Comments on: Guest Post: Puppies and Pills Part 2 http://disabledfeminists.com/2009/12/22/guest-post-puppies-and-pills-part-2/ FWD (feminists with disabilities) for a way forward Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:29:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: thetroubleis http://disabledfeminists.com/2009/12/22/guest-post-puppies-and-pills-part-2/#comment-5192 thetroubleis Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:01:04 +0000 http://disabledfeminists.com/?p=2141#comment-5192 That's really cool. I know of a few service cats, however all but one worked in the home only. Does yours go in public with you? That’s really cool. I know of a few service cats, however all but one worked in the home only. Does yours go in public with you?

]]> By: Amanda http://disabledfeminists.com/2009/12/22/guest-post-puppies-and-pills-part-2/#comment-5179 Amanda Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:02:39 +0000 http://disabledfeminists.com/?p=2141#comment-5179 What's really fun is having a service CAT. People never know what to make of that and half the time don't believe me until they see her in action at which point they freak out because cats aren't supposed to be able to do what she does. What’s really fun is having a service CAT. People never know what to make of that and half the time don’t believe me until they see her in action at which point they freak out because cats aren’t supposed to be able to do what she does.

]]> By: thetroubleis http://disabledfeminists.com/2009/12/22/guest-post-puppies-and-pills-part-2/#comment-5173 thetroubleis Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:59:49 +0000 http://disabledfeminists.com/?p=2141#comment-5173 In the USA, legally, service dogs do not need to wear vests or harnesses, but most do. It's partially a money issue and things like gear breaking does happen, and someone shouldn't have to be stuck at home if they don't have to be. In the USA, legally, service dogs do not need to wear vests or harnesses, but most do. It’s partially a money issue and things like gear breaking does happen, and someone shouldn’t have to be stuck at home if they don’t have to be.

]]> By: Kaitlyn http://disabledfeminists.com/2009/12/22/guest-post-puppies-and-pills-part-2/#comment-5168 Kaitlyn Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:02:28 +0000 http://disabledfeminists.com/?p=2141#comment-5168 Why would someone want to lie about having a service dog at a website? What would they get out of it? I'm not surprised people don't respect your boundaries. I tell people not to pet Dixie (she doesn't like it and she has pulled herself out of her harness in the past to get away) and they still do. Dixie's not a service dog. I understand the urge to pet puppies and dogs, but I always ask. And if the dog was a service dog, I wouldn't even bother, because I know that's not a good idea. Why would someone want to lie about having a service dog at a website? What would they get out of it?

I’m not surprised people don’t respect your boundaries. I tell people not to pet Dixie (she doesn’t like it and she has pulled herself out of her harness in the past to get away) and they still do. Dixie’s not a service dog. I understand the urge to pet puppies and dogs, but I always ask. And if the dog was a service dog, I wouldn’t even bother, because I know that’s not a good idea.

]]> By: Jadey http://disabledfeminists.com/2009/12/22/guest-post-puppies-and-pills-part-2/#comment-5167 Jadey Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:57:39 +0000 http://disabledfeminists.com/?p=2141#comment-5167 My sister is an inveterate dog lover with a penchant for petting (including once a drug-sniffing dog at a border crossing, which was a bad idea, she acknowledges in retrospect), but she is also not completely disability clueless. I asked her today if she knew not to pet assistance dogs, and she admitted that although she never had and was aware that a drive-by pet was inappropriate, she might have taken the step of asking permission to pet if the opportunity arose. So I was able to share the info I have picked up from you and others linked on this blog on why an assistance dog shouldn't be pet by someone else and that even asking puts an unnecessary burden on the person whose dog it is. The one thing I was not able to confirm for her was whether all assistance dogs wear the vests (or harnesses, for guide dogs) that I am used to seeing as an indicator of their status. I looked through some Google links and got the idea that this is not the case (or at least that is not a requirement/potentially cost prohibitive). My sister is an inveterate dog lover with a penchant for petting (including once a drug-sniffing dog at a border crossing, which was a bad idea, she acknowledges in retrospect), but she is also not completely disability clueless. I asked her today if she knew not to pet assistance dogs, and she admitted that although she never had and was aware that a drive-by pet was inappropriate, she might have taken the step of asking permission to pet if the opportunity arose. So I was able to share the info I have picked up from you and others linked on this blog on why an assistance dog shouldn’t be pet by someone else and that even asking puts an unnecessary burden on the person whose dog it is.

The one thing I was not able to confirm for her was whether all assistance dogs wear the vests (or harnesses, for guide dogs) that I am used to seeing as an indicator of their status. I looked through some Google links and got the idea that this is not the case (or at least that is not a requirement/potentially cost prohibitive).

]]> By: thetroubleis http://disabledfeminists.com/2009/12/22/guest-post-puppies-and-pills-part-2/#comment-5148 thetroubleis Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:10:11 +0000 http://disabledfeminists.com/?p=2141#comment-5148 Um, sorry about the last, bit, it's supposed to be a foot note. *blush* .-= thetroubleis´s last blog ..<a href="http://thetroubleisme.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/and-justice-for-all/" rel="nofollow">And Justice For All</a> =-. Um, sorry about the last, bit, it’s supposed to be a foot note. *blush*
.-= thetroubleis´s last blog ..And Justice For All =-.

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