[nagdu] What is "disruptive" to a business?

[Sheila Leigland]

now, that is a really interesting post. I've never given tres a drink in 
a restaraunt because it isn't appropriate. I don't take him out of 
harness in public either for the same reason. Tres loves attention and 
that would make everything harder for the business myself and all 
concerned.We as handlers need to be careful with our own behavior as well.
On 8/18/2013 8:41 AM, Jenine Stanley wrote:
> In this whole discussion of fake service dogs, I'm reminded that it is truly
> all about behavior. Or is it?
>
> For me personally, it's insulting that someone thinks he or she must fain
> disability, something I live with and have no choice about, to be able to
> take even a well behaved pet into places where I can take my dog, because he
> assists me. There is a strong part of me that wants to say to people who do
> this, "Good, you get the rest of the things that go along with having a
> disability, like un or under employment, often being thought of as a child
> or not equal to others, general ignorance, etc."
>
> Then I ask myself about our own community. Do we realize that our dogs too
> are under these same conduct standards?  I don't want to blame the victim at
> all here and I know that most of us try very hard to keep our dogs under
> good control.
>
> Here's an interesting situation though, and it's totally fictitious. What
> would you do if you were the business owner?
>
> A person comes into your business regularly with a legitimate service dog,
> doesn't matter what the dog does for the person, that person has the right
> gear and ID and has answered the questions you can ask legally about the
> dog.
>
> The person always gives the dog water at the table, allowing it to drink out
> in the aisle where people walk. The person makes no attempt to clean up the
> water left after the dog drinks. This makes the floor very slippery for
> everyone and the staff must clean it up.
>
> The person sits while talking and grooms the dog with his fingers, flicking
> the fur onto the floor. This makes a huge mess as it's a long-haired dog.
>
> The person allows and encourages everyone in the place to pet and play with
> the dog, taking it out of harness for this activity. As a result, other
> customers think it's OK to bring their pet dogs in and to pet other service
> dogs who come in with their people.
>
> As the business owner, this is very disruptive and we want to ban the person
> from bringing the dog in. Thoughts?
>
> Yes, our office actually got this call. I won't tell you what we said as
> that's confidential, but I'm curious to see your thoughts.
>
> I'll admit, when nervous or bored, I will do that finger grooming thing. I
> caught myself the other day and began feeling around for fur and collecting
> it into my pocket. :)
>
> Jenine Stanley
> jeninems at wowway.com
> http://www.twitter.com/jeninems
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