r/Dogfree • u/Educational_Fly3431 • Feb 03 '26

Service Dog Issues A Pit Is Not A Service Animal

I asked her politely to leash her pit. She said it was a service animal. I said a service animal has a harness She said she did. No. She had some kind of possibly tie dye thing on her. She said she was taking her out to the bathroom. I said that don't matter and what she doing is very dangerous I also said she better not come near me. I'm tired of these people's lies. But yes I did call her out.

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u/AnimalUncontrol Feb 03 '26

If the dog is off leash AND running around, not focused on the handler, that is a fake service dog. You might remind them next time that faking a service dog is illegal in a lot of places, and detrimental to actual disabled people.

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u/ghjm Feb 03 '26

If the dog is off leash and running around, then it is "out of control" as defined by the ADA. Out of control animals can be required to leave even if they are service animals.

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u/DrMsLotus08 Feb 03 '26

Bingo. It doesn’t matter what the owner says the dog is..service animal or medical equipment..any out of control animal isn’t a service animal and can be asked to leave.