Surprised by this option
There are things that we take for granted. I had jumped to a conclusion years ago. I believe that something which the world calls a service dog was considered to be a given. A right if you will. And now I know that I am wrong. At least in this area. The province is considering writing into law that a service animal is allowed in various places. Now before you jump to a conclusion I do not have a service animal. It has been discussed but so far I’m just on the outside looking in if you will hence my conclusion that if you have a dog by your side that was properly trained you could go into other places. Both legally and morally. I had made the assumption that certain places were not designed with an animal being welcome no matter how well trained. Case in point a butcher shop. But for the other places that you might expect to find someone accompanied I had just assumed that it was status normal. I have been on public transit and in schools and in shopping centres. All of those seemed at least open to the idea. To find that the province is still not finished preparing their legislation came as a surprise. Knowing how long governments take to implement change this could be years down the road. I also had assumed that such things were uniform across the nation. Not so. That means that for someone traveling with a service animal they have to go through the research before hand for each major jurisdiction. A lot of unnecessary research given that this is something that should be accepted as a consequence of society. Yes I know that in my own home a dog is welcome. I do not expect all of my acquaintances to make this their lifestyle. But in the public spaces that we accept as normal I would have considered that a service animal was just part of the game. I will now be more attentive. I will look at proposed legislations. I will ask legislators if the opportunity should present itself. Is all of this really necessary? Our business is so short sighted that this is considered an option that is open for discussion? I am not going to rant until I know more but keep an eye on me.
