I was online shopping and came across a website that sells vests for
service dogs. Anyone can buy them even if their dog is not a service dog.
So that got me thinking, could someone buy one of them, stick it on their
dog and take them everywhere? Or do real service dogs and the people who
have them have to carry some sort of proof with them that the dog is really
a service dog? If not, the possibilities are endless for people like me who
wish they could take their dogs everywhere.

"MauiJNP" said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

Anyone can buy them even if their dog is not a service dog.
So that got me thinking, could someone buy one of them,
stick it on their dog and take them everywhere? Or do real
service dogs and the people who have them have to carry
some sort of proof with them that the dog is really a
service dog?

Local laws would probably deal with the legal aspects. Such
laws probably vary.

If not, the possibilities are endless for
people like me who wish they could take their dogs
everywhere.

And then more laws would have to be drafted, more loopholes
closed, and more dog laws enacted.

I really hope you're kidding.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

If not, the possibilities are endless for
people like me who wish they could take their dogs
everywhere.

And then more laws would have to be drafted, more loopholes
closed, and more dog laws enacted.

I really hope you're kidding.


most of me was kidding but a small part of me thought it would be nice to
take the dogs out with me more often

"MauiJNP" wrote in message
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I was online shopping and came across a website that sells vests for
service dogs. Anyone can buy them even if their dog is not a service dog.

Could you post the link to the site that sells these vests? I'd like to
bring it up for discussion in my therapy dog group.
Thanks,
Margaret

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Margaret wrote:
Could you post the link to the site that sells these vests? I'd like to
bring it up for discussion in my therapy dog group.

I'll bet you could discuss it without the link. However, an
awful lot of websites sell those things, and a search would
turn one or three up pretty quickly.
--
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Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

MauiJNP wrote:

I was online shopping and came across a website that sells vests for
service dogs. Anyone can buy them even if their dog is not a service dog.
So that got me thinking, could someone buy one of them, stick it on their
dog and take them everywhere? Or do real service dogs and the people who
have them have to carry some sort of proof with them that the dog is really
a service dog? If not, the possibilities are endless for people like me who
wish they could take their dogs everywhere.

I made blaze orange cordura vests with reflective striping for my dogs
to wear when I take them trail running. It makes them easy to spot, day
or night. I also make them wear trail bells so that any wildlife in the
vicinity have a chance to do a quick fade into the background before the
dogs arrive on the scene. The vests also serve to inform anybody
encountering the dogs that they are not stray, lost or feral, but are in
fact out on the trail on purpose.

Although I've had people ask me if they are service or SAR dogs because
of the vests, I'd never attempt to use them to take the dogs anywhere
they don't belong. I hope you don't do anything that stupid... If your
poodles act up in public while masquerading as service dogs you're
liable to give the legitimate service dogs a bad name.

Kathleen

I was online shopping and came across a website that sells vests for
service dogs. Anyone can buy them even if their dog is not a service
dog.

Could you post the link to the site that sells these vests? I'd like to
bring it up for discussion in my therapy dog group.
Thanks,
Margaret


goggle it, there are tons, here is a few..........

http://www.ldsleather.com/patches.html

http://www.sitstay.com/store/clothin...FTsIGgodD0Uxkg

http://www.leerburg.com/759.htm

Although I've had people ask me if they are service or SAR dogs because of
the vests, I'd never attempt to use them to take the dogs anywhere they
don't belong. I hope you don't do anything that stupid... If your
poodles act up in public while masquerading as service dogs you're liable
to give the legitimate service dogs a bad name.


While a small part of me could be tempted at times to take the dogs out with
me more often by passing them off as service dogs, I have no intentions of
actually doing it. My cousin is blind and has a service dog out of
necessity so I understand how important they are for people who really do
need them.

"Kathleen" wrote in message
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MauiJNP wrote:

I was online shopping and came across a website that sells vests for
service dogs. Anyone can buy them even if their dog is not a service
dog. So that got me thinking, could someone buy one of them, stick it on
their dog and take them everywhere? Or do real service dogs and the
people who have them have to carry some sort of proof with them that the
dog is really a service dog? If not, the possibilities are endless for
people like me who wish they could take their dogs everywhere.

I made blaze orange cordura vests with reflective striping for my dogs to
wear when I take them trail running. It makes them easy to spot, day or
night. I also make them wear trail bells so that any wildlife in the
vicinity have a chance to do a quick fade into the background before the
dogs arrive on the scene. The vests also serve to inform anybody
encountering the dogs that they are not stray, lost or feral, but are in
fact out on the trail on purpose.

Hmm do you have any sort of pattern for these vests? I do (or did at one
time) have dog vests from some pet store. They were blaze orange net but
they were awkward and I either gave them away or have them stored deep in
long term storage.

This past fall, I tied ribbons of surveyors tape (neon pink & blaze orange)
to their flat buckle jogging collars. Visible to hunter types AND quite
festive.

Chris and her smoothies,

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chris jung wrote:
Hmm do you have any sort of pattern for these vests? I do (or did at one
time) have dog vests from some pet store. They were blaze orange net but
they were awkward and I either gave them away or have them stored deep in
long term storage.

I bought a bunch of blaze vests from Mountain Ridge
Outfitters and am mostly very happy with them, but the
largest size they carry isn't big enough for Moby Emmett (60
lbs). I've seen that pet stores carry them and they're
cheaper, too - what don't you like about the ones you tried?
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Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community