first of all i woud like to say AMEN TO THAT KATHY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is so sad the ammount of people abusing priveleges. OK second as for the CAT lol yea it may help but lets get real here folks... a cat can be great for home use but in no way should it have acess rights like a service dog . It is being proposed right now that the definition of a service animal be changed and it is mainly focusing on dogs as service animals it is not going to include cats monkeys horses or any other CRITTERS for that matter,,,, the only one i would think about is the horses and the monkeys , but thats bec i think if there are a few good guide ponys out there great BUT NOT FOR ANY OTHER TYPE OF SERVICE WORK ,,,, horses in general have great eyesight and live longer than a guide dog ... i researched getting one before i got Denver, but it is still so experamental and frankly to be way honest i dont really see them working out well ... monkeys they can be GREAT run microwaves feed people do laundry dont laugh they can dp it all , but again the agression can become serious . From an animal lovers point i would say keep the horse and monkey in the bill but as a legit service dog user who experiences the things i do every day i feel service work is only fit for a DOG !!!!!!!!! and that only dogs should have acess .....hopefully when this passes it will fix the issue like what was seen in disney with that cat ,,,, emotional support dogs AGAIN ARE NOT service dogs... It is sad i was on a website simillar to this kind about crusing with service dogs , and the talk of the thread got out and EVERYONE was writing on it about thier hairless dogs who went on cruises with them or their pets who offered emotional support or the people who tried to argue their dogs were indeed service dogs bec they were certified... i think if that happens on this string and it becomes like that i will CRY LOL ... I just want a spot where real SD users can chat real people with real disabilitys ... i know having emotional issues is in a sense a disability but dont go taking your pet dog and sending in money to some hoax of an orginization to certify it ( when theres no such thing ) so you can call it a SD and gain acess .... we have worked HARD and i do mean HARD to get where we are today with our service dogs. Denver and I trained at guide dog school for a month 6 1/2 days a week from 6 am to 10 pm and couldnt leave the campus for that month we stayed in the dorm ,,,, and many CCI dogs and other orginizations train just as hard, People who have good owner train dogs work just as hard too.... a poorly trained dog or an ill behaved dog in public RUINS ti for us who have put our hearts and souls into making our dogs perfect for the public, and these dogs are usually the emotional support dogs or comfort dogs being passed as SDs or even PSDs who have been someones pet and never properly trained....Dogs who bark, sniff while shopping, growl .have food agression or dog agression (even if it is only at home ) , dogs who seek people out in public for attention dogs who have FLEAS are not groomed who have anxiety issues not noticed by the owner who are so stressed out the owner dosent even know it !!!! dogs who pee on things when they are not supposed to .... when will the madness end? i think PSDs are kinda silly but im not in those shoes so i dont know i think dogs for autistic kids and adults are good ... but MAN there is some serious abuse out there and i only hope it dosebt float this way on this board... im having way too much fun chatting here and would hate to leave .....
hope i didnt offend anyone ... just gotta vent sometimes to other SD users
LOL who i know somehow at one time or another must share my fury !!!!
cari and Denver
ps i cant BELIEVE Mickey MOUSE let a CAT in his park LOL LOL LOL ( couldnt resist guys )