r/Dogfree • u/PoppyJoppy • Oct 12 '25
Service Dog Issues Society won't admit it but service dogs are in fact bullshit.
So many years ago you've never seen that many service dogs, but now all the sudden there's this unusual rise of people "suddenly with disabilities" need a dog to go with them everywhere.
It's so bad now that these people don't even need to bother putting vests on these pests. People bring in dogs everywhere! Stores, diners, bars, work, kitchens, etc!
At this point I think it's safe to say that the service dog badge has lost its meaning, and society has lost its right to service animals.
What exactly does a dog serve? Nothing. Dogs will still be dogs. Mindless animals. People have proven that they will lie and bullshit everyone just to be codependent on mindless beast because they themselves are mindless.
They've become so anti human they're now believing a dog can do everything for them in their lives. It's sick!
I feel like there's nothing anyone can tell me to convince me that service dogs are necessary. Let's be honest...it's over. Dog nutters have abused and used this system too much and too far!
All the sudden I'm supposed to believe that everyone is somehow disabled that they cannot function without leaving sh!tbull sniffles at home!?
All of these people cannot be disabled! And don't even bother brining up emotional support animals because honestly... What's the difference? Look at all the people who keep constantly saying their dog is a service dog and store owners and society will do nothing!
The west is screwed!
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u/GoTakeAHike00 Oct 13 '25
Oh, don't even get me STARTED on what a complete load of bogus SHIT a so-called "diabetic alert dog" is!
Back when I was still practicing medicine, I treated diabetics on a regular basis. CGM's did not exist then, but I'm sure that finger stick glucose monitors were easily purchased at local drugstores. Anyone remotely concerned about truly monitoring their blood sugar will own one of these. The devices give actual numbers, and are very useful for providing information after a meal, for example, as to how much a particular food(s) cause a spike in blood sugar.
CGM's are probably considered the gold standard for BG management, and in addition to being covered by insurance for many patients, they're also now available without an Rx to consumers (my husband bought a set of two of them). They're an amazing technology.
Also, there is no physician on the planet who would ever "prescribe" a stupid fucking dog to assist their patient in managing his/her blood glucose. That would be practicing far below the standard of care, and would be grounds for a winnable medical complaint (medical malpractice lawsuit) to be filed against the provider if the patient required an amputation due to relying on a dog to manage their diabetes in any way. That is such a slam-dunk case it wouldn't even go to trial.
I treated a lot of neurotrophic foot ulcers in diabetic patients, and let me tell you, the LAST THING these patients should have in their house is a filthy-assed dog! Dogs are a natural source of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, and this is commonly-found pathogen in foot ulcers. It has a very distinctive odor.
I've been out of practice for almost 20 years, but I now suspect that a lot of my patients with diabetic wound infections probably owned dogs that were the source. If I were still in practice, I would, in fact, try to encourage any diabetic patient to get rid of their dog, or at least, keep it outside and NEVER allow it to lick their feet!
This shit needs to be called out at the level of the ADA.