To he fucktard who feels like he wants to Van Damme people on the bus, you’re an asshole.

My dog is small and I have disability where I have the need for a service animal. She may be small and can sit on my lap, but she has training and certification which by law I am not required to show you or anyone else such documentation. She is a working animal and she has saved my life. In no way are there size requirements for working dogs at all or a federal law on what breeds can or cannot be used. I have even seen a dog from the pound with no training whatsoever who has detected low blood sugar in a diabetic before the human even knew it. That dog is a lifesaver.

As for the fucktards with seven kids and SUV strollers etc, I agree with you there. But please don’t lump all the animals you see that aren’t a Labrador as bullshit. That animal may have a use you have never heard of.

24 replies on “My Service Animal”

  1. I am so tired of people who just want to take their dog everywhere pretending that their dog is a “service animal”. Service dogs should be required to be licensed and that license should be required to be displayed by anyone bringing their dog into a place where dogs are not allowed. Also they should have to pay for a seat for the animal if they are bringing it onto a plane. It is not fair for other passengers to have to put up with the nonsense. I was on a budget airline recently and this guy had a full size lab that he planned to put who knows where but it was all over me until the flight attendant finally moved him to a different part of the plan. Presumably the nutcase got to bring his dog on the plane for free and got an empty seat next to him for the dog to hang out on for free all because he claimed that it was a “service” dog even though he was not blind and it appeared to provide zero service. He probably got some doctor to say that he is anxious when he flies and so he gets to bring his pet with him. total b.s.

  2. No reasonable person thinks it’s okay to abuse the service animal program, or that comfort animals should have the same rights as service animals. Most people I know with a service animal are even okay with the idea of having to present some ID to board a bus with their animal or in similar contexts. What they’re not okay with – and very rightfully so – is being challenged by some rando and/or being asked to state their exact illness.

    Anon’s right – a lot of people seem to have it in their minds that service dogs = labs and maybe german shepherds, or that the only disability that requires a service animals is vision impairment. Those are just the most obvious. My friend has a Whippet for epilepsy. Part of the reason why she choose a whippet is *because* they’re small and unobtrusive.

  3. I will take sitting next to a lab on a plane any day over 90% of air travelers these days. I always think it is kind of fun to see dogs on planes. Kind of lowers the stress level for everyone.

  4. “she has training and certification which by law I am not required to show you or anyone else such documentation” = “she is not certified”

  6. How does one Van Damme people on the bus? Speak English wisecracks to them in a bad accent while wearing John Stockton gym shorts and doing the splits in the air suspended by your feet on opposite sides of the aisle, albeit not doing the accent or wisecracking schtick as well as Arnold, and not fighting as well as Chuck? Or do you simply annoy people for a while and then disappear off the face of the earth, leading people to wonder whatever happened to that dude?

  7. so is this about service animals or things that take up space?
    don’t see the relevance of bringing 7 kids and SUV strollers into it. nice try exaggerating the 7 kids part too.
    so were you talking to this Van Damme character? I’m still waiting for that part.
    or was this your conversation from a to b? Wow! Amazing story!

  8. Ugh, your therapy dog shouldn’t be on the bus. Every person feels less anxious having their pets around. If you believe dogs from the pound with zero training to be service animals, you are highly misinformed. I know otherwise law abiding folks who abuse this on airplanes, apartment rentals and in grocery stores. Put your dog in a cage and take some meds like the rest of us.

  12. @ FYI I know exactly what I said and what it stands for. Could care less about your opinion and trying to shame me. Do you demand comics apologize to you if you get offended? Seriously, fuck off! If you Wang sunshine blown up your ass, watch Dora the Explorer.

    @Todd Mecklem In response to your ignorance about my comment, she has had her formal behavior training and also training for the AKC Canine Good Citizen program, of which she revcieved a certificate. I suggest before speaking out your ass you know what you’re talking about when basically accusing someone of being dishonest. Thats a good boy, now swallow.

    @econoline bitch bitch bitch. ADA Service animal frederal laws clearly trump your whiny ass. No animal needs (by law) all of these tags you’re complaining about. In fact as a business or landlord it is illegal for you to demand as such to identify. Don’t like it? Submit your suggestions to the ADA, I am sure your complaints aren’t unique and have been heard before.

    @twattwittybear read on along the posts here to find who I am answering to in my post. I found it, and so can you.

    @pollo am on meds and I’m not caging my dog because she is NOT a therapy dog. She is a working dog. Thanks for your advice though, however reductive it is.

  13. Mumbled out of my ass:

    From http://trimet.org/access/serviceanimals.ht…

    We recently updated our Code regarding “service animals” (TriMet Code Section 28.10 (R). In accordance with the U.S. Department of Transportation regulations, “service animal” means any guide dog, signal dog or other animal individually trained to work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability, including, but not limited to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to intruders and sounds, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items.

    An animal which solely provides emotional support, well-being, comfort or companionship is not a service animal. These types of animals, “companion animals,” are considered pets…

  14. @todd mecklam

    my dog is a seizure alert dog and is an ADA animal. She isn’t a companion animal. That is the point I am trying to get across to you. She isn’t my pet, she helps me and is a working dog. This is why she goes with me evwrywhere. I’m not going to be without her because she warns me when a seizure is coming and that I need to be somewhere safe and to prepare for it and take medicine. She wears a tag alerting people of what my condition is and medications.

    I’m fully aware of Trimets policy and the laws regarding my situation. Your argument has nothing to do with me.

  16. What is the “service” your dog performs and do tell how it has saved your life? Some of the claims of abilities of dogs defy logic and evidence. There is no evidence basis for a dog being able to detect blood sugar, or seizures for that matter. I have checked the peer reviewed literature. A service dog must ‘do something’. We need to tip the balance towards somewhere allowing the general public’s interest to be met. This would require some level of certification, credible proof and the ability to challenge a claim. Just because a doctor says something does not make it so. And I know, since I am a doctor. And a dog that provides comfort is what is commonly known as a pet. I have one myself. It stays at home or on a leash outside. I do not inflict my pet on the general public at restaurants, Costco or airplanes.

    Finally, there is social good for society with kids. They usually grow up and do something productive, including pay taxes, care for the elderly, cut our grass and operate on our bodies. Not so with dogs. They are an indulgence of the owners and contribute nothing to the greater good. Comparing pets with people is an insult to both.

    We need some court cases to flesh out what is right. I would gladly be a plaintiff if someone tries to coerce me into indulging their pet pretending to be more. And the FAA really needs to do away with allowing emotional support animals on their flights without being paid for and put in a container.

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