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Dogs in public spaces

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BSB30 · 25/04/2023 16:47

This is a continuation from the thread below talking about dogs in public spaces, particularly whether disabilities or allergies should take priority over people wanting to bring their dogs into public spaces.

For being annoyed I was asked to stand on a bus because of dog allergies? | Mumsnet

Page 40 | For being annoyed I was asked to stand on a bus because of dog allergies? | Mumsnet

I went to visit a friend in London today and I took my dog. It's worth noting she is a mini poodle, and hypoallergenic, and well behaved. You can bare...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4792314-for-being-annoyed-i-was-asked-to-stand-on-a-bus-because-of-dog-allergies?reply=125705798

OP posts:

Emotionalsupportviper · 26/04/2023 07:22

Willmafrockfit · 26/04/2023 07:14

or this
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-64836739

I suffer from eczema and am allergic to lanolin . . . .

(Would still LOVE to see a sheep on a bus, though! 😀)

Missingmyusername · 26/04/2023 07:43

@RampantIvy actually fourteen houses did state even if it were someone who had a legit service dog, they still had to go. If that’s not hilariously entitled, I don’t know what it is.

“Some people are abusing the system plain and simple.” The dog owners were allowed in the coffee shop. They didn’t pretend they had a service dog to abuse the system.

LizzieW1969 · 26/04/2023 08:30

To be fair to Fourteen Horses, she did say that she genuinely hadn't realised that it was against the law to deny entry to a guide dog anywhere. She did take this new info on board.

OTOH, I can’t imagine how she could even thinking that she and her DS should take precedence over a blind person with a guide dog. In a dog-friendly cafe. That really was the height of entitlement. I'm really not surprised that her comment provoked such a strong reaction on that thread.

LizzieW1969 · 26/04/2023 08:32

‘How she could even think’, that should read! There really should be an edit button on MN.

ZZpop · 26/04/2023 08:37

"It is against the law to exclude my service dog from any public space, and if someone told me to move, I'd tell them to move."

That is not true because in some places all dogs are not allowed including service dogs. What there has to be is a lawful reason for not allowing service dogs.

CleverLilViper · 26/04/2023 08:40

LouBaloo · 25/04/2023 23:20

You clearly have no concept of how severe allergies can be.

I have read the previous thread and the entitlement of people with “service” dogs is outrageous. There really should be a register of “service” dogs, a record of their training and a log of how their training progressed, there should also be a final assessment of owner and handler and these assessments should be ongoing during the lifetime of the dog. There needs to be some sort of governing body to oversee these “service dogs”. I certainly have no issue with guide dogs, deaf dogs or any dog that has paperwork to prove that they assist with disabilities. Unfortunately, there is no legality for this so anyone can claim that they have a “service” dog…

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How is someone more entitled with a service dog for expecting to be allowed in a public space with their dog than someone with an allergy expecting them to be removed from the place?

If you have an allergy and a service dog is there, leave. You’re the one with the problem. Not anyone else.

CleverLilViper · 26/04/2023 08:41

If someone has an allergy to dogs why go to cafes/pubs etc that allow dogs?

You have a choice to not go there.

Willmafrockfit · 26/04/2023 09:03

CleverLilViper · 26/04/2023 08:41

If someone has an allergy to dogs why go to cafes/pubs etc that allow dogs?

You have a choice to not go there.

i doubt service dogs are banned ANYWHERE though.

RampantIvy · 26/04/2023 11:25

CleverLilViper · 26/04/2023 08:41

If someone has an allergy to dogs why go to cafes/pubs etc that allow dogs?

You have a choice to not go there.

It isn't always obvious, as the other poster found out to her cost.

breakingintopieces · 26/04/2023 21:31

CleverLilViper · 26/04/2023 08:40

How is someone more entitled with a service dog for expecting to be allowed in a public space with their dog than someone with an allergy expecting them to be removed from the place?

If you have an allergy and a service dog is there, leave. You’re the one with the problem. Not anyone else.

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If it's a genuine service dog, I agree. A guide dog would fall under that banner. However, if it's a random pet someone has decided is a support dog without any kind of training or assessment for medical need, that's very different...

The trouble is, there's no distinction made in this country at present.

I completely understand someone with a guide dog being prioritised above me. I don't extend the same compassion or understanding to someone who hasn't followed a due process to get a service animal.

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