All Forum Posts by: Sarah Martin

RUSSELL BRAZIL 

Once again, wrong! The only place a Service dog has NO rights is RELIGIOUS PLACES. Man you seriously need to EDUCATE yourself before speaking. Let a HUD home deny a SD you will end up paying out some $$$$$$$$

Also who all here has a Service Animal?. I'll wait. As my child actually does.

RUSSELL BRAZIL 

How exactly am I wrong? A trained service animal has 0 paperwork. ADA federal law allows an SD full access to businesses, housing, airlines, restaurants etc not an ESA. Try to deny a true SD and you will end up sued.

I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THE " FOUR ON THE FLOOR RULE" THAT UNLESS YOU HAVE AN SD YOU DON'T KNOW. the SD is always to be on the floor, never in a shopping cart,  at the table, eating in a restaurant,  never in a purse!. Never to bark in public UNLESS it is to alert something is wrong with the handler or to stop the handler from seizure , harm, etc.

@Nathan G:

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Not necessarily. Some service animals are not necessary 24/7. For example, a deaf person may have a dog trained to alert them with the phone rings or someone is at the door. That dog would not perform a service outside of the home and wouldn't need to go everywhere with the owner."

Actually that is Not true either. A Deaf person leaving the home would still need the dog in everyday living not just at home. Also you are not allowed to keep the dog home they SD must be with the handler. So yes if a tenant shows up without the dog it's due to 

A: The SD wasnt properly trained to be out in public and youd see that. 

B: it's a fake and youd figure it out.

I WANT TO MAKE THIS VERY CLEAR A SERVICE ANIMAL ISN'T 6MONTHS OLD! They take years to train! Our SD was 2 yrs old when we got her!. So someone's "10 month old pitbull " service animal is a lie.

Maybe I can shed some light on the " Service Dog" issue as I am on BOTH sides! I do have a disabled child with a service dog Medical Alert Seizure trained Autism SSigDOG dog is actually a German Shepherd trained from 6 weeks old until 2yrs. Now the dog even goes to SCHOOL with my child bet you can imagine how that first went over but the trainer came in we showed the dog everything went smoothly. Also SD aren't cheap please keep that in mind we paid $15,000 for our childs SD so if a tenant is looking to rent a $650 house in the slums please do the math! A true SD should be completely confident,  NEVER BARK!, Never break "heel" , stay on extended stay ETC that dog knows its commands the very first time on time! The dog should be focused on the handler and only the handler at ALL times!. 

We had a couple who tried to rent out one of our homes claiming to have a SD I knew I couldnt ask anything on the dog only a medical statement from their doctor. Long story short it turned out her dog growled at ours immediately I knew it was fake they tried to say oh ESA...... We had to deny them. 

So here are some tips 

1. You CAN'T ask to see paperwork on the dog if they give you any its it's fake. ADA laws do not require it.

2.Yes People can have 2 service animal's! One trained to do ome task while another is trained for another. 

Maybe I can add a few things as I am on BOTH sides. I actually have a disabled child with Autism who has a service animal that is Medical alert trained seizure response that was professionally trained over 3 years. That dog came with 0 paperwork. I do realize people use " service animal and ESA loosely " however for people who truly need them as my child it does make it hard. You can definitely tell a trained SD thought! It isn't allowed to bark,  the dog is highly trained to listen to every single command the first time watch the dog if you can it should be completely confident, focused on the handler and only the handler at all times etc. When someone wants to rent with an esa claiming as a service animal I actually ask to see the animal I usually can spot a fake SD anywhere after having a real one.