I bought my dog a vest that says "therapy dog in training" and I took her into the mall, movie theaters (good "leave it" training center with all that popcorn) church, in elevators (which really trips dogs out at first) even grocery stores. The vest clearly states that the dog is in training so if anyone would have asked me to leave I would have politely left, but no one ever did.
It is still a good idea to ask first. In my area only assistance dogs are allowed in establishments severing/selling food due to the local health code. Health codes can vary from county to county, state to state, etc, so it is always a good idea to check out what it is in your area.
I have found that many local places are fine with bring a dog in after you ask for permission and explain why. I have gotten permission to take my dogs into local feed stores, hardware stores (including ones like Home Depot) libraries and schools. The small town where I live is also fairly dog friendly and a few local shops have "dogs welcome" stickers in their windows.
Stores also have to think of their own liability in case of an incident and, IMO, asking is just the polite thing to do.
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Also the laws in different states for professional therapy dogs vary, for exp. in Kansas they are covered by statute similarly to service dogs , as they perform a service. However, they have to be appropriatly certified. They are diffferentited from pet visitation dogs which are also called therapy dogs. I always ask when I take my dog into a mall to walk him around the public and the local hardware stores always welome us. I dont take him in restraunts as I dont want to draw attention, however, in the town that has the traing program , everyone is open to the program and part of th class is going to Applbees and having your dog lay at your feet, not shake when standing up, and no tid bits from the floor.
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Re: Anyone have a therapy dog?
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