[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Service Dogs and Airlines
- From: Zoa Rockenstein <zrockenstein@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Stormy435@xxxxxxx" <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>, "d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx" <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 08:14:03 -0700 (PDT)
As a psychologist, I have followed the proliferation of psychiatric and medical
assistance service dogs with interest. I would think it would be difficult for
a person to call upon a dog to perform a task associated with PTSD acquired in
a time of war or sexual assault. I know someone with PTSD, with suicidal
tendencies, who was driving her car with her certified gsd psychiatric service
dog loose in the back seat. She slipped into a different state of
consciousness and began to drive head on into a semi. The dog licked her face
and brought her back to reality in time to avert the collision. She is
challenged frequently to demonstrate a task that her dog does for her,
including by airline officials. How would she do this? It is an embarrassing
and humiliating situation for her. Then, there are service dogs who aid people
with conditions like diabetes and epilepsy. With changes to a person's body
chemistry, through scent, the dog can
alert a person when they need to take medication to prevent a seizure or blood
sugar incident. How would a person demonstrate this if called upon to do so?
It's a challenging situation. Unfortunately, it is made worse by people who
make false claims in order to have their dogs fly in the cabin with them or go
with them into areas where dogs are prohibited. In the blink of an eye, any of
us could be in a situation where we would legitimately need a service dog.
Let's keep that in mind...
Zoa
Dr. Zoa Rockenstein
www.riverrockgermanshepherds.com
Home of Multiple Group Winner GCH RiverRock's Hotel California (Callie) HSAs
RN CHIC
Ch. RiverRock's Heart of The Matter (Luke)
RiverRock's Straight From The Heart (Sera Jane) PT Ch. pointed
RiverRock's Karla v Kenlyn (Karla) HT Ch. pointed
From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
>To: d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx
>Cc: MissHereford@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; GSD Showlist <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, July 8, 2011 9:50 AM
>Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Service Dogs and Airlines
>
>And what task do they perform for us, Dave?
>
>Storm
>
>
>On Jul 8, 2011, at 7:24 AM, David Fritsche wrote:
>
>> If I correctly read the note earlier on ADA Service Dogs
>> Requirements, the
>> airlines do not have a choice. What came to my twisted mind as I
>> read it was
>> that all show people should apply to their doctors for a disability
>> (not
>> sure if dog show addiction is a legal category yet, but I am sure
>> some of
>> our smart lawyers can work on that) and then certify all of our show
>> dogs as
>> service dogs. Problem solved!
>> Dave
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> A client contacted me asking about taking her Service Dog on a trip
>> with
>> her. Which airlines are Service dog and Service Dog in Training
>> friendly?
>>
>>
>> Daphne Hereford
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> =
>> =
>> =
>> =
>> =
>> =
>> =====================================================================>> POST
>> is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the
>> original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or
>> FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the
>> original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
>>
>> Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This
>> group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or
>> opinions expressed in any post.
>>
>> ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE
>> IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE
>> EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST
>> MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW.
>> VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED.
>>
>> For assistance, please contact the List Management at
>> admin@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org ;
>> SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html
>> NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/
>> =
>> =
>> =
>> =
>> =
>> =
>> =====================================================================>
>===========================================================================>POST
> is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original
>author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind
>are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the
>Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
>
>Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and
>its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed
>in any post.
>
>ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY
>MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS
>PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY
>FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE
>PROSECUTED.
>
>For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org ;
>SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html
>NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/
>===========================================================================>
>
>
============================================================================
POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original
author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind
are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the
Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its
administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in
any post.
ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY
MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS
PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY
FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE
PROSECUTED.
For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx
VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org
SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html
NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/
============================================================================
Other related posts:
