Trixie, How’d You Like One Of These?

Here’s a post I’ve been meaning to do for a few days. When I was doing my whole post about the change to CNIB, which according to some AEBC emails, involved some shady happenings, a lot of secrecy, and a vote that stunk of undemocraticness, whose result still hasn’t seen the online light of day, …

Help Define "Service Animal"

Gees! There’s not much time to respond. I just got this email, and the deadline for public comments is Monday! Ok ok ok, up on the blog she goes! I know I’m not American, but plenty of people who read this thing live in the States, so here it is. Apparently, the definition of service …

Monkey Bars

It’s complete and utter conflict time again. Meet Debby Rose and her service animal, Richard. She is being barred from lots of eating establishments and stores because of him. What is he? a monkey! What I really don’t like about this story is at no point is the monkey’s behaviour mentioned. Then there’s the matter …

What A Load Of Horse Shit!

Here’s one to twist your brain a little. Patty Cooper needs a service animal. She’s broken her back twice, um, ouch, and is now in a wheelchair. But the animal she has chosen is a horse! Ok, I can handle that, sort of. It’s a miniature horse, and I’ve heard of guide horses for the …

The Service Dog Debate Rages ON

I saw this in the comments under my post about the no longer guide dogs still guiding, and felt it needed answering up here, because it makes some good points, and I think they need to be heard. I’m going to throw my comments within her comment. Hi Carin In response to the issues about …

It’s My Service Chihuahua! Really!

Ok, this pisses me off. In the states, the ADA has made it really easy for douchebags to bring their precious little pet fido wherever they please, and more and more douchebags are doing just that. Why has it made it easy? The law states that a merchant cannot under any circumstances ask what tasks …

Dingo was Its Name Oh?

Um. Yeah. People in Australia really want us to stop saying, “Perhaps the Dingo Got your Baby.” Now they’re training them to be guide dogs! Yep, I’m serious. Ok, first we got guide horses, and now we have guide dingos! Are we really running out of dog breeds? I mean, I understand looking for new …

It’s A Service Dog, You Morons!

I know the title is a bit strongly-worded, but that’s the only one that would fit. In this day and age, this story shouldn’t even be happening. A 15-year-old boy in Calgary has Muscular Dystrophy. That means he has some trouble bending, walking, etc. So he gets a service dog to help with these things. …