[NAGDU] “service dog” off leash

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From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan via NAGDU
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 3:17 PM
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Cc: Buddy Brannan <buddy at brannan.name>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] “service dog” off leash

Well...that's only sort of true. Business owners/managers/personnel can only ask those two questions. The general public can be as nosy and intrusive as it likes. 

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> On Oct 11, 2017, at 10:21 AM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> The only two questions you can legitimately ask are is this a service dog? What service does it perform? That does seem weird to me. I should think you would want it on a leash to be cetain of contact.
> Cindy Lou Ray
> cindyray at gmail.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nancy VanderBrink via NAGDU
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 9:12 AM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Nancy VanderBrink <vandyvanderbrink at outlook.com>
> Subject: [NAGDU] “service dog” off leash
> 
> Hi all,
> I encountered something odd & concerning in the grocery store.  A woman came up to me accompanied by a dog that was wearing a vest.  I did not have my dog with me at the time because I had taken an Uber and I was getting groceries.  Her  dog comes up and starts sniffing my pants. I noticed that the space between her and the dog was quite large so I out of curiosity asked if the dog was on a leash. She said no the dog was not and that it was a service dog that detected seizures.
> 
> I was concerned because it’s a dog after-all and having no leash in a crowded grocery store seemed odd.  My husband said later I should have asked where she got the dog but she could’ve said it was owner trained.
> 
> It may actually be a service dog and be legitimate but the reason I am even mentioning this in the first place is that I don’t see how she can claim to have full control of the dog when it is not on a leash. Someone actually said that they thought that the leash ordinance would come into affect in the situation and the police could be called but I have a funny feeling they would hesitate to do anything because she could sue.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Nancy
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> 
> Please forgive the typos as this message was most likely generated using voice dictation Nancy Irwin
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