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No doubt there are absolutely valid instances for service dogs in public places, no argument there. 

What drives me mad is people in Portland schlepping their dogs into food stores, cafes and other such places. Then they talk to Fifi or Dakota while other people including service people are trying to do business. Dogs are dirty, they lie down in dirt, they roll in dirt, given half a chance they will roll in and/or eat other dogs waste. That's okay, their dogs, they get to do that. They do not belong in food stores, cafe's. coffee houses or the like. 

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