BRAD --73.102.xxx.xxx

FWIW the lady with fake service dog was being evicted for non payment of rent, she also had a felony arrest at rental unit AND she was wanting a hearing because she claimed not to have been served properly. Judge negated last claim due to fact she was in court. Oh, and the LL did NOT request a damage hearing, just a writ. --67.143.xxx.xxx

We just got back from a cruise. As part of the ship's welcoming packet there was a notice about there being a service dog on board. Guests were reminded that it was a working dog & not a pet. It was an extremely well trained black lab that took great care of his young lady. Most of the people even the little kids treated the dog & it's master properly. --96.237.xx.xx

My three take care of me by letting me know when it's time to eat. --173.61.xxx.xx

I’ve said this before, it absolutely sickens me to see people with obviously fake service dogs, or hear people tell me how they are going to get an ESA letter or service dog vest so they can take the dog wherever they please, or get a dog if their LL doesn’t allow pets. IMO faking and lying that you or a family member has a disability so you can have a pet, or take a pet with you places is deplorable. It’s right up there with faking cancer for money, yet these people see nothing wrong with it, in fact openly brag about it. I don’t know what the solution is but I see this getting worse if nothing changes to try to curb it. --174.192.xx.xxx

To quote RB, "screen 3x effort". --173.20.xxx.xxx

Interesting. I saw the movie Pick of the Litter which followed a bunch of puppies being trained. They go out to live with people for part of their training and I can’t remember if they have in training vests on or not. I have seen an energetic puppy in training come off a plane in a tiny airport in CO. While 10-15 of us were waiting to see if they would catch a weather window and land the sister was telling us about the puppy her sister had with her to train as a service dog. She explained the whole process and this was the 2nd or 3rd time her sister had done it for the organization. I can’t remember if the dog had the vest on. Someone who is actually working with one of these organizations does need to expose the dogs to various places but certainly would not be letting a dog have incorrect behaviors with out corrections. I watched a woman being trained on her new service dog in a parking lot heading into Target with a woman holding a clipboard. Every few feet the clipboard woman stopped them and gave corrections and tips to the new handler. Yikes what an entitled mess we have and the ones that truly would benefit are at risk. --24.61.xxx.xx

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Behaviors have patterns. --184.53.x.xx

I agree with you 100 percent, Sid. --66.188.xx.xxx

Sad, but true.She shouldn't have got a puppy, but hindsight....so, the questions now comes down to...did she "really need" a dog, or just "want" one. The answer seems clear to me! --32.215.xxx.xx

Jo - seen this story too many times. Awww, the cute cuddley doggie. Then when the expenses and time commitments hit, no more doggie. I don't have a dog for a reason. I don't need one on a daily basis to survive (ESA) and I don't want to pay for it. I also am never home. I am a dog lover and that's why I don't get one. It wouldn't be fair to the dog! --72.209.xxx.xxx

A fake service animal is akin to a healthy person parking in a handicapped spot. It makes my blood boil! --74.199.xx.xxx

Remember, you must have a disability to qualify for a SD, and a mental health disability to qualify for an ESA. --64.251.xxx.xxx

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Someone scheduled appointment to view the home with two SA. They are the breed banned y insurance company. We even said the unit not take dogs( No back yard and front it walkway for everyone other residents) --97.91.xxx.xxx

Let me tell you....I attended a seminar in my town about fair housing laws last week and when I mentioned to the "speaker" that insurance companies prohibit certain breeds of dogs, her reply to me was "give me the name of the insurance companies, because that is discrimination"!! --32.215.xxx.xx

That is easier for them to say, but hard for landlords to find an insurance cover the aggresive dog breed without paying expensive premium. The problem is lots of fake SA/ESA. --97.91.xxx.xxx

I read that HUD considers if a LL’s insurance company doesn’t allow specific breeds they consider that beyond the scope of “reasonable accommodations” --71.248.xxx.xxx

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One of our tenants called me yesterday. She has a beautiful 3 level townhouse. Moved in with a " service dog" for her husband who she says has seizures. Told me that she now has heart problems and needs Less stairs. Voluntarily offered to GET RID OF her husbands "service dog " so that they could move into another rental that I have. Interesting. No. --24.233.xxx.xx

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