Dear Chocolate Lab with the cool vest,
I am truly sorry that I stepped on your tail as I tried to squeeze past you tonight. You seem like a classy, polite dog. I’m sure it wasn’t your idea to stand in a sloppy line of oblivious suburbanites blocking a busy sidewalk on Alberta. Your owner said that, because you are a service animal, stepping on your tail was like stepping on her. I didn’t mean to step on either of you! In fact I try to make a point of not stepping on dogs’ tails — even dogs that aren’t wearing service animal vests. I just hope that, once you got to the head of the line, you got some artisanal ice cream out of the deal. Again, sorry about the tail…and sorry you have to work for such a clueless yuppie.
Assault on Paws at Salt and Straw
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“Well, it’s not TECHNICALLY a service animal, but it does make me feel better when it’s around”, says 99% of these idiots.
Yep, that’s what pets are supposed to do, make you feel better. Now clean up that huge pile of toothpaste-like putrescence your “service iguana” just shit out all over the bus and then go fuck your dumb self where I can’t see you.
The part of this story that made you the victim was the using the magic words “Salt and Straw,” right? What if it was “the DMV” or “Fred Meyer”?
If it was indeed a legitimate service dog, it would have been safely out of the way where it would not have interfered with pedestrian traffic.
Suspect this was not in fact a real service dog.
Agree with Todd ^ Service animals do not lay down on crowded side walks. If the dog was trained to support her it would have been standing at her side. When it was clearly an accident and IA was apologeitic, this woman was being a total douche rocket.
I’m sure the ice cream was therapeutic
I’ve heard other service dog handlers say they’ve trained their dogs to tuck their tails when they sit, so they won’t get stepped on. If this dog got stepped on I blame it on poor training.
In order to move to Portland, people should have to take 40hrs of service dog sensitivity training, but only after being re-trained to drive 55mph in the left lane when driving on highways.
You should have stomped on her foot and asked “so is it really the same as when I step on your dog?”
If this IA wants to play the tired old city folk superiority angle here, maybe he should demonstrate some basic proficiency in city living, i.e., walking through a crowd and not stepping on shit. I been walking in the big city since Hector was a pup, and haven’t stepped on tail or toe one. Or forget the rant and just leave it at “because, Salt and Straw!”