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Going into the Santa Cruz COSTCO ahead of me was a woman with a labrador dog. The dog looked like a well trained dog. The lab had a blue cover on his back. I said how nice to see well trained dogs out and about with people. She said that she has a disability and hence the dog goes with her everywhere. She got her dog through Canine Companions for Independence.
Anybody else out there that wants to take their well trained dogs into COSTCO and other places?
Why is it that only people with disabilities can take dogs everywhere? So long as a dog is trained why not include the dog in many more places than they usually are?
In Watsonville, California, Lance Stackhouse runs Canine Clinic. Dogs can be certified as therapy dogs and there are other certifications they can earn.
For info on Canine Companions for Independence go to Canine Companions
For info on Canine Clinic, go to
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Monterey County is more inviting of dogs than is Santa Cruz County. Maybe because Doris Day has a dog friendly hotel in Carmel. Maybe because a lot of wealthy woman walk around with small dogs in their purses … A well trained and mannered dog can be a breath of fresh air.
While it is nice to see more dogs and friend animals out and about with people, not every animal should be deamed a “service animal” I’m tired of walking by homeless lazy 20 something in the street with their pit bulls and seeing these same kids in casual restraunts just because their dog, or snake is a service animal.
See this article for more info:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/02/BAAL1BBKHD.DTL#ixzz0bV3qnIOy