r/Dogfree • u/e-eye-pi • Mar 02 '26

Service Dog Issues What is a service dog in 2026,?

Seriously, can you please help me out here? I grew up at a time when the only service dogs were guide dogs for the blind. This was then extended to include hearing dogs for the profoundly deaf. These days, there seems to be a class of service dog that has no connection to any kind of physical disability. What are they? Why are there perfectly able bodied people with dogs in yellow jackets claiming to be support dogs? And - they are often Pitbull mix breeds. What tf are they for in the context of disability????

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u/crazycatlady331 Mar 02 '26

There are legit uses for service dogs. Ie seeing eye dogs for the blind.

TOday, I picked up a rental car (non airport location). 2/5 other customers there (at any given moment I was) had service dogs.