Service Dog Kicked Out Of Restaurant

[ICit]

I think there is more involved with the training and function of the PTSD dogs, maybe ICit knows.

there is LOTS of training that goes into ANY type of service dog.


and unless you have PTSD than you have no clue what it feels like, how it makes you feel and the thoughts that go thru your mind. (I do not have it but I have a friend that does suffer from it and to hear him talk when he is having "a moment" is heart breaking)


There are tests and certifications they should go thru. As I was suffering from Lyme my mobility became compromised and I did start training my one dog to be my mobility dog. She would help me get up, be there when i was unsteady and would also open doors for me (pull doors like at some stores). I was in the process of looking to take her to a certification class but started to see great progress in my Lyme treatment so I just used her around the house.

You DO NOT have to see a disability in someone that has a service dog.

 

[TWL]

Maybe a dumb question, but what does a PTSD service dog provide? Sorry if that is offensive, just curious.

http://www.tadsaw.org/

 

[StadEMS3]

My ex-GF has a service GSD and was medically retired for PTSD from the Air Force. She deployed once to Afghanistan for 6 months to help the locals with medical training- no combat seen. I honestly do not know why she has the service dog, she seems perfectly OK to me. Her dog "Patience", well she's a sweety pie!

Is the system being abused? I'm sure it is just like everything else out there, but there are those that DO need a service dog and I'm all for it.

 

[belvak]

I have met a PTSD service dog and she was wearing a red vest that clearly identified her as a PTSD service dog.

Interesting. I have never seen one while out and about.

 

[slotpuppy]

Interesting. I have never seen one while out and about.

That was the first time the wife and I ever saw one.

 

[RPMDAD]

Nephew has a certified service dog. Nephew had to take training also. Dog wears, his paperwork around his collar with a photo in a weatherproof container, and nephew carry's paperwork with his photo in his wallet. When out in public dog does wear a harness identifying it as a service dog, leash also says in big letters and a big Red Stop Sign symbol that says Do Not Pet. Very well behaved one of the most obedient mellow dogs i have ever seen.

 

[Bay_Kat]

That was the first time the wife and I ever saw one.

I saw one in Ruby Tuesday once. We were seated facing the door, saw them come in, no one batted an eye. The waitress seated him like he was anyone else. As soon as he sat down, the dog was right at his feet.

 

[vraiblonde]

Nephew has a certified service dog. Nephew had to take training also. Dog wears, his paperwork around his collar with a photo in a weatherproof container, and nephew carry's paperwork with his photo in his wallet. When out in public dog does wear a harness identifying it as a service dog, leash also says in big letters and a big Red Stop Sign symbol that says Do Not Pet. Very well behaved one of the most obedient mellow dogs i have ever seen.

This is why I question whether this was a true service dog or just the guy's pet. SDs are typically clearly marked. Plus this guy sounds like an ahole anyway.

 

[JoeR]

This is why I question whether this was a true service dog or just the guy's pet. SDs are typically clearly marked. Plus this guy sounds like an ahole anyway.

In the attached news video his dog does have a service dog type of vest on. Though I do know of people making or buying vests like this to get around the laws. Which is despicable in my mind. Both of my dogs are therapy dogs and I have people tell me I should get them vests. Have to explain the difference to them.

 

[puggymom]

Hubby and I occasionally watch court shows and one judge said (im too lazy to reaseach and confirm) that the ADA now requires that for an animal to be a service dog it must be trained to perform a specific function thst assists the particular person.