Capable of serving as early warning sirens, yes. Ripping off people's faces, not so much.I didn't know peacocks were capable
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EOD K9
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My buddy's face got ripped off by a peacock. It was terrible man. I watched the whole thing happen. I was traumatized. Seeing a therapy pet maul somebody caused me to seek help. The doctor recommended that I should get a therapy iguana.
DisAl
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The only "service" I can think of that a peacock would be useful for is fertilizing the lawn.
It took me a moment to figure it out....
I know the small park I work at in Pa has held puppy training days usually one Saturday a season
joanna71985
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Seriously? That's interesting, because I've seen service dogs-in-training at MK before
Why? Peter Quill visited Epcot in 1983, remember?
jloucks
Well-Known Member
The different schools may have different rules. The schools/training our dogs go to are tiered. Puppies go to one school. Juveniles go to a basic training. And then the young adults go off to specialized training. So, maybe the specialized training for certain dogs includes hard-core scenarios like amusement parks and downtown city streets. I am not sure, just an educated guess.
jloucks
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You bring up another good point. You can tell a legit service dog by the shoes they wear. In hot weather, legit dogs always wear shoes.
Really really astronomically stinky shoes. When my daughter takes off the dogs shoes, a hard to describe odor fills the room.
Actually, not that hard to describe. Smell your dogs feet, amplify by a big factor.
What? Like nobody here has ever smelled a dog foot out of curiosity.
Goofyernmost
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Don't want to burst your bubble, but, no I have not.You bring up another good point. You can tell a legit service dog by the shoes they wear. In hot weather, legit dogs always wear shoes.
Really really astronomically stinky shoes. When my daughter takes off the dogs shoes, a hard to describe odor fills the room.
Actually, not that hard to describe. Smell your dogs feet, amplify by a big factor.
What? Like nobody here has ever smelled a dog foot out of curiosity.
Cado603
Member
I was at Disney last fall when this service dog program just started and only at certain hotels and I could tell it was going to be trouble. We stayed at BWV(not included) but Yacht club was. Saw obviously NOT service dogs right away. More abuse "service dogs" than real service dogs. Disney open up a HUGE CAN of worms. Why do people have to abuse a good thing. Same as people who abuse the ECV too.
Bpmorley
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Like everything else. This will continue until it is abused too much. Fake handicaps to get in front of the line. Disney had to change the rules for that. People lying to about medicine to get free refrigerators in their rooms until disney just decided it was easier to have them in each room. Don't even get me started about the scooters. Everyone is a scammer
NormC
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Those four hotels allow all dogs. It is not a service dog issue.
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/4-walt-disney-world-resorts-to-accept-dogs.934936/#post-7929327
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freediverdude
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Disney needs to train their cast members on the correct question that they are allowed to ask under the law, which is "what specific task(s) is this dog trained to help you with?" A real service dog owner will be able to answer that easily. If the answer is "emotional support" then buzz! Wrong answer. It's true that they aren't allowed to ask the disability, but they are allowed to ask that specific question.
Just to weigh in from the perspective of a former Security officer...
-The questions to ask have been listed here and unfortunately people do not always tell the truth.
-If an officer were to ask the wrong questions or press the issue and it was in fact a service animal...lawsuit time.
-A lot of the stories we hear about these incidents come hours or even days afterwards and of course nothing can be done then. If any animal behaves aggressively, is not being controlled by its human or makes a mess REPORT IT IMMEDIATELY to the nearest Cast Member.
Remember that Disney does not want any lawsuits or any bad press so they are going to err on the side of caution until an actual bad behavior is reported.
Also understand that due to that worry about lawsuits they may want the reporting party to fill out a statement form or give them contact information for their written report.
Any decision to ask the person to leave the parks is not going to be made by an officer but by a Manager and then likely only with the input of the overall Park Manager as well.
Trust me that the officers are just as annoyed as everyone else encountering this issue and we are incredibly frustrated by our inability to act.
-The questions to ask have been listed here and unfortunately people do not always tell the truth.
-If an officer were to ask the wrong questions or press the issue and it was in fact a service animal...lawsuit time.
-A lot of the stories we hear about these incidents come hours or even days afterwards and of course nothing can be done then. If any animal behaves aggressively, is not being controlled by its human or makes a mess REPORT IT IMMEDIATELY to the nearest Cast Member.
Remember that Disney does not want any lawsuits or any bad press so they are going to err on the side of caution until an actual bad behavior is reported.
Also understand that due to that worry about lawsuits they may want the reporting party to fill out a statement form or give them contact information for their written report.
Any decision to ask the person to leave the parks is not going to be made by an officer but by a Manager and then likely only with the input of the overall Park Manager as well.
Trust me that the officers are just as annoyed as everyone else encountering this issue and we are incredibly frustrated by our inability to act.
Whippet Mom
Active Member
As someone with a service dog that has been to WDW with me for 5 years I am now frightened to take her because of all the "service dogs" that have attacked, barked at & relieved themselves all over the parks & resorts & owners leaving the gifts for someone else to deal with.. I will not put my dog's life in jeopardy because of all the fake dogs, horses & I think someone said monkey in a stroller.. YIKES! I have also been bitten by one of them as it lunged at my dog.. Something has to be done!
Whippet Mom
Active Member
This topic always gets my hackles up too as my daughter raises legit service animals.
A phenomenal amount of work goes into raising and training a legit dog.
If your dog is not insured for $50,000 or more, you're likely rocking a fake pooch. ..and abusing the law.
Not everyone can afford to insure their dog for $50,000 That doesn't make them fake.
mergatroid
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You bring up another good point. You can tell a legit service dog by the shoes they wear. In hot weather, legit dogs always wear shoes.
Really really astronomically stinky shoes. When my daughter takes off the dogs shoes, a hard to describe odor fills the room.
Actually, not that hard to describe. Smell your dogs feet, amplify by a big factor.
What? Like nobody here has ever smelled a dog foot out of curiosity.
Our dogs feet smell like popcorn
Our dogs feet smell like popcorn
Sounds like both of you may have dogs with yeast overgrowth.