People Are Pretending To Have Service Dogs And This Lady's Rant Proves She's Had Enough
Now, listen carefully and pay attention to what I am going to say. It is absolutely NOT okay to "fake" having a service dog. There are real people with real disabilities out there who need service dogs to live the best and most comfortable lives they can.
Most of these individuals have nobody else to depend on except their service dogs, and as silly as it sounds, there are actually people who are faking certificates to claim they need their "service dog" for emotional reasons.
It's enough to make your blood boil, and this service dog trainer has become sick and tired of these people faking it. She used her experience and knowledge to vent and help people recognize real service dogs and "fake" service dogs that are used simply because their owners feel like it.
"I have been working around dogs thanks to my family since I was very young," Lex said. "I became a professional dog trainer almost three years ago. I now work for a service dog training organization."
Lex has her own service dog, Faith, who is trained to perform the following tasks: "MEDICAL ALERT – Migraine alert – Panic attack alert; GUIDE – Follow a person – Find an exit; PSYCHIATRIC – Deep pressure therapy – Tactile stimulation – Self-harm disruption – Block (front) – Cover me (back); MOBILITY – Retrieve dropped items."
Now, we know, and you know, that service dogs that are properly trained and certified can actually save people's lives. That is why it's not okay to act as if your dog is a service dog when they are not.
It just complicates the lives of those who depend on service dogs. But the main question we want to ask is: Is something being done about this?
"There is, and as far as I know, a couple of bills have been proposed to Congress," Lex said. "However, it has been deemed that requiring such certification or licensing would be discriminatory and in violation of the ADA. Personally, I believe there needs to be a national certification and registration for LEGITIMATE service dogs trained to assist people with LEGITIMATE disabilities."
And we agree with you, Lex! Have a look below at her vent post, and we hope you now understand the importance of service dogs if you haven't before.
This is Faith, a Tumblr user called Training Faith's service dog.
She became annoyed and frustrated at people who claim their dogs as service dogs when they aren't.
Then she goes on explaining what would happen to her because of the previous woman.
Now, do you see the difference between the two incidents?
She then starts with another scenario to explain her frustration.
And who gets impacted the most by this?
The people who really need the service dogs!
Just look at these stunning beauties that help their owners on a daily basis.
The people of the internet had quite a lot to say!
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