Dogs walking around Resorts

R W B

R W B

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I have zero issues with dogs, I have 6 of my own but I wouldn't want to bring them to sit in a hotel all day. My fiance has mentioned bringing her dog with us on one of our trips and keeping him at the pet kennel on Disney's property but we got her dog from the pound about 6 months ago and I'm sure we'd visit everyday but still, every time we'd walk out and leave him I'm sure he'd be upset thinking it would be the last time he'd see us. He was actually brought to the pound twice, not sure why, hes a great dog.

Anyway, on my very short trip last month I did notice a lot more service dogs. IDK if I've just over looked them before or what but I was only their for 2 days and I must of saw 10 different dogs.
 
Clamman73

Clamman73

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Marijil said:
Swear that this is true...so odd...12/28, MK, saw Electric Parade, Castle show and Wishes with family, fought the masses getting out....my family of course wanted to hit stores one last time (our last night)...I had to sit so I went into that cul de sac on the left side of main street (heading out) and grabbed a bench, it was unusually secluded and quiet there considering the massive crowd in the park...saw some balloon vendors coming out of that service door...anyway guys strolls in from Main Street with bulge in sweatshirt...out pops very small dog...im assuming a chiuaua (spelling?) has leash walks dog in cul de sac, dog poops, he picks it up, puts it in trash, he lifts dog up by yanking leash...puts back in sweatshirt...
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To all those dogs who come to this happy place...welcome.
 
EOD K9

EOD K9

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Well, people are now claiming the use of, "emotional support dog", which is entirely different from a ,'psychiatric service dog". The major difference is a PSD is trained to recognize and respond to an event going on with their handler, and an ESD is just there to make the person feel better. By ADA standards, the latter doesn't count. Its easier for people to say they have and ESD as the dog will never have to demonstrate what they are trained for.
Side note, you can ask someone what the dog is trained for, but cannot ask them to demonstrate said training. So people with ESDs will never be in a situation where the dog may have to respond to something, because it cannot. With so many people being hyper-sensitive to being PC, the uneducated will assume that an ESD is a trained service dog and wont ask questions. And I know a little something about dogs.
 
Dog Ate Mouse

Dog Ate Mouse

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I am a dog owner and own two wonderful rescue dogs that are the best pets ever. Now that you know that I own and love dogs, may I suggest that you bring them with you in the car and kennel them at the best friends on WDW propperty by PORs. I have taken the tour of the kennel and facilities and was really impressed and would feel safe and relaxed leaving my two spoiled dogs there. Also they have a small fenced in Dog park in the kennel where you can take them in the fenced area and let them run and play with them. They have dog fountains for them to drink from and a nice little dog pool. The kennel rooms inside are all air conditioned and safe. My dogs stay in the VIP rooms where they are off leash all the time and have more than enough space to stay, play and stretch out. There is a discount for using the kennel if you kennel your dogs and stay at a WDW resort. Will I always bring my two dogs down with us to WDW on Vacation all the time, No. The reason is because we have an outstanding Best Friends in Berlin NJ on Rt73 that we feel completely relaxed with and our dogs are out of the kennels playing with other dogs for 8 hours a day. This is because our dogs do attend Dog Play groups a few times a year and our Dogs and temperment are known by the staff. Now the DW and I both want to take them to WDW for the drive down with us but as always will be put into the Best Friends kennel in the VIP rooms. We stop by every other day to say hello to them and play with them a spell. Hope this helps.
 
psukardi

psukardi

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morg215 said:
Service dogs only. This is for maintenance and safety reasons, of course.

However, there is a "pet resort" where you can drop off your pets during your stay. It's ridiculously luxurious.
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What are the rules regarding "service dogs"? From what I'm seeing on a quick google check it looks like you could get the paperwork to make your dog certified for $50.
For instance, a news article covering this exact issue: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/01/13/fake-service-dogs-a-growing-problem/

A few years ago, a friend of a friend used to take their dog into taxis all the time and just claim "oh it's a service animal".
 
Master Yoda

Master Yoda

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psukardi said:
What are the rules regarding "service dogs"? From what I'm seeing on a quick google check it looks like you could get the paperwork to make your dog certified for $50.
For instance, a news article covering this exact issue: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/01/13/fake-service-dogs-a-growing-problem/

A few years ago, a friend of a friend used to take their dog into taxis all the time and just claim "oh it's a service animal".
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Sadly, about all you are required to do in most places is purchase a vest.
 
psukardi

psukardi

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Master Yoda said:
Sadly, about all you are required to do in most places is purchase a vest.
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Right, that's why I wonder if this could prove to be a problem in the future. I could see people thinking it would be cute to have a picture of their dog in front of the castle or something else because well it's their vacation and paid good money to go down and 'lil Fido shouldn't be left all alone.
 
Master Yoda

Master Yoda

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psukardi said:
Right, that's why I wonder if this could prove to be a problem in the future. I could see people thinking it would be cute to have a picture of their dog in front of the castle or something else because well it's their vacation and paid good money to go down and 'lil Fido shouldn't be left all alone.
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It already is becoming a problem. It has yet to come to a head at WDW, but it is only a matter of time. In the end, those with legitimate service animals will be the ones paying the price for the abuse.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/10/fake-service-dogs_n_4075308.html
 
psukardi

psukardi

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FTA: "They can write new laws, but there is no way to enforce them. We don't have enough police to stop murders, much less stop people from hauling around pseudo service dogs,"

This could turn into a real headache. I just hope this doesn't ruin it for those that truly need service dogs. There are a lot of varying reasons someone might need one. This could turn into the renting a disabled person fiasco all over again
 
EOD K9

EOD K9

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As I stated earlier, ask two questions, 1) Is this animal required to assist you with a disability?
2) What is the K9 trained to do for you?
If a K9 is individually trained to assist someone with a task, regardless of certification or licensing, they are considered a service animal.
When you question someone and they can't answer you, they probably don't have a service dog. The, "he/she makes me feel better" line is not good enough. Sorry.
 

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