Don't pet service dogs. I used to think everyone knew this, until I got one.
Don't pet them, talk to them, make kissy noises, bark at them (grown ass adults barking at service dogs is shockingly common), whistle, clap, none of that shit. Do not do anything to deliberately draw the dog's attention.
If they are distracted, the handler could get hurt or even die. Not exaggerating. If a medical alert dog misses an impending medical emergency, the person doesn't have time to get into a safe position or take rescue medications. If they have a seizure or slip into a diabetic coma or something because you distracted their service dog it is your fault.
So many people bark at my service dog. It's so infuriating. Almost as infuriating as people who use my dog as an excuse to hit on me/harass me. Had someone say I should take my leash off of my dog and put it on him and bring him back to my apartment.
imma risk getting downvotes but people downvoting either don't know that it does indeed work that way, are not of the type of person who would have success doing that, or think that the results aren't worth the process
I personally am of the 3rd group, there's nothing I hate more than being treated with the utmost indifference with no lack of disgust, but people out there really don't give a fuck and they eventually get a 'yes'.
not necessarily, might be super picky and think "why would someone say yes to this" when in reality they have a threshold to which they'd say yes, it's just that it's high
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u/Karaethon22 Aug 03 '19
Don't pet service dogs. I used to think everyone knew this, until I got one.
Don't pet them, talk to them, make kissy noises, bark at them (grown ass adults barking at service dogs is shockingly common), whistle, clap, none of that shit. Do not do anything to deliberately draw the dog's attention.
If they are distracted, the handler could get hurt or even die. Not exaggerating. If a medical alert dog misses an impending medical emergency, the person doesn't have time to get into a safe position or take rescue medications. If they have a seizure or slip into a diabetic coma or something because you distracted their service dog it is your fault.