so today i sat in a little coffee shop having breakfast alone.
bits of conversation drfited to me and i found myself listening shamelessly ... two women, one man all planning a family trip and they REFUSE to leave their dog home or board her. so they were heading out to the store to buy a special harness. they already have bought (online) a laminated id - on the back of the id with the dog's picture is the federal law about service animals. they also have the service dog vest (also purchased online)
they were laughing about having to train their dog to behave better or the airline would know she is not a service dog, but they are not going to have her travel in whatever section she would have to go on the plane. and they want to take her everywhere they plan to go on vacation or she will be lonely. the neighbors complain that she howls. out the door they went with their coffees.
i like dogs very much and i know it's an expense to board them and you miss them if you go away, but just because you love your dog and it seems like part of the family, you can't bring him/her everywhere you go by pretending it's a service dog. i am wondering if there is a penalty for pretending you have a service animal.
bits of conversation drfited to me and i found myself listening shamelessly ... two women, one man all planning a family trip and they REFUSE to leave their dog home or board her. so they were heading out to the store to buy a special harness. they already have bought (online) a laminated id - on the back of the id with the dog's picture is the federal law about service animals. they also have the service dog vest (also purchased online)
they were laughing about having to train their dog to behave better or the airline would know she is not a service dog, but they are not going to have her travel in whatever section she would have to go on the plane. and they want to take her everywhere they plan to go on vacation or she will be lonely. the neighbors complain that she howls. out the door they went with their coffees.
i like dogs very much and i know it's an expense to board them and you miss them if you go away, but just because you love your dog and it seems like part of the family, you can't bring him/her everywhere you go by pretending it's a service dog. i am wondering if there is a penalty for pretending you have a service animal.