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Old Jul 25, 2019, 12:31 pm
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Originally Posted by Hipplewm
If you read the article - it specifically says the military vets ESA - not a service animal - now - it may be quibbling over words, but a ESA is vastly different from a service dog and I would be shocked if a service dog did that - not saying it couldn't happen, but generally those dogs are pretty much on point 24/7
A service dog is trained to perform services. An ESA is sort of like a breathing blankie ...and doesn't require any special training.

And, occasionally, when I'm annoyed, I'll ask the panhandling "veteran" wearing a partial uniform what unit he was with. 99 percent are frauds.
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