[Oagdu] City Hall experience.

[Luann Bowers]

Yes every year you need to get a license for your guy dog they are free and every cup they are they should be free in every county but want your dog retires you need you have to buy them with whatever they cost and every county so you have to buy them once the dog retires

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> On Jul 29, 2015, at 2:36 PM, Luann Bowers <luannbowers4 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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:
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>>> 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>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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
>>> 
>>> -----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.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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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