[nagdu] I encountered a fake service dog today.

[Applebutter Hill]

Deanna,
This may or may not have been a service dog, and the fact that the dog was
left in the car is no clear indication one way or the other. I leave my
guide dog in the car when we go to the pet food store, for instance, because
they allow pets, and their owners aren't all very diligent about either good
grooming or good behavior. We also leave him when going to other businesses
where the owner has a loose dog inside. It's never for long and we usually
have him with us, but there are times when he remains in the car. Other
service dog handlers have their own reasons and sensabilities about this,
and it boils down to free choice.

When a dog is barking from inside of a car, it's annoying, but your dog
should be able to ignore it and move on.
Donna & Hunter

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This reminds me of something that happened to me last week. My apartment
building was having plumbing problems, so the water was turned off for
several hours. I had to go to the laundromat. As we got out of my Mom's car,
this little Chihuahua type dog was in the car next to us. He was barking
like crazy and trying to get out of the window. My Mom said there was a
person in the car too, and they didn't try to correct the dog. My dog just
ignored him... Then, about 15-20 minutes later this woman comes up to me
asking me about service dog training. She then goes on to say that her
service dog is a barker, and then we realized that the dog she was talking
about was the one in the car. We told her to try basic obedience training.
My question is this, if it really was a service dog (like she claimed) then
why was it left in the car? Although, I am glad that she didn't bring him
inside since he would have been a big nuisance.
Deanna and Mambo

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mardi Hadfield
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Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 1:35 AM
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Subject: [nagdu] I encountered a fake service dog today.

   I was in the grocery store today and this elderly couple had a poodle
type dog in their grocery cart. The dog spotted Neechee and went
nuts,Barking and growling at Neechee. It almost jumped out of the cart. It
had a red vest on but no patches on it. It did not say service dog on the
vest either. I was so proud of Neechee as she just guided me past the unruly
dog,and ignored it.The woman kept yelling at the man to jerk it's leash to
shut it up.As I past them I said ,loud enough for them to here,that is no
service dog! Service dogs don't act like that! They said nothing.Last week I
saw a man bringing a small puppy in to the grocery store, My friend Dave,
said the puppy looked like it was too young to have had any of it's shots
yet.No collar or leash on it. Frys Grocery refuse to do any thing about
these situations. I have talked to them many time,still
they refuse to do anything.   GRUMBLE,GRUMBLE, GRUMBLE!!!    Mardi and
Shaman,retired and Neechee.
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