[pct-l] thru-hiking with dogs.

[akamp at qwest.net (Dave)]

what can you carry has proof I mean there is no license for a service 
animal so you cant carry a permit or any thing.

Judson wrote:

>You say that as if getting rangers fired is something of which you
>should be proud. If you are, in fact, legally in the right, why not
>carry some kind of document as proof? That is, unless, you see getting
>people fired as a more positive solution to the problem.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
>[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Dave
>Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 7:02 PM
>To: Bob Bankhead
>Cc: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net; wade Weshonko
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] thru-hiking with dogs.
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>Under the Americans with disability act you don't have to prove any 
>thing there is no certification of service dogs. I all ready filed suit 
>against the park service and before it even got to the courts the park 
>service asked what can be don to drop it because there legal councel 
>said i was in the right I said educate rangers that there is no 
>registration of a service dog. a service dog you get from one of those 
>schools and pay big bucks for is no more a service dog then my dog I 
>trained on my own.  I still have os how rangers tehre in the wrong. they
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>usually give me a ticket I call the head of the park service legal 
>council ho is in Washington dc and is disabled him self. and say guess 
>what I got a ticket for her and usually the ranger is fired.  If it is 
>the second tiem for them sighting me I have goten 3 rangers fiored in 
>yellowsotne.
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>Bob Bankhead wrote:
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>>A WORD TO THE WISE:
>>You can say whatever you want to the ranger, but it will be up to you 
>>to PROVE she is a service dog. You won't get an automatic "Pass" just 
>>because you make the claim. Ditto permits and bear cannisters. The 
>>rangers want to (and have a legal right to) see proof of same. Argue 
>>at your own (significant) risk.
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>>Wandering Bob
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>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave" <akamp@qwest.net>
>>To: "wade Weshonko" <ihamburger666@yahoo.com>
>>Cc: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>>Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 3:46 PM
>>Subject: Re: [pct-l] thru-hiking with dogs.
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>>>That is one nice thing I cant through hike with out having to leave 
>>>here any were she can hike the whole way and if any one complains say
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>>>hey she is a service dog you have to allow her .
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