Airframe moved prior to dogs, and able is fuzzyard national when doing especially if they feel they know the laws? If anyone here knows of any circumstances involving a fraudalent service aimal they should contact the proper authorites and they should be 110% sure they are right before doing or they can find themselves involved a harrassment lawsuit for doing if not warranted and I have had to do on 2 seperate occassions and won both times, if you suspect one being fraudalent you better be darn sure or risk being sued because they are trained for far more things than blindness and 95% of the population doesn't even know this, and today 75% are being used for disabilities other than blindness and this is why I question those who think they are seeing all of these fraudalent service animals walking around. It is a felony and criminal act to even try to pass one off and if anyone is doing would deserve to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and if were fraudalent I think it would be the media if it was any type of serious problem. four years ago I was attacked on the street near home early the morning. I was choked from behind then rolled over and raped. neighbor exiting his house scared the attacker off. He was caught and I am awaiting his trial four years later I was given a shepherd that I was socializing for the police department and have not missed a nights sleep since and he has never let me outof his sight. I spent a year making him a service dog. I have him for emotional support and am careful not to abuse the priviledge. People who knew me said if I could have a service dog they could too and have abused it .Would they like to trade the attack as I would gladly trade back to the way things were. I 't look like I have a disability. People assume I am training the dog for someone like guide dog puppies. I had a stroke and it affected balance. If I keep head down I do but back neck get sore that way. If I use dog then I can walk with dog I can keep head up, look around, and move head around without falling. When we are out and about I often get asked about dog. I am pretty open, I figure if they start to understand hidden disabilities it make it easier for others later. He wears a bandanna for ID, has a tag, and I have cards for both of us. We have never been denied access, if we are asked all I have had to say is he is a service dog and it is all experience mirrors 's. A few people have given me dirty looks or made a snotty comment to the person next to them, but for the most part, people are mostly curious. disability is balance related and, like people think I am training dog for someone When people comment that I 't look disabled, I have learned to smile and say, Thank you. dog and I work very hard disability is not noticible. Like I have a dog that is unusual and draws alot of attention. I have had a few incidents with people touching or distracting dog. The most maddening was a who kept whistling for dog and calling Here boy. Come here. Luckily, female dog knows to stay right by side. She just looked up at me and rolled her eyes. Curasmom Leslie R MacBride This is a response to the hostile posting about FAKE SETVICE ANIMALS> I am a Psychologist who works with clients to find or train service dogs for their own needs. I find it objectionable when a trainer feels that these are fake service dogs. Far from it. The process of working with a dog to become a service dog for emotional issue can produce signifiacnt imporvement all domains of functioning. I have 45 years of