any breed can be an SD, but no, there is not anything that says you can call any dog a therapy dog. There must be a legit need.....many people fake it and therapy dogs or phych alert dogs are tow of the easiest to fake... Marsha
----- Original Message ----- From: Sheila Babcock To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 2:01 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Pebbles Shopping Trip I could'nt agree with you more. Wish there was a petition to put it into law. Isn't there a SARA act that allows you to have any dog a therapy dog? I think it's used quite a bit in Condo's in Florida. Anne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can understand the health code - and it makes sense, but it just bothers > me that Beans can't come in his carrier. Actually, to tell you the truth, I *can't* understand it. I'm not sure I know exactly what specific health risk a dog is supposed to be at, say, a restaurant. Pee or poop on the floor? A service animal or a baby might do the same (and I've SEEN toddlers do it in the chairs). I've seen people vomit on floors, on chairs, even on the table at restaurants. I've seen full-grown adults at a buffet sneeze and cough right over the food, making no effort to turn away or cover their nose and mouth. Toddlers consistently make horrific messes of the floor and certainly create far more disturbance than a quiet dog could. I've seen children reach into buffet bins with their bare hands, take food out, put it on their plate, decide they don't want it and put it back in the buffet bin. I find it hard to believe any dog could physically accomplish something that dire. In many places, pets are permitted in outdoor dining areas. Why there and not indoors? A dog could pee or poop on the floor on a balcony or terrace, too, and the employees would STILL have to clean it up if the owner didn't. In many other countries there are no such restrictions. In Japan, people routinely take their pampered little chihuahuas with them into every sort of establishment. In Paris, dogs on leashes are allowed pretty much everywhere. In England, it's been a longstanding tradition of men taking their dog into the pub with them. I certainly agree that *any* establishment, food serving or not, should have the right to forbid a disruptive dog. I also think they should have the right to forbid a noisy, disruptive child. Anne Thank to all who respond. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know.
