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Iris vom- Zauberberg Service Werewolf     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 4:25pm PST  First, look up the renters' rights regarding service animals under the Fair Housing Act. You could just search on the terms: "Fair Housing Act Service Animals" In short, management cannot limit the size of the service dog. Your friend will need to request from management a reasonable accommodation of a service animal to mitigate her disability and enable her to enjoy her accommodations. But read the information in the Act so that you and she knows her rights and what she needs to provide to request the reasonable accommodation. Good luck! my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Iris vom- Zauberberg Service Werewolf     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 1:37pm PST  I usually cave and tell. Of course, they immediately use her name. I use it as an exercise in "ignore." I do it because I use her name frequently as we work and figure people will hear her name anyway. However, maybe next time I will tell them her name is something like Iris Dawn. Perhaps the extra syllable will make the name sound unfamiliar to my SD. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Advise for taking Izzy to Knoebels

Iris vom- Zauberberg Service Werewolf     Barked: Tue May 21, '13 5:19am PST  Just like for a service dog, I would suggest that you start small and work your way up to the more chaotic places for Izzy. Start at places with fewer distractions and build her confidence until she isn't nervous going anywhere new, not even an amusement park. Training her to be comfortable in all places is serious business and I wouldn't rush it. Good luck! my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Gosh... more awful news...

Iris vom- Zauberberg Service Werewolf     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 2:49pm PST  Of course you hope Baby can stay with your mother. I don't think it's selfish. I think it's human nature. The known feels much safer than the unknown. It would feel better knowing exactly how he's being taken care of. I can understand you wanting to keep him close. We become very close to our SD and SDiTs. Doing the right thing for Baby and for Chaplin might be very, very hard. I wish I had more than words to try to help. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Could a service dog fit into my life?

Iris vom- Zauberberg Service Werewolf     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 2:17pm PST  You don't need to disclose your disability here in order to get help. Baby's suggestion of writing up a list is an excellent one and is exactly what I used to decide whether a SD would be the right tool to help mitigate my disability. I wrote my symptoms and how they express themselves, and I wrote down how a trained SD might help me manage them in a way to allow me independence. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Iris vom- Zauberberg Service Werewolf     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 2:11pm PST  I'm so sorry for your loss. Words cannot help, I know. It sounds like you might indeed have a natural candidate for a Therapy Dog and that you might also be a naturally great therapy dog handler. I found a link that has more information on how to get started. http://www.tdi-dog.org/About.aspx?Page=Getting+Started The site is for Therapy Dogs International. I wish you all the best in your endeavor. Many people could use the comfort you and your dog could bring. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > So Wrong...

Iris vom- Zauberberg Service Werewolf     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 2:02pm PST  Things like this is one of the reasons so much incorrect information is floating around. It is maddening. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Those who use public transportation (or loud things)

Iris vom- Zauberberg Service Werewolf     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 11:09am PST  It wouldn't be a bad idea to train your SDiT to tolerate Mutt Muffs or some other type of ear-saving device. I'm unfamiliar with ear plugs for dogs, so would be very interested to find out about this. In any case, with your SDiT trained to tolerate the device, you'd be able to use it any time you felt the noise was dangerously loud (providing you had it with you). I don't know if you carry a dog bag. When I used public transportation, I carried a backpack with everything in it I might need for Iris while away from home, such as an extra leash, water, a tug toy, some food, a clicker, booties (if the weather might become hot)... anything that might come in handy should I get stuck somewhere for a while. Edited to add: I didn't realize until I wrote all this that I'm somewhat neurotic about traveling with Iris. LOL. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Service & Therapy Dogs > Gosh... more awful news...

Iris vom- Zauberberg Service Werewolf     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 6:27am PST  You have to do what is best for Baby and for Chaplin. You must maintain Chaplin's training and Baby deserves to be in a secure environment where he is the center of attention. Will you have help finding a home like this for him? my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Iris vom- Zauberberg Service Werewolf     Barked: Sun May 19, '13 9:56am PST  Congratulations on your nomination! my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

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