S.A. veteran says service dog was kicked out of store, harassed

[FloridaJudy]

143. Service dogs are clearly marked

Unlike the usual pooch. I encounter a gent in the grocery store the other day who had a dog with him, and the dog was wearing a vest that had "Service Dog" emblazoned on it. I just had to ask, since the dog was a chihuahua "Is that a seeing eye dog?", since clearly it wasn't! Turned out the guy was a brittle diabetic, and they now train dogs to smell dangerous levels of blood sugar. That way the person can either inject insulin or grab a gulp of glucose in time to prevent a coma.

Service dogs are also highly trained. They go through a vigorous selection and training program before they're allowed to wear the vest, so that they don't take a dump in the produce section or bite a toddler.

I suppose some idiot could put a fake vest on Rover, but like fraudulent voting, I doubt that's a common practice.