Workers free dog trapped in sewer pipe
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) -- The sound of barking underneath a street Tuesday led a team of city workers to a dog trapped in a narrow culvert - and you might say they used a backward approach to rescue the mutt. The sickly, scared dog was about 50 feet from the nearest entry point, but since the culvert was just 15 inches in diameter, the workers couldn't fit into it themselves. Not even offers of food could draw out the dog. "He was exhausted," said Tony Talamantez, a public works foreman. Then Talamantez and his colleagues had an idea. They rigged up a long video camera used to inspect drain pipes, and approached the dog from the back. They used the camera to nugdge the dog forward until he reached an entry point big enough for a person to pull him out. The camera recorded the rescue, showing the dog scampering ahead in fits and starts as the camera pokes him in the rear end. The dog wore no tags, only a worn collar. But Julia Gosen, animal control officer for the city, said
I'm getting confused messages from animal trainers and behaviourists.
I live in Canada, but a Service Dog is a Service dog regardless as long as trained and certified. Right?
I was told by one that the only 'real' and legal Service Dog is the Seeing eye Dogs.
By others, the Service Dogs for the Disabled physically and the Hearing Dogs are just as valid as the Seeing Impaired.
Could you pease settle this for me and IF you know of any Canadian Sites, that would be even better.
Connors, this is a tough one. The laws in the USA are different than in Canada.
In the U.S., access privileges of service dogs are granted through laws passed by each state, as well as the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Act passed by the Federal government.
Since I'm unfamiliar with Canadian law, this site here lists a few Canadian Service Dog orgs that may be able to answer your questions (do a search on Canada): http://www.inch.com/~dogs/service.html
I hope this helps.
The WillaWoman