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I went to a hotel and they asked me what was my disability and I told him anxiety and depression and they said no it’s not a service dog it’s an emotional support I said I have a card she wouldn’t even look at it how would I report her
Third parties are not allowed to make specific inquiries about a person’s disability. They should have asked 1. Whether the service dog is required because of a disability and 2. What work or task the dog had been trained to perform. A card does not prove that you have a service animal.
The Marriot hotel in St. Louis declined me saying they don’t accept service animals.
We suggest speaking with a manager regarding your situation – hotels are subject to ADA rules on service dog accommodation. You may have just run into a representative who was uninformed about service dog rules.
Hotel Manager in Williamsburg, VA
As a hotel manager myself, it just annoys me how ignorant the general public is. I mean, people are willing to just about sell their soul and lie to your face that their dog is a service dog. For what? To get out of paying the pet fee? Jesus Christ! You know what I do, I have a copy of this at my front desk https://www.ada.gov/regs2010/service_animal_qa.html.
As soon as they start spouting off at the mouth at what questions I can ask or the definition of a service dog, I show them this information in writing. See, the thing is….It’s fear that has kept people from truly enforcing what a service dog is. Fear of lawsuits. You gotta be able to know your job and be able to challenge them, especially the Whole PTSD thing. According the the ADA, an emotional support dog is not the same as a service dog.
As long as you know your job and are able to train your staff, the fear is gone. I once had someone call the police on me because I asked is the service dog because of a disability. I didn’t even get to my second question before i heard the word lawsuit.
People truly annoy me. Don’t let them run over with fake service service dog claims.
I’m going to be staying in an Airbnb. The local laws say I can bring my service dog with me. However, the Airbnb has given me a lot of rules about my stay. This is what they told me: “That sounds fine.make sure you keep your dog on a leash(as we will have our dog loose around the yard sometimes. brush him so we don’t have hair everywheren.also no dog on the bed,sofa,blankets and please do not use our towels and bowls for your dog.thank you and have a bless day.”
I told them my service dog is Hypoallergenic before they sent me this. I’m wondering if they really do have the rights to tell me to do all these things. I’m willing to follow their rules but if a person was having a seizure the dog would be trained to jump on the bed to assist. I’ve been training service dogs for 12 years and I can name a dozen other reasons why they get on the bed. Even if the dog is trained to sleep on a dog bed they can still be trained to assist people. The best example would be when a person stops breathing in their sleep the dog can pull the pillow out from their head or wake them up.
According to American Kennel Club “there is no specific breed that is truly hypoallergenic” just some are less than others as to that statement. Why should I stay in a hotel room that has had a dog in it when I have severe allergies to Dogs and most animals? The hotels ask if you want smoking or non-smoking, are they going to do that for animals??
The hotel should be responsible for making sure all guests are properly accommodated. People with disabilities who require a service dog as well as people with allergies should both be taken into proper consideration.
A hotel we have to stay at because of insurance is asking what training my service dog has. And then said we cannot accommodate your supposed service dog. I showed her ID and made no difference. Additionally, it was the manager.
It was stated that the owner has a very strict no pet policy. I responded that she’s not a pet she’s a special trained OTSD service dog.
Mind you, she’s a whole 2 pounds.
Third parties cannot require IDs in order to verify a service dog. They are however allowed to ask what work or task the dog has been trained to perform.
As a motel manager, what do I do when the guest cannot tell me which task the dog performs?
They said “he helps with my PTSD,” but she gave absolutely zero tasks it could perform except “sitting with me to comfort me.”
From what I have found, this is the definition of an emotional support animal.
How do I deal with this? Guest got out of control- I offered to cancel her reservation, that didn’t help! Lol
Service dog owners must be able to answer the two questions allowed under the ADA. They do not have to demonstrate the task, but they do need to let third party verifiers know what the task or job is. If they are unable to do so, you may be able to deny accommodation.
I have a family of four, all disabled. We have 4 service dogs, 1 for each of us. We stayed in hotel 6 and they tried to extort money from us stating 3 options. 1. that we must pay 20 dollars for each pet dog over their 2 pet limit per room and the service dogs can stay in the room if we pay, or 2. buy an additional room for 90 dollars and they won’t charge for the service dogs, and if we don’t take those options to, option 3 get Out!
Sorry to hear about your troubles. Hotels are not allowed to discriminate against legitimate service dog owners by charging any type of fee.
The other issue is: so many f*ing people claim their dogs are service dogs for psychological issues- how the heck do we have any idea when it’s real and not just someone making claims to avoid pet fees?
Psychiatric service dog owners are not exempt from having to prove they own a service dog. They must also be able to answer that they have a disability that requires a service dog, and that the dog has been fully trained to perform a task or job relating to a disability. Falsely misrepresenting a psychiatric service dog is also a crime in many jurisdictions.