A woman said she and her service dog were asked to leave an Albertson's in McKinney Monday night. FOX 4 is on Instagram - / fox4news FOX 4 News is a FOX-owned station serving Dallas-Fort Worth and all of North Texas.
I think what they are talking about is if the service animal is professionally trained there is some kind of certification that goes with that not that a dog has to be professionally trained, it does not, as long as it is trained to perform the tasks the disabled person needs assistance with.
Just Me no, they are speaking of a certificate you can get online. It’s as simple as filling out paperwork and them sending it to you; They don’t require you prove the dog has had training. A lot of people get the certificate and vest to get their dog into places. It’s a known problem. Also, according to the ADA, the business is allowed to ask two questions, 1. Is it a service dog and 2. What services does it provide. Beyond that, they are breaking the law.
@@JustMe-ec2ph USSDR (United States Service Dog Registry) is a SCAM site. LEGIT service dog handlers know this... Those that are passing pets off as service dogs use these scam sites to "look" official. This only makes it difficult for those of us with legit dogs to live unaccosted by gatekeepers asking for paperwork on our dogs. This is illegal to ask for personal information regarding one's disability or certification or paperwork on our dogs. Everytime someone flashes that fake paperwork from scam sites it hurts the legit teams out there who know better than to pay up to 300 bucks for fake stuff. Those with dogs who were trained by some program usually get some sort of graduation certificate, ID cards, collar tag, vests, or other such stuff just to hang on the wall or something. Legit handlers usually leave that at home (or I hope they do) because they know it can't be asked for and not needed. Fake handlers carry it around as "proof" they need a service dog, and flash it the second they are challenged. I sure wish these news stations and reporters would WISE UP and research these fake registries before airing such misinformation.
So how do you prove a service dog is the real deal? I understand you can enquire what tasks she is trained to perform, but once I saw a lady pull out a signed doctor’s diagnosis because she claimed “there are no official registration papers for SA in the US”. I’ve seen plenty of fake service dogs, mostly “emotional support animals”.
@@jahnaderr821 I have a 7.5 month old Weimador who is in training and if anyone asks for paperwork i 1st say you can not ask for that and hand them a ADA card and tell them the 2 question they are allowed to ask, then if they continue and dont shut up asking for paperwork I hand them my SDIT/SD vaccine record and last physical exam paper they look at me like im Looney then if it continues I may either call the authorities(cops) or just leave and dont have the energy to argue anymore and leave a detailed Google review of the facility....
First she got scammed going thru a registry or the dog is a fake. Also it takes a minimal of 2 years to train a service dog! Her dog is one years old. And in some states you also need the PAT "public access test". In most U.S. states all you need is a doctors note stating you need a service dog. You also need an educate yourself on the state laws. Cause in my state faking a service dog , you will be required to pay a fine and jail time. As a trainer just observing a Service dog for a couple of minutes in public you can tell if it may be a fake or in training phase.
Oh my god! People are so uneducated, and I'm not just talking about the manager from the store. There is no "registry" for service dogs, those papers don't mean anything
People need to stop buying that registry stuff. It makes them look really bad when they pull it out as if it's some kind of proof. That makes your dog look like a fake service dog, even if it isn't.
If the manager was threatening to call the cops, she should have let him. She was in the right, and the cops would have defended her. Simply leaving when the situation gets tense is exactly the reason some individuals think they can bully handlers into leaving establishments when they don't have to.
a better registry type of system needs to be implemented, this deal were anybody can bring any dog anywhere without needing to show or identify anything is a real joke, it is allowing dirtbags to bring pets in and ruin it for everyone
Fake, the way your holding the leash and the fact you had to hold a stick up above the dogs head to get s leash on it!! And btw papers are fake there are no ids or papers
Please, enough with these fake registeries. You are giving the public bad information and making it hard on people with service animals. How, if your dog is legit, do you not know this?
I have doubts that this is a real service dog. The registry is a big red flag, since there is no real registry for service dogs. Anyone one can go into the registry she gives in the story. Seriously, just Google it and sign up. second, she needed that stick to lure the dog into a sit to put the leash on. It's a perfectly legit TRAINING technique, but a fully trained service dog would not need it. Third, she states the dogs age as 1 year old. Most service dogs in training BEGIN learning their specific tasks at this age. 1 is far too immature to be a reliably trained service dog. She's a faker.
One year old is not a fully trained service dog. They take up to 2 years to fully train, sometimes longer. There aren't any service dog registries certifications or id's in the US. I get that she has a doctor's note for a service dog, but that dog was nowhere near trained enough for public access, and it was absolutely not fully trained.
So if a store lets in a dog and the owner refuses to state that it is an official service dog, and it turns out that it isn't, then it mauls someone's kid to death, who is responsible and who can be sued? Can the store be sued for failing to protect a customer?
Ok, so the SD could have been with a program and have been "Certified/Registered" with the program or have fallen for the phony online registration... unfortunately some of those "registration/Certification" online websites are fake, illegal and unfortunately the leg Service Dog community, handlers and dogs suffer the repercussions from the people who try to pass their pets off as fake SDIT/SDs..
There are no service dog registrys. You should not offer to show them a registry paper when there isn't any such legal papers for service dogs. I had my service dog at a restaurant that denied me entrance and the manager said she would call the cops. I told her go ahead. The cops made her let me in with my dog. We ordered food, waited about 25 minutes and told the manager that we were going some place else. She said the food is almost ready. We said no thanks. And left
I have a SD dog. I mark her so i don't have to deal with people asking me. Some places where they know me well like at school i don't mark her all the time, but they know who i am. I have been down the road of not marking my dog. IF they ask you to leave you have to leave, but you can call the cops and they will let you back in. No one has gave me crap about my dog when her vest is on and it keeps people away from my dog and me when she is marked.
People that have service dog should carry a copy of the law about it. If they still ignore the law then call the police and threat them with arrest for breaking a federal law. Some people are too nice and by not doing anything nothing changes. Change only happens when you take action.
This happens way more than you would think. Surprisingly small businesses are better informed then corporations. Sence they care to learn and teach their imploys
She got the paperwork on the Internet It's fake The dog is probably a real service dog But there is no Government ADA ID tags or papers people who sale this stuff don't know if your dog is a service dog They only go by your word and make you pay money for something that's not require by law.
Well I should hope so! The DOJ spanked walmart pretty hard over service-dog access and if they don't prove better training for their employees they are still liable for millions in fines. I stood outside walmart the other night with my dog and an employee rushed out and practically begged me to come in. I almost regretted telling her that he wasn't a service dog. I was afraid she might cry.
Yea my local walmart is cracking down on the fakes. They are actually asking the questions. If you hisatate on yes. Or you say he's here to provide me with comfort. Your ass is told to get the pet out.
The manager of Albertson's should have called the cops in order to be reprimanded for NOT complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the law.
Too many ticky tack laws in this country. What harm would that dog do in that grocery store? It's probably cleaner than most humans that walk through those doors.
I have extreme asthma and I carry my puffer with me at all times and I carry a portable albuterol nebulizer in my car. And I always know when an attack is coming on. It is never just a flip of the switch and my attack starts. I always have enough time to get to my meds. And you need a dog to tell you that you can not breath. Okay I guess.
Unless it has changed there is no registration for service dogs!!! Also this dog shows no signs of being a trained service dog. A service dog WILL BE TOTALLY FOCUSED ON THE ONE THEY PROVIDE SERVICE FOR!!! This dog tried to leave the one that requires service to check out the camera man and when playing needed to be prompted to sit by holding a stick to entice play to get it to sit. This dog needs EXTENSIVE TRAINING to be out in public. Because of all these signs I believe this is a phony service dog or one in training. If a dog is disruptive it puts a bad name on ALL SERVICE DOGS!!! Unfortunately because airlines don't charge for service dogs to fly it has created a whole new industry and an increase in phony service dogs. I witnessed a phony service dog growling refusing to lie down and being totally disruptive. Everyone who witness this now has the view that service dogs are not well trained and are a danger to the public. Once the phony service dog issue is solved there will be no longer a stigma attached. I feel a registration for airline travel alone may solve all problems. The industry for phony service dogs will dry up when there is no economic benefit for it.
She's a service dog in training, and she is owner-trained (by a fool parted from her money, but trained nonetheless). From the sound of it, her state gives full access rights to SDiTs.
@Main Street Boxer a guide dog focusing on the enviorment is focusing on the needs of the one he is providing for. Otherwise if he wasn't providing the service FOCUSED ON THE CLIENT he would be just like the dog in the video checking out all the smells and other interesting things. However they are focused on the needs of the one the are providing the service for. This dog, if in training, is not a service dog and should be designated as such. Phony service dogs are a huge problem. The fact that there is NOT a licensing body is one of the problems. I have witnessed a phony service dog in Walmart ATTACK a real service dog. Check out phony service dogs on RU-vid. You will find plenty of these dogs.
When are these people go to get their act together. We here this BS from all the retailers (we apologize it’s not who we are). It is who they are and the Federal authority needs to start fining the stores... hit they where it hurts, the pocket book.
I agree the dog is a fake service dog and she should have thought about that before making a big deal out of it. I’m going to safely assume she wanted a service dog and is training it herself.
Cori owner training is legit in the eyes of the law, you’re correct. However, there is a responsibility on her part to make sure her dog is legit trained. By him pulling on the leash, it shows he’s not as trained as a he should be. As far as the certification, if she would have done proper research, she would have known it was bogus. My sons doctor talked to me about a service dog for him. I did research and found this out within a matter of hours.
Okay now what ?!we understand that it's there are no Registries there is no paperwork.. do we just walk in with our dogs? I am a service dog owner/ trainer I'm fixing to buy identification just so I hopfully stop getting harassed but it's not right I don't know where else to go what else to do. My doctor actually gave me the web address of where I should go so they are misinformed as well I didn't have a clue about any of this until then
Sorry to hear. This !! Unfortunately too many use fake service dogs !! I think the dogs should have a tag and wear a vest when working ! One that cannot be copied ! Most people love dogs and want to clap them, kids want to play with dogs !! They don’t understand that the puppy is working and they distract him !! Never clap or speak to any dog unless owner says you can !! If dog looks official they usually stay away !! And it would stop those fake service dogs ! Shame on people that copy the service dog !!
It's the girls fault for not having the courage to stay, and stand up to the ignorant manager. Tell him to go ahead and call the police, but don't be a wimp. As long as you let people run over you,,,,they will.
You need a dog to tell you when you are about to have an asthma attack? Don't you know yourself when you are about to have an asthma attack? Really! You suffered from this since you were young? You didn't have a service dog when you were a kid. So what does laying on top of you or putting and raising a paw on you supposed to do? Do you break out your inhaler, throw it and say "Go Fetch"? One more thing, I just have to know. Did you leave out PTSD by any chance?
im not too sure about the fed laws on SDs but in michigan if a doctor says you need one. you can claim your pet as a service dog. thats what my old doc did when i was in tx. and because of that she is recognized as a service dog in MI.
I raised and trained dogs many years, but I am sorry, I don't want to see dogs in grocery stores or restaurants. I know your gonna say "what about seeing eye dogs", but have you ever seen a blind person shop for groceries without a sighted person? (dogs can't read labels). The last dog I saw in a restaurant was in the waiters way and constantly drooled. (left a very appetizing puddle on the floor). when I complained I was told I could leave if I didn't like it so I went on down the road.
Start putting the bastard store managers in jail, no bond, and they’ll stay there until their trial. They are either unqualified for their position, or abusive because of their ignorance and the service dog disabled are the ones that are suffering. The United States has failed miserably to protect service dog recipients and offers no solution 😡😡😡🤔😱
