[nagdu] ADA definition of service animals

[Aleeha Dudley]

Hello,
     I know for a fact that at least some emotional support animals
are trained dogs and are trained to be around people and in the
stressful situations that our dogs are. I found that what you said
about psychological issues offensive because, without divulging much
info, I have issues with flying and other things myself and don't feel
like many people understand it. It is all about the people that fake
having emotional problems in order to have their precious Fluffy the
Chihuahua with them that is the cause of this whole mess.
Aleeha and Dallas,

On 12/31/13, barbandzoe at comcast.net <barbandzoe at comcast.net> wrote:
> When I see people who keep saying they need their dog with them because they
> can't deal with things.  Personally if they need something so they can fly,
> bring a teddy bear.  I don't like when people use their dog as a security
> blanket, that is unhealthy for the person, and really unhealthy  for the
> dog.    Plus, the dogs are not trained well and most don't do well in crowds
> and with the public.
> Service dogs are trained to think, be around people, be part of the family
> and join in on the families fun.  these dogs people use for their emotional
> issues are not trained to be around people  they are meant to sit in the
> persons lap and be their little baby and security blanket.  these dogs are
> so isolated they can develop mental issues, and can start guarding their
> person and then they bite.  I have a dog that has decided to guard my
> roommate, and she will bite with I try to even take something from my
> roommates hand.   So I am not a fan of these emotion service dogs.
> Barb
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "craig heaps" <craig.heaps at comcast.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 1:11:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] ADA definition of service animals
>
> Here's one sentence from the government's ada website:
> http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm
>
> "Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not
> qualify as service animals under the ADA."
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Lori Dent" <loriandleo at ohiohills.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 10:30:00 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] ADA definition of service animals
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm hearing  more and more about dogs being allowed in public places that
> help people deal with stress, anziety and oather reasons that as far as I
> know that does not meet the definition.
>
> I know of one person who suffers from extreme stress in public  and she
> brings her Chihuahua  mix with her where ever she goes. Her doctor
> prescribed the dog and the woman claims her dog is a"medical necessity".
>
> I was just wondering if the ADA has a clear cut definition of  of a service
> animal.There have been a couple of articles in the paper about what a
> service animal is. In today's Hints from Heloise she was talking about
> service animals. What I got from the article is some confusion about this
> issue. Is there anything in the ADA that is not clear cut and open the door
> for other purposes?
>
> Lori and the Gipper
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