Segway

[ktulu]

What about service animals riding segways? I'm thinking of teaching my old dog new tricks...

[WEDFan]

What about service animals riding segways? I'm thinking of teaching my old dog new tricks...

I don't think the center of gravity would be right and the small ones couldn't reach the yoke. If you start the training, though, post video! :D:

[Goofyernmost]

Service animals tend to go through some kind of certification process and training with paperwork. With a lot of "comfort animals," you get stuck taking the person's word for it that the little yappy teacup size thing in their purse is a comfort animal. Plus, where to you draw the line with them? What happens when someone says their 7 foot long python is a comfort animal? Or a ferret? Or a parrot? Does Disney have to let those things in too? Who is liable when the untrained comfort animal bites or gets out in a ride.

Until very recently those questions were left unanswered. Recently ADA was modified to specifically exclude "comfort" animals, Ferrets, Pythons or Parrots as protected "service" animals. Since one cannot ask for proof that a service animal is "certified" due to the fact that they allow you to train your own animal something had to be done to stop the abuse. There was abuse aplenty! Now any animal the specifically has a definable job to do that can be witnessed must be allowed to enter, however, they can also be observed and if they exhibit any behavior that indicates that they are not sufficiently trained can be asked to leave. That behavior might be barking at people, nipping at people, uncontrollable behavior and just general acts that indicates that they are not paying attention to their job or are lacking in training.

[hobie16]

You mean just acting like a regular dog? ;)

[drcorey]

Until very recently those questions were left unanswered. Recently ADA was modified to specifically exclude "comfort" animals, Ferrets, Pythons or Parrots as protected "service" animals. Since one cannot ask for proof that a service animal is "certified" due to the fact that they allow you to train your own animal something had to be done to stop the abuse. There was abuse aplenty! Now any animal the specifically has a definable job to do that can be witnessed must be allowed to enter, however, they can also be observed and if they exhibit any behavior that indicates that they are not sufficiently trained can be asked to leave. That behavior might be barking at people, nipping at people, uncontrollable behavior and just general acts that indicates that they are not paying attention to their job or are lacking in training.

disneyland wont even walk my rats when I go there.
so I walk them at night after I get back from the parks. just put on thier leashes and walk them outside.
really gets looks from the cms too.

[TechieSidhe]

Since one cannot ask for proof that a service animal is "certified" due to the fact that they allow you to train your own animal something had to be done to stop the abuse. There was abuse aplenty!

In my area, it seems to be a way to get around the "no pets allowed" rule in a lot of places, and again, mostly involves small teacup dogs in ladies purses and strollers. The ladies seem to get off on all the attention the dogs get, and don't treat them like the blind people with service dogs do. The blind people treat them like they are working and not there to get petted all the time.

A lot of kids don't understand the concept of a working dog and will rush towards or reach to pet dogs, and sometimes parents aren't quick enough to stop that. I worry that an untrained dog will bite a kid and Disney (with deep pockets) will get sued because they let the dog in the park in the first place.

Yes, I believe some people do need comfort dogs or companions, but like everything, someone will figure out a way to abuse it, and flaunt it as a "look, I got my dog into Disney" thing.

[Goofyernmost]

In my area, it seems to be a way to get around the "no pets allowed" rule in a lot of places, and again, mostly involves small teacup dogs in ladies purses and strollers. The ladies seem to get off on all the attention the dogs get, and don't treat them like the blind people with service dogs do. The blind people treat them like they are working and not there to get petted all the time.

A lot of kids don't understand the concept of a working dog and will rush towards or reach to pet dogs, and sometimes parents aren't quick enough to stop that. I worry that an untrained dog will bite a kid and Disney (with deep pockets) will get sued because they let the dog in the park in the first place.

Yes, I believe some people do need comfort dogs or companions, but like everything, someone will figure out a way to abuse it, and flaunt it as a "look, I got my dog into Disney" thing.

I believe that some do as well, however, and trying to be as sympathetic as I can muster, Disney Parks are not a place they should be. Would they like to be, sure, just as much as a paraplegic would love to walk and run, but sometimes things make that impossible. If you have a problem that prohibits you from being in a place like Disney...well life sucks sometimes. When I had my accident that affected my leg, I already had purchased my tickets to WDW and made my reservations. I couldn't go! Did it upset me? Yup! But it was what it was! I had to accept that, so do others that have different but equally limiting problems.

[Cheshire Figment]

A Therapy pet is a service animal.

According to the latest guidelines from the Department of Justice an emotional support animal (therapy animal) is not a service animal. A service animal provides specific services, such as guiding, pick up objects, alerting for hearing problems, alerting for possible seizures, etc.

However, under the Air Carriers act an emotional support animal is a service animal. So must be allowed in the cabin on aircraft.

[felinefan]

Doesn't DLR still have the kennels near the entrance like they used to?

[Main Streeter]

Doesn't DLR still have the kennels near the entrance like they used to?

Kennels were relocated.