I read this article. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6484932
I was disgusted.
I'm sorry but I think it's a joke. She already has 3 pets at home which she can use as "support" and that is the maximum allowed under law. Maybe the reason she has mental issues because she has too many dogs!
It's clear she wants to break the law and thinks rules don't apply to her. Am I right?
I know a young Lady that has a ‘therapy/comfort’ dog, it does seem to help her a great deal.
The little fuzzy critter makes the little Lady happy.
Most of us seemingly sane, boring normal types are crazier than anybody, we’re just very good at keeping up the act and keeping the ‘kookie times’ down.
I want a machine gun and grenade launcher on the hood of my Chevy, I want to bust through the traffic and murder shitty drivers and I’m willing to kill every fucking son of a bitch on the road for a good parking spot...
I think puppies all over the place could calm us all down.
Actually the thing that jumps out here is what kind of places limits the number of pets you can have? But from the article she's clearly having a tough time and if a puppy helps then she should have it.
shareThree or four years ago they put their foot down here in Reno about this. New signage in restaurants made it clear that emotional support/comfort/therapy dogs are not the same as a trained service dog. It had been getting progressively worse, and the people with untrained "emotional support" dogs were just getting unbearably arrogant, rude, and aggressive. It is still an occasional problem, but belter than it once was.
shareI question the validity of "emotional support" dogs. And not to mention in the article at my OP, the teen girl already has 3 other dogs! Seems rather entitled to me.
Yes, service dogs for the blind are not a problem and they're a true exception because they actually provide a valid function. But they're very rare sighting. It just seems EVERYWHERE you go these days you see people with "emotional therapy" dogs which wasn't even common 10 years ago. I question it all.
Do I have a point?
Interestingly, while restaurants and other businesses tightened up their policy, the concept of a support animal still flies when it comes to housing (here in Reno). There is effectively no such thing anymore as a no-pet apartment building. All a tenant has to do is get a piece of paper, which is about as hard to get as a medical marijuana card (that is, not hard at all) and the building has to let your keep the pet, with certain guidelines (you can't claim a tiger).
Yes, it bothers me when an adult says that they can't face the world unless accompanied by an animal (legitimate service animals excepted). It's a crutch, and not dealing with the underlying issues the person may or may not have.
Indeed. It's a symptom of the "woke" culture we sadly live in today.
sharewhich wasn't even common 10 years ago.
Are "emotional support/therapy dogs" really a joke?
I can see how they would help people especially ones who are stressed in some way. What concerns me though is I have seen blind people abuse their dogs in public so I do wonder if placing animals with some people who are emotionally distraught is always such a smart thing.
shareYes, it's a joke and a farce. Go get a teddy bear if you need to hold onto something. At least it won't be a nuisance.
Or grow up.
I think it's time that emotional support dogs had emotional support dogs !
Seriously though if someone has an anxiety disorder or similar then why not learn to manage it with treatment instead of just "supporting" it with a dog ?