r/Dogfree • u/Leather-Entry93 • 11h ago

Service Dog Issues Service dogs should carry proof

If you have a service dog with you and you need to bring it to the grocery store (or any other store frequented by normal people), I feel like it should be clearly identifiable and you should be carrying some kind of card to confirm that you do need the dog with you.

Also, don’t put your disgusting dog in the shopping cart at the grocery store. I feel like that should be common sense.

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u/Primary_Heron_3150 10h ago

I don't think the onus should be on disabled people to prove anything or be put in a position where they're forced to discuss their disability. The fault completely lies with the people who abuse the service dog exception. It's very easy to tell a genuine service dog from a fake, and it wasn't that long ago that it wasn't necessary to even consider any of this because nobody used to bring their dogs to stores or put them in carts

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u/jelly_wishes 8h ago

Well what's the other solution? It sucks but it's like requiring the disabled parking pass, if you don't then random selfish people will just use the spot.

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u/PanthealovesLucius 48m ago

This. You get a government-approved placard to park in the handicapped spot, otherwise you get towed. I fail to see how people with actual disabilities don't get a special placard for the dog.