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Well said my friend..Most people are not “dog” people and they really do not understand your partner.
Even more are just stupid,,, not ignorant,,, just plain stupid. This woman had no idea what she was talking about and ran her mouth in order to prove her point.
Easier said then done,,, however,,, please don’t let stupid people pull your chain Marine.. Your partner, family, & friends know that you take care of your buddy than you do yourself.
Just another stupid civilian… “F ” it and roll on.
I don’t let people light my fuse normally. If they were attacking me personally it would likely be a non-issue. This woman was attacking me as a provider/protector/team leader. I can not abide such behavior. I have grown over the last few years and stopped arguing with stupid. I generally form an intelligent response and then will not respond to any further comment. I do not go quietly into the night, but I also won’t throw my pearls before swine.
So was she upset because the dog was crated? I thought at first you had left Ritter unattended in a hot car which would have been something to deal with. Dealing with verbal terrorists is hard for sure. You have probably come a long way in controlling your response which is commendable. Is there a certain criteria to getting a service animal for PTSD?
Organizations have different requirements to obtain a dog. Generally, the more reputable the organization, the more difficult to get a dog and the longer the wait. But, you get what you wait/pay for. Some organizations do charge but they should be vetted extensively before signing a contract. I applied to a US based organization and had to do an application to GET an application. Then the application was massive, required significant medical documentation, and video questions answered. Then they preform a series of phone interviews after reviewing the application. It was a very arduous process. After 12 months on the waiting list they asked if I still wanted a dog. When we were approaching 18 months of waiting they requested that I redo my paperwork.
In a future post I may go more into obtaining Ritter. Obviously I didn’t go with that first organization…
“Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, or performing other duties. Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.” https://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm
P.J. Hughes
May 17, 2020 18:16Well said my friend..Most people are not “dog” people and they really do not understand your partner.
Even more are just stupid,,, not ignorant,,, just plain stupid. This woman had no idea what she was talking about and ran her mouth in order to prove her point.
Easier said then done,,, however,,, please don’t let stupid people pull your chain Marine.. Your partner, family, & friends know that you take care of your buddy than you do yourself.
Just another stupid civilian… “F ” it and roll on.
Drew
May 17, 2020 21:02I don’t let people light my fuse normally. If they were attacking me personally it would likely be a non-issue. This woman was attacking me as a provider/protector/team leader. I can not abide such behavior. I have grown over the last few years and stopped arguing with stupid. I generally form an intelligent response and then will not respond to any further comment. I do not go quietly into the night, but I also won’t throw my pearls before swine.
agoh7872
May 17, 2020 18:04So was she upset because the dog was crated? I thought at first you had left Ritter unattended in a hot car which would have been something to deal with. Dealing with verbal terrorists is hard for sure. You have probably come a long way in controlling your response which is commendable. Is there a certain criteria to getting a service animal for PTSD?
Chris
Drew
May 17, 2020 20:54Organizations have different requirements to obtain a dog. Generally, the more reputable the organization, the more difficult to get a dog and the longer the wait. But, you get what you wait/pay for. Some organizations do charge but they should be vetted extensively before signing a contract. I applied to a US based organization and had to do an application to GET an application. Then the application was massive, required significant medical documentation, and video questions answered. Then they preform a series of phone interviews after reviewing the application. It was a very arduous process. After 12 months on the waiting list they asked if I still wanted a dog. When we were approaching 18 months of waiting they requested that I redo my paperwork.
In a future post I may go more into obtaining Ritter. Obviously I didn’t go with that first organization…
“Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, or performing other duties. Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.”
https://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm