r/waterloo • u/Antique_Fox1420 • 13h ago
People who fake service dogs are scum
It absolutely grinds my gears when people do this.
Sunday morning in a cafe in uptown Waterloo, and this incredibly privileged girl was there with her "service dog". The dog was constantly sniffing at every single person who walked past. Real service dogs are highly trained to focus entirely on their handler, so my suspicions were already up.
And what do you know? The second she walked out the door and onto the sidewalk, she immediately unclipped and removed the fake service vest.
I absolutely hate this. It is so incredibly disrespectful to the people who actually spend thousands and years of hard work to get their dogs properly trained. Genuine handlers need their service animals with them for legitimate medical reasons, and selfish people like this make the world harder and more skeptical for everyone who actually relies on a service dog.

