Defensive Dog Mom Beefs With 3-Year-Old Child for Approaching Service Dog, Causes Controversy on Twitter

Stick with me here, because I’m about to say something that could be contentious: there is a comparison to be made between dogs and small kids. They are both needy and entirely dependent on their caretakers, with a tendency for causing trouble where they shouldn’t. Also, they both struggle with being accepted for who they …
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25 Adorable Working Dogs With Very Important Jobs

Dogs have been given important jobs by humans throughout history. At the beginnings of domestication, dogs were important in hunter-gatherer communities as hunting partners and protectors against predators, and things haven’t changed that much since! While most dog-owners simply enjoy the company of their fuzzy companions, there are still many professional dogs out there who …
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Dog-Hater Forces Woman Away From Her Service Dog, Doesn’t Care When Owner Gets a Seizure

Regular dogs do not belong everywhere. I was riding an incredibly crowded subway this weekend, and a pug was sitting in one of the seats. While the dog’s presence amused some subway riders, I was slightly annoyed. Why the owner couldn’t put the pug on her lap so somebody else could sit down, I don’t …
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Karen Throws a Tantrum Over ‘Emotional Support Dog’ in Restaurant

TikToker @chaoticqxeen captured an agitated Karen ranting about the presence of @chaticqxeen’s dog in the restaurant they were in. Doubting the authenticity of the dog’s ‘service animal’ status, the Karen rambles on and gestures dramatically until finally threatening to call the police after an off-camera worker interjects and asks her to leave. ‘Karens out here …
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An Illuminating Lesson On the Dangers of Fake Service Dogs

While it’s truly amazing that people struggling physical and mental illnesses or disabilities can receive assistance from a service animal, this thread points out just how easy it is to fake these needs to abuse the system. Lying in this way can give service animals a bad reputation, complicate the lives of people who really …
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Eye-Opening Tumblr Thread Reveals The Dangers Of Fake Service Dogs

While it’s truly amazing that people struggling physical and mental illnesses or disabilities can receive assistance from a service animal, this thread points out just how easy it is to fake these needs to abuse the system. This can give service animals a bad reputation, complicate the lives of people who really need the animals, …
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