I ignorantly replied that there were special requirements for dog to earn their vests and that she couldn't train her dog on her own, as she would be liable for any damages incurred by the dog etc...
Now I know differently and was throughly chewed out by her. So I'm asking you all who may know much more about this than I do. How can this be? It appears that from this website:
http://www.petsandpeople.org/resource.htm Than anyone who "trains" their dog as a ehlper can buy a tag, vest or whatever and then go out in public with that dog. I see that some states have certification guidelines, which I think is a GOOD thing.
Am I out of line to be concerned that dogs may not be "trained" well and my misbehave in public and thus give "throughly trained" dogs a bad name? Or am I over-reacting here?
This particular person has PTSD and agoraphobia, I assume she is using the dog to ease her inability to cope with public places etc...
Thanks for the input.
River
