{"id":817,"date":"2016-05-10T08:31:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T08:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/?p=817"},"modified":"2016-05-10T08:31:38","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T08:31:38","slug":"dont-pet-service-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/dont-pet-service-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"She Told A Stranger Not To Pet Her Service Dog&#8230; Why? I Can&#8217;t Believe It!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Poor 16 year-old\u00a0<em><strong><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">H<\/span>ailey Ashmore<\/strong><\/em> has several debilitating medical conditions including: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, epilepsy, reactive hypoglycemia, many severe allergies, gastroparesis and pretty bad asthma.<\/p>\n<p>For this Texan teenager, life can be tough. That&#8217;s why her <a href=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/missing-service-dog-live-tv\/\"><em><strong>service dog<\/strong><\/em><\/a> Flynn is so important to her.<\/p>\n<p>He goes everywhere with her&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-819\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dog-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dog 1\" width=\"847\" height=\"1129\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTo get a service dog you must be disabled to the point where you can no longer function at a normal quality of life without the assistance of service dogs,\u201d<\/em> says Hailey.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-820\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dog-2.jpg\" alt=\"Dog 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt takes around two years of intense <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/exercise-routines-for-beginners\/\">training<\/a> and thousands of dollars (if you owner train) to actually be able to call your dog a service dog. A service dog can go anywhere its handler goes, with the exception of a sterile environment such as an operating room or burn unit, a religious building \u2014 such as a church, or some federal buildings,\u201d<\/em> she adds.<\/p>\n<p>Hailey&#8217;s conditions are serious, though. She has to have a lot of medical treatment and Flynn&#8217;s assistance is sorely needed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-821\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dog-3.jpg\" alt=\"Dog 3\" width=\"854\" height=\"1139\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s something Hailey wants <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/eu-tell-trump-to-pee-off-over-tariffs\/\">us<\/a> all to know about service dogs &#8211; we shouldn&#8217;t pet them. Service dogs need to concentrate on the well-being of their owners. Any distraction from that and they can put the owner&#8217;s life in danger. And that&#8217;s just what happened with Hailey and Flynn.<\/p>\n<p>You need to watch out for &#8211; and respect &#8211; the STOP sign&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-822\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dog-4.jpg\" alt=\"Dog 4\" width=\"821\" height=\"821\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One Day, Hailey and Flynn dropped in at her dad&#8217;s place of work to visit him. A colleague of her father came over and began to fuss over the dog. Hailey warned her off, but the stroker ignored the warnings.<\/p>\n<p>Then Hailey had a seizure. <em>\u201cI am used to him giving me 10 minute warnings, so when he alerted that\u2019s what I thought I had,\u201d <\/em>She explained<em>. \u201cOut of nowhere I remember the world going black. I woke up with Flynn on top of my legs and my father cradling my head. On the whole left side of my face there was a terrible sting that made me tear up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-823\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dog-5.jpg\" alt=\"Dog 5\" width=\"799\" height=\"799\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was luckily only carpet burn. Flynn was distracted, but it could&#8217;ve been a lot worse had the dog been unable to help.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-824\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dog-6.jpg\" alt=\"Dog 6\" width=\"763\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hailey goes on to inform us all,\u00a0<em> \u201cMy service dog is my lifeline. I don\u2019t say that to be cute. He helps keep me alive just like life support. If he gets distracted this happens. If he gets distracted I can die. Do not pet service dogs. Do not call to service dogs. Do not taunt service dogs. Do not talk to service dogs. Do not do anything to service dogs.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-825\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Dog-7.jpg\" alt=\"Dog 7\" width=\"776\" height=\"776\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, please &#8211; help people like Hailee. If you see the &#8216;Stop&#8217; sign&#8230; Leave these dogs well alone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poor 16 year-old\u00a0Hailey Ashmore has several debilitating medical conditions including: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, epilepsy, reactive hypoglycemia, many severe allergies, gastroparesis and pretty bad asthma. For this Texan teenager, life can be tough. That&#8217;s why her service dog Flynn is so important to her. He goes everywhere with her&#8230; \u201cTo get a service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[662,1237,3251],"class_list":{"0":"post-817","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-animals","8":"tag-can-you-pet-service-dogs","9":"tag-dont-pet-service-dos","10":"tag-service-dogs","11":"post_format-post-format-video"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>She Told A Stranger Not To Pet Her Service Dog... Why? 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