As we all know, most people do not understand what service dogs are for. Most only think of Seeing Eye dogs and if you have an invisible disability, people are all the more confused as to why you have a dog. Also, some don't see our dogs until they are upon them and are spooked. So I thought I would write a collection of things said by people about our dogs. Sometimes you just have to have a good laugh. If you have one of your own stories, please write me and I will add it to this article.
1. Tagert was mistaken for carry-on luggage. We were sitting down in the bulkhead of the plane, and Tagert was on the floor. Well Tagert is a Black Lab. He was so still that a woman thought he was carry-on. We all had a laugh when he looked up at her, and she realized he was a dog after all and not carry-on luggage.
2. How about a lady coming around an end of an aisle and asking where I got the stuffed dog on the floor, and when Lance looked up, she actually jumped back and gasped. She was so embarrassed and almost stumbled over her own feet in leaving, all the while saying, "So sorry, he looked like a toy, he was so still."
3. I was in the supermarket this afternoon, searching through the meat cases for the chicken breasts that were on sale. Dillon was standing calmly by my side, and nearby were two young boys and their mother, and the boys were talking about Dillon. The older boy, who looked about 8, was reading Dillon's patches and telling his younger brother that he could not pet the dog, because it was working. The younger boy asked his brother what the dog was doing if it was working. The older boy replied, in a very important voice, "Can't you tell? He's helping her pick out the best meat!"
4. A group of us went to Outback for dinner one night. Dillon (red Belgian Shepherd Dog) was lying on the floor between our chairs. The waitress almost stepped on him because she thought that he was a fur coat thrown on the floor!
5. My service dog is a hairless Chinese Crested. I had a lady once tell me that he was not one. I know what he is, as he was a National Champion as well as an AKC sire of merit before he was trained for me. After arguing back and forth, I finally relented and told her the truth - He is an Australian Bat Monkey - and she believed me - after all, she knew he wasn't a Chinese Crested Dog. LOL
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