How did they get this dog into the MK?

[Goddesstree]

I work at a Marriott hotel where we do not allow pets, and if someone says they have a service animal with them we are not legally allowed to question whether or not that dog is actually a certified service animal. I am sure Disney is most likely the same way. It's very easy to claim your dog is a "service animal" and get away with it, as long as the dog is well enough behaved.

There are questions you can ask, legally. If the Marriott has directed you not to ask, that's different.

A while ago, I had a car accident and broke my neck (it will always be broken but you can't tell I have it). I also hit the top of my head pretty hard (which cause the broken neck) and had bleeding on the brain which required two surgeries. After the last surgery, I began to have seizures which were helped with meds but a random one could happen from time to time. If it did, my husband knew what to do but most people had no idea what was going on and would panic. My seizures were harmless but freaky to see (so said my husband). They didn't last long either. There are service animals of all kinds that can be trained to detect an onset of seizures (I learned myself eventually so no animal was needed). So, even if that animal was a turkey, as a person who has had many seizures, I would welcome that instead of seeing someone having a seizure and people freaking out over a human being jerking around.

Sidenote - I don't have seizures anymore and am glad I didn't get an animal for assistance because I would not have wanted to give the animal back after I was "cured".

So, before you judge someone needing an animal for help, I have the broken neck and no one can tell so I would have looked like a perfectly fit human being with an animal for assistance. And maybe been a bit judged by some.

Right now, by law, the only animals that have service animal accessibility are trained dogs and miniature horses. By classification, no other animal is considered a service animal.

Many other animals may be considered a therapy animal or comfort animal, but they have very different and more limited regulations, and don't get the access service dogs and service minihorses receive.

 

[MaryLovesMickey]

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[Batgirl67]

This is my Dad's favorite saying. Once at WDW he put on a shirt that said that without knowing the days plans were to go to Animal Kingdom. Since he wore it quite often, none of us noticed it until we were getting our photo taken near the Tree of Life and then we were all a bit horrified.

 

[MJ6987]

I have a friend who has a service animal (trained seeing eye dog). People constantly ask her where they can buy a harness because "it would be so fun to be able to bring my dog everywhere like you do!"

She has only punched one or two of them.

Yeah, I was only joking but your response makes me wonder if some people do actually do this!

 

[a4matte]

How's this for a "service animal"?

Just sent this to every flight attendant I know. They all love it, hah.

We were down at the parks this past weekend. We saw quite a few dogs. Someone was walking into the Magic Kingdom with 4 or 5 large poodles. When we were having Valentine's dinner at the castle someone walked in with a dog as well.

 

[DisDadDVC]

Yeah, I was only joking but your response makes me wonder if some people do actually do this!

Yes they do.

 

[ChloesDaddy]

This is my Dad's favorite saying. Once at WDW he put on a shirt that said that without knowing the days plans were to go to Animal Kingdom. Since he wore it quite often, none of us noticed it until we were getting our photo taken near the Tree of Life and then we were all a bit horrified.

You have to post the picture now. Board rules, ya know.

 

[IrishNYC]

There's a big difference between a service animal and a support animal, but because the ADA disallows one to ask too many questions, people get away with bringing their support animal places they really have no business bringing them. "The Americans with Disabilities Act allows you to ask someone with a service animal only two questions: Is the animal required because of a disability? What work or task has the animal been trained to perform? Specific questions about a person’s disability are off limits, and, as I mentioned, people are baffled by the distinction between service animals and emotional-support animals." http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/20/pets-allowed

 

[J and R's mom]

So what happens when the emotional support dog eats the emotional support turkey on the flight?

 

[hicksnichols]

Totally off topic: I am trying to get my fat cat registered as a therapy animal so she can come visit me when I am in the hospital getting the knee replaced. (Just Kidding). I am going to miss her, she is my best friend, and I know she is going to be running around the house looking for me.

This made me laugh thinking of when I had my last DS. While in the hospital on the maternity wing, I witnessed security removing a woman who had brought an emotional support dog in to visit another new mom. It was quite a spectacle. She couldn't understand why the security officer wouldn't want her to have the dog around newborns.

 

[ConnecticutNonna]

Funny funny thread!

 

[seashoreCM]

From my high school handbook (several decades ago): "... nothing shall emanate from [the student activity building equipped with, among other things, a powerful stereo set] which, by impinging on the senses of others, distract them from their duties and activities ..."

I take it that, if one aggrieved by an adjacent turkey or pig or "turkey" or "pig" or similar, if willing to fly on the same plane, can expect that the airline will seat him out of reach of something that might peck or nuzzle him even if bump volunteers need to be solicited and entertained.

Most likely, Disney has bigger fish to fry rather than worry about "this dog" that the OP is referring to. (In some countries, notably in Asia, the dog himself might get fried.)

 

[Sparkie]

OK, when I first started reading this thread, I thought the turkey as a support animal was a joke. To each his own I guess, who am I to say who or what "supports" you. But I can tell you, that I am very afraid of birds, lizards, and snakes. I struggle at Animal Kingdom- all those free roaming HUGE birds! If I ever boarded a plane and saw a bird, lizard, or snake, they would not have to find me another flight because I would need a doctor with either valium or somebody to do CPR. Again, who am I to say what supports someone else- I just couldnt imagine how I would survive encountering a support turkey or iguanna.

 

[Jamie77]

People are nuts and businesses indulge their crazy because they are afraid of lawsuits.

Stop the world, I want to get off. That turkey is what nightmares are made off. Emotional support? How about emotional distress for the people around it who think it's going to jump up and peck their eyes out?

 

[tsme]

My DD would die! She once saw a turkey "fly" during a trip to TN & freaked out. She was so scared. She thought it was going to be waiting for her at our cabin. It was so funny. To be honest, I didn't know they could fly off the ground. Crazy & kind of scary.

 

[phinz]

My DD would die! She once saw a turkey "fly" during a trip to TN & freaked out. She was so scared. She thought it was going to be waiting for her at our cabin. It was so funny. To be honest, I didn't know they could fly off the ground. Crazy & kind of scary.

LOL. We've been out taking the dogs for a walk at our Gatlinburg place and had turkeys spook us (and the dogs) when we unintentionally flush them out of the trees early in the morning. It'll definitely wake you up.