' Cyo, got a warm welcome at Le
> Cirque, where waiters even brought a bowl with water and ice cubes.
> 
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> Cyo just sat quietly under the table wagging his tail. He was also welcomed
> at Calvin Klein's and Barneys, where he charmed everyone.
> 
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> No one batted an eye as Cyo checked out the shops' offerings.
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> But at the Juice Press on Third Avenue, a clerk at first said that dogs were
> not welcome. But she quickly backed off when Cyo was identified as a service
> dog.
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> Mayor Bloomberg's girlfriend, Diana Taylor, criticized owners who falsely
> claim they're with a service or therapy dog as she unveiled a dog run in
> Tribeca last week. 
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> "It's going to ruin it for people that actually need service dogs,'' she
> said.
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> "It's unfair for people to take advantage of a system put in place to really
> help those who need it.''
> 
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> 
> Additional reporting by Amber Sutherland 
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