As a retail worker, I hate when people bring in their pets to the store. Like why? Service animals are obviously an exception, but some folks will bring their dogs to the store in the summer or straight up leave them in their car. There is no need to bring your pet into a store. Period. I’ve had to clean up after pets because sometimes a dog just wants to mark somewhere, or the person didn’t make sure they went to the bathroom before hand. Leave your pets at home when you come shopping!

This is just false. My mom has a service dog that she had trained through TADSAW (Train a Dog, Save A Warrior) and the dog needs to focus on his/her task when ‘working’. And while service dogs can be all shapes and sizes, they must be distinguishable as a service animal, and they’re also required to have a certificate on them certifying they’re a service dog.

The issue is that the way the ADA is written prevents businesses from able to verify it’s a service dog, the only questions they’re allowed to ask is ‘Is this a service animal’ and ‘What tasks are they trained to perform?’, so a lot of people bring their personal pet in and just lie because we can’t ask for certification.