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SERVICE DOG PSA

So today I tripped. Fell flat on my face, it was awful but ultimately harmless. My service dog, however, is trained to go get an adult if I have a seizure, and he assumed this was a seizure (were training him to do more to care for me, but we didn’t learn I had epilepsy until a year after we got him)

I went after him after I had dusten off my jeans and my ego, and I found him trying to get the attention of a very annoyed woman. She was swatting him away and telling him to go away. So I feel like I need to make this heads up

If a service dog without a person approaches you, it means the person is down and in need of help

Don’t get scared, don’t get annoyed, follow the dog! If it had been an emergency situation, I could have vomited and choked, I could have hit my head, I could have had so many things happen to me. We’re going to update his training so if the first person doesn’t cooperate, he moves on, but seriously guys. If what’s-his-face could understand that lassie wanted him to go to the well, you can figure out that a dog in a vest proclaiming it a service dog wants you to follow him

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 296 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)
[–] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] tamal3@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (6 children)
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[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

I was hoping someone had posted this so I wouldn't have to look for it myself

LOL, this was literally the first thing I thought of when I saw this post.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 117 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

A woman once came to my place of work with a dog wearing an obviously fake service dog vest and patch. I know this for two reasons. One, the dog was completely out of control and yipping and scampering around all over the place and jumping on everybody, which is generally not service dog behavior. And two, once she learned the owner of our company had a dog she immediately launched into her sales pitch pushing him to buy her fake service dog patches, which she flat out admitted are for getting your dog into places it otherwise wouldn't be allowed. I think this might have also had some kind of pyramid scheme aspect.

"Did you know??? Businesses are not allowed to discriminate against you or your dog if it says it's a service animal! It's Federal law!!!"

I threw her out. This made her very incensed.

I told her in no uncertain terms that the only thing she's accomplishing is training people -- not dogs -- that they can ignore legitimate service animals because they might be dipshit Karens like herself are going around with fake service dogs causing problems everywhere they go. I am positive she lacked the empathy or self-awareness to understand the harm that this could cause to someone with a real service dog who was in need of actual help.

But she's still banned. Too bad, not sad.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hope the owner had your back 💯 for what you did. People always trying to side-step rules and/or boundaries because they think they’re stupid or don’t apply to them are exactly what’s wrong with the world today.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

As Chief Executive Asshole around here, it is indeed one of my jobs to throw people out of the building when necessary. And also to tell self-important clients "no" when it's appropriate.

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[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Its so easy to be a good person.

I just find their phone and use it to call for an ambulance for them. And I get a free phone. Easiest exchange ever.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Make sure you remove the ID finger before the ambulance arrives.

I won't be making that mistake again.

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[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I just like dogs. If one walked up to me and clearly wanted me to follow it I probably would.

I could have been abducted so easily as a kid if pedos in my area had known that one simple trick haha

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Come with me, tiny human."

Oh, are we having an adventure?

"Uhm... Yes. Kind of."

Cool!!!

[–] Pissmidget@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Heck, I even followed the neighbours cat when he came and approached me clearly upset about something, on my way to the shop.

To be fair there was a slight drizzle, and he needed someone to ring their doorbell so he could go inside.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Someone might have caught on...

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Follow, don’t pet. Got it. Can I pet after?

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If the owner is dead then you get to pet

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 7 points 1 week ago (4 children)

What if I'm also there. And a court concludes I maaay have had some small part in the owner's death? Am I still allowed to pet it then (after it gets x-rayed coming into the prison)?

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Is still a good dog, so yes. Pet

And a court concludes I maaay have had some small part in the owner’s death?

I mean, this is gonna happen long after the petting is over. Go nuts.

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[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If the owner is dead, you must scritch head.

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[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago

Just imagine a service dog with a lil sigh that says, "Help! I need an adult!"

Like, me too, bud. Me too.

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Had no idea this was a thing, and I knew what a service dog was. Glad I learned something new today, thank you for sharing!

They should mention this on TV/Cable/other like they used to do in the old days when they used to broadcast PSAs.

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[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It’s a shame they don’t put as much effort into educating the public on important things like this.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah ... instead of important even life saving information, we're fed a steady stream of absolute nonsense and even information that is the opposite of a PSA.

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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

That would require people to care.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I follow any dog that approaches me without an obvious owner. They are usually escaped/lost.

[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I reply to any commenter that posts twice. They are usually escaped/lost

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I do this too, I usually end up lost.

[–] darcranium123@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In America we are just supposed to attach a note to the dog that says "thoughts and prayers"

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago

Plus a bill for medical services provided by acknowledging the dog

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

well my first instinct would be to pet the dog, hope the dog has more sense than me and can refuse the free pets

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Good psa. I didn’t know this as well

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But what if I don't have a vest?

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[–] frezik@midwest.social 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I've known this fact in the past, but I'm not sure I'd remember it in the moment.

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[–] Hupf@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago

!youshouldknow@lemmy.world

[–] dan69@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago
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