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How to Bring a Service Dog to Disneyland
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Ass a business owner, a very small cafe, I absolutely am not comfortable with any dogs in my establishment. More and more people are bringing dogs in. What about the rights of now n-dog owners? Why must I be subjected to dogs in my FOOD establishment? I’m ready to counter sue. Dogs don’t belong in pristine environmental areas. Not fair to wildlife and those who keep their dogs HOME
As a business owner you have the right to verify that a person is a true service dog owner. You can ask two questions under the ADA: 1. Is the dog required because of a disability? and 2. What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?
I was under the impression that if someone comes into a store with a dog you are not allowed to ask for proof that it is a service dog? So why are people questioning this all of a sudden? I also understand that people can buy vests just to put on their dogs to pretend.
Third parties are allowed to verify a service dog under the ADA by asking two questions: 1. Is the dog required because of a disability? and 2. What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?
Most businesses are not good at allowing a service dog. I have one and have had for almost 20 years. I am almost deaf and my dog alerts me to sounds I do not hear and to idiots that give me a hard time. By the way if you run into this …. file a complaint with the US Justice Department, there is a $100,000 dollar fine for denying a service animal access along with the owner…Secondly call the police and stand your ground. I am a former officer and most officers with handle the problem for you.
I took my dog in a dollar tree with me today she is a service dog and I carry card and she has a service medal as well. She ia a small dog and I was caring her. At the register, the cashier yelled through the crowd, she yelled “that dog is not allowed here” I informed her she is a service dog and I carry card, her response was “sure she is” The manager went over to tell her she is and she knows me. again the cashier shrugged her shoulders and said sure. I replied, I told you and you owe me an apology, The other cashier turned and said to me calm down, At his point the cashier had customers yelling at me and again. I stood up for my rights and showed and gave the manager my card and told her to keep it and educate them with it. manager is a nice lady but clearly afraid to correct the cashiers under her, I stood my grown under the harassments by 2 cashiers and a couple of older ladies that just wanted to be agitators. Due to all this by the time I got in my car I had a full asthma attack, I never thought to get a lawyer on any level till now, Only to stop this harassments towards dog owners who need their animals and stop the ignorance of these rude and aggressive people, stores need to educate their staff. this should not happen.
We’re sorry to hear about your experience. You should not have to show an ID card in order to have the rights afforded to service dog owners. An ID card is completely optional. The store must accommodate your service dog if you can answer the two questions permitted under the ADA.
I have a service dog and would like to know what service a dog can do for you that you can carry? The registration card is a hoax and fake since there is no service dog registry or certification. As an actual service dog owner with a 20k trained service dog I know that the cards are fake and i am appalled at the fact you would say it in a public forum if it is a true service dog. Those fake cards / id’s are what causes issues with people like me who have an actual service dog. Not to mention it is a crime to claim you have one when it truly isn’t. I have called out many a person who claims they have a service dog and its nothing but a pet or an ESA, which is NOT a service dog. My dog has a passport and flies for free and will ignore anyone and anything on an airplane, on a bus,or in public. She is trained to go under the table in every building we enter if there is one.
My dog is trained for PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Personal Space, and assisting me in walking. She is a Belgian Malinois and weighs 65lbs, not a small dog that I can carry or pick up. Everyone I know that has an actual service dog has full size dogs, labs, boxer, pit, German Sheppard, belgian, and i have seen one that was a greatdane and not one of them carry a card saying they have a service dog.
Service dogs can come in all shapes and sizes. And it is correct that you do not need any type of ID card or registration to prove that you have a service dog. These items are completely optional for actual service dog owners and can never be required.
I recently went to a buisiness that said i couldnt bring my dog in, and i informed him she is my service dog .He said she is not, and wouldnt let me on the property. So my question is ,”what are my options as far as showing that she nor any service dog arent the problem”?
You can remind any business that they are obligated under the ADA to accommodate service dog owners. They can verify a service dog by asking two questions: 1. Is the service dog required because of a disability? and 2. What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?