[Oagdu] City Hall experience.

[Luann Bowers]

Yes every county gives your service dog

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On Jul 29, 2015, at 12:33 PM, Megan Schief via Oagdu <oagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>> I have gotten the license every year up to this year. I'd rather be on
> the safe side and get her one.
> I do't mind paying for one. It isn't that expensive. Since I am moving out
> to Oberlin in the next six
> months to a year. i'll get one. Me and MS. P>
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> Hi Megan,
>> There is some controversy on whether or not to get a county license for a
>> guide dog. Many counties in Ohio allow you to get the license fee waived
>> for a guide dog. I personally did get a license for Pascal, and plan on
>> getting one soon for Mambo. Also, the license does not need to be renewed
>> every year for a guide dog. I am not really sure if you have to pay for
>> the license after the dog has retired, or if it's still good. I will find
>> that out soon.
>> Deanna
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Oagdu [mailto:oagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Megan Schief
>> via Oagdu
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 10:37 AM
>> To: Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List
>> Cc: meandthedog at oberlin.net
>> Subject: Re: [Oagdu] City Hall experience.
>> 
>>> I understand that the guide dog do isn't need a license. Is that true?
>>> I
>> do have rabbi's  tg. a
>> Megan and MS. P.
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>> Hi Angel,
>>> Yes, I was thinking that too, maybe he wanted to see his county
>>> license.
>>> The thing is, he didn’t even look through the tags on his collar.
>>> And, I actually have not gotten this new pup a county license yet.
>>> Deanna
>>> 
>>> From: Oagdu [mailto:oagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Angel via
>>> Oagdu
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 6:38 PM
>>> To: Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List
>>> Cc: Angel
>>> Subject: Re: [Oagdu] City Hall experience.
>>> 
>>> Perhaps he wanted to be assured the dog was licensed?  Which would be
>>> on his tags.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Deanna Lewis via Oagdu<mailto:oagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List<mailto:oagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Deanna Lewis<mailto:DLewis at clovernook.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 9:57 AM
>>> Subject: [Oagdu] City Hall experience.
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> I had an interesting experience yesterday at City Hall in downtown
>>> Cincinnati. I was down there participating in our 25th Anniversary ADA
>>> event and walk. Before the walk started, I went into City Hall to use
>>> the bathroom. I have been inside there several times before. There was
>>> a security officer by the front door, and I asked him if it was
>>> alright to use the bathroom.
>>> He asked, “Is that a service dog?” Me, “Yes, he is a
>>> guide
>>> dog” and I pointed to his harness, which has Guide Dogs for the
>>> Blind written all over it.
>>> He said, “I need to see his tags,” What tags??? I have never
>>> been
>>> asked that before. I had the feeling that he meant he wanted to see
>>> his ID. I don’t typically carry his GDB ID card on me, since they
>>> legally can’t ask for that. So, the only tags I could think of were
>>> his name tag, microchip tag, and GDB tag on his collar. So, I showed
>>> him his collar with the tags. That seemed to satisfy him and we went
>>> ahead and headed through the building.
>>> I just found this whole experience as bizarre and irritating. I mean,
>>> of all places, City Hall should know the service dog laws! LOL Funny
>>> that this occurred just before the ADA celebration. We still have a
>>> very long road ahead of us.
>>> I’m wondering if I should call down to City Hall and speak to the
>>> guard’s supervisor?
>>> Deanna and Mambo
>>> 
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