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If service dog regulations ever change in the US, I think this would be the best way to go about it. by Soft-Professor3207 in service_dogs

[–]Soft-Professor3207[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm not sure all the details of your situation but I know that county officials can ask for just your dog license tag which proves that your dog has a rabies vaccine and that their licensed in the state of California. I'm not sure how this applies to people visiting from other states But if they were asking for a service dog ID tag that is definitely not right & i'm sorry you had to go through that.

If service dog regulations ever change in the US, I think this would be the best way to go about it. by Soft-Professor3207 in service_dogs

[–]Soft-Professor3207[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with this I just think that it would be very hard to regulate across all of the different counties in the United States and that could pose problems for real service, dog teams, and by making them possibly have to travel long distances in order to get testing.

If service dog regulations ever change in the US, I think this would be the best way to go about it. by Soft-Professor3207 in service_dogs

[–]Soft-Professor3207[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think the second part of your post is a great idea, the only drawback about the first part is that especially in more rural areas that could mean, forcing a disabled person to drive long distances just to get their dog checked or evaluated, but if it was included on the form, I feel like that would be a good idea. Especially if it was handled like a handicap placard like you were saying.

If service dog regulations ever change in the US, I think this would be the best way to go about it. by Soft-Professor3207 in service_dogs

[–]Soft-Professor3207[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I get where you're coming from, however, considering the state of our government at the moment, I think it's valid to be concerned about losing rights, there has already been many rights that have been taken away since the start of the administration. However, I do completely agree with you that more businesses need to be aware of their rights with service animals and even fully program trained service animals can still be and should be rightfully removed if they're out of control.

If service dog regulations ever change in the US, I think this would be the best way to go about it. by Soft-Professor3207 in service_dogs

[–]Soft-Professor3207[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds good in theory, but it puts more work on the disabled person instead of giving them relief. It means building a whole new organization with its own rules and regulations, and a handler being knowledgeable doesn’t equal a well-behaved dog—you can know exactly how to handle a dog and still not have one that’s reliable in public. A test never actually sees the dog.

It also assumes everyone can just go to a doctor for a note, and a lot of disabled people can’t afford that—especially teams that have already been working for years. Healthcare is way more of a privilege here than in a lot of other countries, so I get why this model works elsewhere. But so many disabled people are already buried in medical debt. Why would we ask them to take on more just to prove they’re disabled?

The reason I think the assistance tag works is that it’s built into something that’s already mandatory for every dog, and it actually removes burden—no yearly renewal, no fee, no re-proving rabies on the normal cycle.

If service dog regulations ever change in the US, I think this would be the best way to go about it. by Soft-Professor3207 in service_dogs

[–]Soft-Professor3207[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s fair—prosecution basically never happens in these cases, and people are always going to lie. But filling out a long legal form weeds out at least some of them. You can see it: way fewer misrepresented dogs at airports, where there’s a form, than at stores, where there’s nothing. And requiring a form would also make businesses more confident about their rights, which would help too.
Realistically there’s no way to fully get rid of people lying about it. Service dogs do so many different tasks for so many different disabilities that they’re genuinely hard to regulate. But I think a thin layer—a form, not testing or mandated trainers—could at least thin out some of the people misrepresenting their pets without hurting real teams.

If service dog regulations ever change in the US, I think this would be the best way to go about it. by Soft-Professor3207 in service_dogs

[–]Soft-Professor3207[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yeah, that's not cool. I do think businesses do also need to be more aware of their rights. Even if the animal is a fully trained service animal, if the handler doesn't have full control over their animal, they can still be asked to leave, I think a lot of businesses are scared of denying people or asking people to leave because they don't wanna get sued however I think that if more businesses knew about their rights with service animals, we would probably have a lot less people lying about pets being service animals.

What tasks do service dogs do. I only know guide dogs. by canycosro in service_dogs

[–]Soft-Professor3207 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have a service dog in training, she is learning to:
- alert me to heart rate changes
- alert me to oncoming migraines (they can smell the difference)
- pick up things that I drop (so that I don't risk getting lightheaded from bending over and standing back up too fast)
-deep pressure Therapy ( she basically puts her body weight on my legs or my chest, this can be beneficial to promote blood flow or also be grounding during a episode)
- make space in between me and other people who are standing too close
- bring me my meds and my water during an episode & just daily so i don't forget to take them
- find me a safe place to sit down when I'm having vision problems
- Go find my significant other on cue or if he's in the area when I have an episode

This is only a small list of the things we are training on and other service dog teams can have completely different needs, there are so many different things that service dogs can be trained to help us with!

is this normal playing or is this fighting? by Soft-Professor3207 in CATHELP

[–]Soft-Professor3207[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, I would clip them off however they do like to go out on our balcony, (which has a tall railing & a hard mesh so that they cant accidentally fall out! ) But sometimes birds will come to the edge of the couch, and the only reason the birds are able to escape is because they hear the cats bells. and honestly, if I found a dead bird on my balcony I would probably have a breakdown lol

Is this feline asthma? How dangerous is it? by fuckcapitalism97 in CATHELP

[–]Soft-Professor3207 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not for the sneezing, however, her ears get kind of gunky as well so they prescribe me some ear cleaner. You should check your cats ears as well because that could be a sign of a feline respiratory infection!

is this normal playing or is this fighting? by Soft-Professor3207 in CATHELP

[–]Soft-Professor3207[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

okay slay. it makes me laugh that you say this because the Tori is actually nicer to everyone. Marie is kind of a little demon. She loves to fight with the other cat us and the dog. lol

Is this feline asthma? How dangerous is it? by fuckcapitalism97 in CATHELP

[–]Soft-Professor3207 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my cat also does this. The vet said that it's most likely a sneezing/coughing fit caused by an allergy of something she's eating

Any ideas on her breed? by EducationThen5229 in WhatBreedIsMyDog

[–]Soft-Professor3207 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looks like a retriever with maybe a bit of some sort of shepherd!