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There is no licensing of service dogs or certifications. Agencies such as the blind,hearing, and organization/businesses that train service dogs certify that they have trained the dog to do specific jobs. Therapy dogs wear therapy dog vests, Service dogs wear service dog vests.
Obtaining a service dog that is already trained to do a specific job from an agency is an involved process. Not everyone gets approved or can afford a dog that cost thousands of dollars. If your own dog can provide the level of service that you need. GREAT!
And yes there are those dishonest people who abuse the system and they know who they are.
posted 3 years, 4 months ago
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No place of business, nor a church can bar a service animal. I' ve gone to many churches and private clubs and never been turned away.
Anyone that tries to deny me access is met with a phone call to my lawyer. Usually after talking to my lawyer, I am granted access because I won't hestate to file a lawsuit for discrimination.
posted 3 years, 4 months ago
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I disagree. A dog that you have trained from a puppy is far more bonded with you than a full grown dog you may or may not bond to. Owner trained service dogs are given just as much training in obedience and job performance if not more.
I spend many hours training my dogs and anyone who knows me will vouch that when I am giving a presentation or attending a meeting that nobody even knew there was a dog in the room.
As I see it the Federal government has set up the guidelines appropriately so.
posted 3 years, 4 months ago
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maybe you should stay home.
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Service dogs are put through a stringent temperament tests. Dogs for the autistic child are trained for accidents, noises, obnoxious people behavior, etc. Most classrooms that have a service dog in the classroom have a little education on etiquette. If Madison gets sick, Scooter may alert the teacher to his problem.
Are there guarantees that another autistic child won't become violent to a teacher or child? No! If the teachers are keeping their classroom in order and most teachers do, there should be no problem.
posted 3 years, 4 months ago
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Your statement is untrue. If you read the federal ADA guidelines it does not say that a doctor must prescribe the dog. Whoever told you that was wrong. It is up to the disabled individual to choose to use a service animal.
Read ORS 346.680 about the Assistance dog laws.
posted 3 years, 4 months ago
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markkoen,I agree that the average pet dog should not be allowed into grocery stores or restaurants. Your statement about dogs lead me to believe that you clearly you don't know anything about dogs. Don't buy a dog you would not make a good owner.
Most dog owners spend alot of time& money keeping their dogs clean. My service dogs are cleaner than most people. My dogs live inside my clean house, they sleep on their own clean beds and they eat a healthy diet.
When I go grocery shopping my dog stands by my cart, she doesn't look at anyone but me. And if I am talking to my dog, I am giving her a stay or sit command. I don't go to the grocery store to converse with other people I am doing a chore. What makes me ticked off is people who come up and touch or talk to my dog without permission. Those who do ask permission are denied to touch or talk to my dog.
Some people ask if my dog gets to be a dog. Yes they do! At the end of our work day and they are paid well in love and care!
posted 3 years, 4 months ago
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The Schools are in violation of Federal ADA guidelines! Stand up and fight! Why do people allow themselves to be victimized?
I get alot of criticism from people but the law is on my side. I will go wherever I please with my dogs. I will not let society dictate my ADA rights!
For many years I have suffered from diabetic low & high blood sugars, migraines, mobility problems and other medical problems.. I would sometimes go into seizures. My old doctor had me on 14 different medicines including seizure meds. All those medicines made me have seizures. Because of my medical condition I could not work, shop or drive by myself.
One day my 6month old female German Shepherd, Cissy started to act weird when I would start having a low blood sugar that put me into seizure mode. It took me 2 years to learn to trust her alerts. Because of her I was able to get off medication that was causing me more harm than good. My male dog Buddy helps me with laundry and mobility issues. I am training a new puppy to take over the old dogs jobs. It takes hard work and dedication to train dogs to alert for medical problems, and to assist with daily chores. But my dogs do work for me and I take care of them very well.
My problem now is that Washington County will not exempt my licensing fees. The people at Bonnie Hays told me that they only exempt dogs that have been "certified by an agency". That is not what the law states. ORS 609.105 states that a county cannot charge a fee for licensing an assistance animal as defined in ORS 346.680.
I am currently waiting for a reply from them. My lawyer wrote Washington County a letter in October 2009 to protect my rights. I have not received a reply from the county.
One thing that a lot of people are misinformed about is that a therapy dog is different than a service dog. Service dogs are working dogs for the disabled with specific jobs. Therapy dogs go to institutions to provide love therapy to those that want to pet the dog. It does not do a specific job for the disabled. Therapy dogs are not granted full access to businesses, transportation, etc.
Anyone who wants to contact me to find out your rights my phone is 971-285-2611. If you don't know your rights...you don't have any.
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