[pct-l] Thru hiking with dog

[rob gratz]

the "service animal"dodge is well known in dog circles.you can go to
any number of internet sites and order  a vest for your dog. the
reason can be anything "it`s an emotional support animal .im sad when
he`s not with me"imho i think the ada is due for a major revamping to
stop this abuse.

On 2/23/12, Lisa Peru <lisaperu2011 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was not allowed to question further if someone stated that it was their
> service animal. Perhaps the state and national park employees are allowed
> to, but I worked at a municipal nature preserve of 220 acres. I was verbally
> abused several times by people who felt their dogs had rights. OTOH, I also
> spent two days clearing poison ivy along a trail for a blind woman who
> wanted to go for a walk with her dog. I had a rash for two weeks, but it was
> the right thing to do and I was glad to do it.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 23, 2012, at 6:38 PM, "jplynch" <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:
>
>> Don't service animals have to have some evidence of that
>> fact?  Their owners I mean.
>>
>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:30:01 -0500
>> Lisa Peru <lisaperu2011 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> As someone who has been a park employee expected to
>>> "remind" people of the rules, I can say it thoroughly
>>> sucks to have someone bald-faced lie to you about their
>>> dog being a service animal. Please remember that you are
>>> lying not to some faceless lawmaker, but to a person,
>>> likely a fellow hiker and lover of nature.  The
>>> disrespect is palpable.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Feb 23, 2012, at 6:03 PM, <gschenk1 at roadrunner.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---- enyapjr at comcast.net wrote:
>>>>> To Dana:
>>>>> Read the comments/suggestions of Jo Pegrum Hazelett,
>>> <http://postholer.com/faq.php#dogs>,
>>>>> giving good advice regarding many potential problems
>>> with your dog - but she unfortunately does NOT mention
>>>>> the CA state parks & national parks restrictions which
>>> many pct-l replies have told you about...
>>>>
>>>> In her journal, she sorts of mentions those problems.
>>> Her dog suddenly becomes a service dog.
>>>>
>>>
>> http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?sid=f5017e5fda930ff7349ef95e21beb151&entry_id=3542
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