What am I suppose to do when I cannot take my dog ANYWHERE with us?!?!?! - Page 4

OP, I feel your pain.  Dogs are banned most places where I live.  The entire state is also under leash law, so unless it is a dog park or private property, must be on leash. 

I have found that in the summer some cafes and ice cream shops have outdoor areas where you can sit.  Frequently, they allow dogs to come until somebody complains.  (Not that the dogs were a nuisance, just somebody saw a dog, you know the kind.)

Also, sometimes, some outdoor flea markets will allow dogs.

At the end of summer, near Labor Day, some pools will have Puppy Pool parties, you might want to investigate this in your area. 

There is a local shelter near me that also has a host of dog activities throughout the year, including outdoor movies in the summer.  Maybe one in your area does the same.

OP this sounds awful. I can't believe they don't allow dogs in parks where you live? I take my dog everywhere with me and yes... i live in the US. I take my dogs to hardware stores, REI, car dealerships, plant nurseries/landscaping , the bank, all parks, and to drop my son off at school, to my son's baseball, karate, and swim lessons, pet supply/feed stores, and I have a 125 acre dog park about 2 miles from my house. I guess I live in a very dog friendly part of the country. I had no idea that dogs were "banned" from public parks. Every morning the park by my house turns into an off leash park after we drop our kids off at school. Technically there are leash laws but no one really cares. Your situation sounds awful... I would move!!

I don't know if this will help, but some of you may find some dog-friendly businesses to support on this site:

http://www.dogfriendly.com/

I hate that! I can't imagine not taking my dog out to parks and places like Schutzhund clubs! I do know that there are strict rules on service animals. Most of the time they have to perform a service of some sort (guiding the blind, seizure detection/action dogs, diabetic detection/action dogs). Before I made any decision regarding going into therapy or service, I'd check any city ordinances about them. I know that petsmart is a good deal away, are there any vet clinics near you guys? I work at a clinic and sometimes there are events or stuff in our area that pets are allowed to come to, and we advertise them. Maybe any clinics near you know of some place you don't (I know it's a far shot, but you never know).

Sitasmom-That's a fantastic Idea!!! I most definaltly will have to do that next time we are out and about and I want to take her into a store with me. I like to keep my money local but if you don't want part of my family there, you obviously don't need my money... ;)

Ziegenfarm- I haven't thought about the Muzzel before, but it might be something to try also. I hadn't thought about that at all. 

Falkosmom- I don't mind leash laws because that means that I CAN take her out with me... Thankfully we have 1/2acre fenced in so she has run of the backyard and she RUNS it all day long chasing birds, butterflies and pretty much any other bug/shadow she can find.. 
I will forsure try taking her out more places. I am not sure but I would think that they would let her at the Flea Markets near by, since they do have people selling dogs there. I never thought about that since I haven't ever been to one. Great excuse to go since I do love yard selling. ;)

EchoEcho - We would move if we could but unfortunately we cannot, atleast not until Uncle Sam tells us that we can. We just got stationed here and we did purcahse our house. Main requirment was a LARGE backyard so that Hummel could have the area to run and play freely as much as possible. 

Conspicous Thank you, I have used that site several times when looking for hotels and it has been a great help! 

Macrowe1- I didn't know that Vet Clinics did that type of things. I will most definately have to check with the clinics that are close to us to see if they do anything. 




Thank you all for your input and advice you don't know how helpful ya'll have been and how much I appreciate the help. It honestly has helped me to not feel like there is nothing else out there, and that even trying would be useless. I am not going to give up at taking Hummel with us!!
Thank you all!!!! 
 

I have no advice but congrats on your pup, she sounds like the perfect dog and looks beautiful. 

FYI:

A pet therapy dog is not a service dog.

Even though the dog is certified to go into places to visit people, it does not assist someone with a medical condition or disability so it has no reason to be in places where pet dogs are usually not allowed to go.

We have had an issue in a neighboring town regarding dogs on the green during events. They confused service dogs with pet therapy dogs. Pet therapy dogs are just what they are called - pets.

Also, there are some changes regarding psychiatric service dogs, especially for military vets (or anyone else) that get dogs trained to help them with symptoms of PTSD. They are presently recognized as working dogs because they do allow people who experience things like dissociation to use physical contact with their dogs to help them stay in reality, among other things. If the person literally cannot go out in public with the dog, and it isn't just to make someone "feel better", it is a working dog.

Check out ADA website regarding service animals for more info. There are also minimum standards for service dog certification.

You cannot "get the dog certified as a service dog."  A service dog *is* a service dog when it performs tasks that mitigate a legal disability, so if you are not legally disabled *and* have trained the dog to perform tasks that mitigate your disabilty, your dog is not a service dog.  A service dog doesn't have to be "certified" by anyone or any organization.

You can train for therapy work but a therapy dog is not at all like a service dog, a therapy dog is just like a pet and has no rights or legal protection under ADA.  There may be a few places that allow therapy dogs adn *not* regular pets but this is still up to the business/venue and again, the dog is not protected by ADA and as a therapy dog has no more rights than a regular pet dog. 

I know what you mean about not being able to bring dogs anywhere.  Dogs are not welcome anywhere here except for the dog park (which is like a scary free for all) and pet stores.  I'm lucky I can bring my dogs to work when the weather is cool (they have to stay in the van) and can take them out for walks and training.  They are not allowed inside but are allowed on the grounds as long as they are on leash.  I work for a college so there are lots of outdoor places on campus where I train, track, play fetch, etc.  My dogs get out and about a lot but it's for various training activities where dogs are allowed on the grounds.

Also, please be careful of the Flea Markets.  Many (not all) of the pets you see for sale there come from a questionable environment and may have contagious illnesses.

I take my girl with me to the Flea Markets, but I let her be my guide.  If she does not want to go down an isle, we do not go down it.  I figure she has better insticts than I on potential dangers.  We have a huge Flea Market here in Texas called Canton Market Days.  We love to go, but Rose flat out refuses to go near the pet area. 

Also, make sure yours does not eat anything off the ground. 

Not to mention, the fleas at the Flea Markets