[pct-l] Thru hiking with dog

[Lisa Peru]

I was not allowed to question further if someone stated that it was their service animal. Perhaps the state and national park employees are allowed to, but I worked at a municipal nature preserve of 220 acres. I was verbally abused several times by people who felt their dogs had rights. OTOH, I also spent two days clearing poison ivy along a trail for a blind woman who wanted to go for a walk with her dog. I had a rash for two weeks, but it was the right thing to do and I was glad to do it. 

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On Feb 23, 2012, at 6:38 PM, "jplynch" <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:

> Don't service animals have to have some evidence of that
> fact?  Their owners I mean.
> 
> On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:30:01 -0500
> Lisa Peru <lisaperu2011 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> As someone who has been a park employee expected to
>> "remind" people of the rules, I can say it thoroughly
>> sucks to have someone bald-faced lie to you about their
>> dog being a service animal. Please remember that you are
>> lying not to some faceless lawmaker, but to a person,
>> likely a fellow hiker and lover of nature.  The
>> disrespect is palpable. 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Feb 23, 2012, at 6:03 PM, <gschenk1 at roadrunner.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> ---- enyapjr at comcast.net wrote: 
>>>> To Dana:
>>>> Read the comments/suggestions of Jo Pegrum Hazelett,
>> <http://postholer.com/faq.php#dogs>,
>>>> giving good advice regarding many potential problems
>> with your dog - but she unfortunately does NOT mention 
>>>> the CA state parks & national parks restrictions which
>> many pct-l replies have told you about...
>>> 
>>> In her journal, she sorts of mentions those problems.
>> Her dog suddenly becomes a service dog.
>>> 
>> 
> http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?sid=f5017e5fda930ff7349ef95e21beb151&entry_id=3542
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