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re: Question about the aforementioned service dog
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:08 pm to SlapahoeTribe
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:08 pm to SlapahoeTribe
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It is my understanding that the TSA has the power to demand of you a statement from a licensed practitioner qualifying the dog as a medically necessary assistance animal.
From what I read, that's pretty much the only place wherein someone is allowed to ask you about. Pretty much everyone else is prohibited from asking because of the ADA.
I could be wrong and therefore welcome the correction.
You are wrong. ADA does not allow a service animal to be questioned.
To answer the OP, per TSA guidelines the dog must lay at the feet of the person it is servicing. When I fly I call the airline and buy a second seat for my Pyrenez. That way there is enough room for her to lay down.
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Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:15 pm to JamalSanders
So I can just roll into the airport and just claim that my dog is a service animal and the TSA isn't allowed to ask for any form of proof?
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:24 pm to JamalSanders
Actually the animal can't block access and can't sit in a seat. The Great Dane would have issues flying.
You can ask two questions of service dog people. If the dog is required for a disability and what service does the dog provide.
Comfort dogs are not service dogs. If the dogs purpose is solely to provide comfort, it does not get the same protections as a service dog. If the dog is trained to alert the owner or others to an anxiety attack, that is an example of a service dog. It serves to perform a service, not merely being there to comfort. Airplanes don't have to allow comfort animals and public places don't have to allow them either unless there is state laws that apply.
Also if the dog is uncontrollable or is an issue/untrained, it doesn't matter if it is a service dog, you may request that person to leave. This also applies to not being house broken, you may immediately ask them to leave.
You can ask two questions of service dog people. If the dog is required for a disability and what service does the dog provide.
Comfort dogs are not service dogs. If the dogs purpose is solely to provide comfort, it does not get the same protections as a service dog. If the dog is trained to alert the owner or others to an anxiety attack, that is an example of a service dog. It serves to perform a service, not merely being there to comfort. Airplanes don't have to allow comfort animals and public places don't have to allow them either unless there is state laws that apply.
Also if the dog is uncontrollable or is an issue/untrained, it doesn't matter if it is a service dog, you may request that person to leave. This also applies to not being house broken, you may immediately ask them to leave.
This post was edited on 3/4/17 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 3/4/17 at 6:47 pm to JamalSanders
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JamalSanders
Why do you have a service dog?
Or am I breaking some law asking this?
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