[pct-l] Thru hiking with dog

[jplynch]

Maybe someone from other agencies will weigh in.  I'm
flabbergasted that someone could just "claim" that their
pet is a service animal.  That's crazy.


On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:54:16 -0500
 Lisa Peru <lisaperu2011 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 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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