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Service animals in your services

Acts Mod Posts: 25305 **4/9/18 6:00 am**

I saw something interesting last night. I've seen many seeing eye dogs through the years, but last night in service I saw a man with a small dog with the vest identifying him as a service dog. He was leashed and didn't bark at all. I don't know what "service" the little dog performed, but I'd never seen one of the little ones in church before.

Do you have them in your church regularly? Have any problems caused by them?
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Acts-perienced Poster Posts: 11849 **4/9/18 7:41 am**

I took a PhD seminar in structural equation modeling. One of the classmembers, who I think had some kind of doctorate but wanted to know SEM brought a little service dog with him. He told me he had seizures and he said he could get service dog status for the dog because if he took the dog with him, it kept a certain part of his brain occuppied remembering where the dog was, which reduced the chance of having a seizure.
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New Outreach Program (L) In Alabama

Golf Cart Mafia Soldier Posts: 2447 **4/9/18 12:10 pm**

http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2018/01/church_plans_regular_dog-frien.html

Re: New Outreach Program (L) In Alabama

Acts-perienced Poster Posts: 11849 **4/10/18 10:40 pm**

I draw the line

Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6042 **4/11/18 8:06 am**

I draw the line at service hippos.

Golf Cart Mafia Underboss Posts: 3954 **4/11/18 8:39 am**

We have two church people, a couple and a solo lady, that never come to church without their dogs. It's almost like the dogs, both smaller types, are mascots.
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Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16646 **4/11/18 8:42 am**

We have one - he is the most reverential member of the church.

I have seen him lift his paws during prayer.
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Acts-pert Poster Posts: 15570 **4/11/18 11:36 am**

If the dog has ordination credentials from ULC.org, then it may be difficult to tell the ordained dog he can't attend.

Re: I draw the line

Golf Cart Mafia Consigliere Posts: 3382 **4/11/18 6:15 pm**

Annual Blessing (L)

Golf Cart Mafia Soldier Posts: 2447 **4/12/18 9:04 am**

This was a really nice service. They do it one time per year. It could be a great outreach to the millennial community. https://youtu.be/MbBgQ2NCBhs

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Golf Cart Mafia Soldier Posts: 2447 **4/12/18 9:22 am**

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NBF took his service monkey to church...

Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6042 **4/12/18 12:02 pm**

and the pastor thought NBF had brought his twin to church!

Re: NBF took his service monkey to church...

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16646 **4/12/18 4:45 pm**

01000001 01100011 01110100 01110011 Posts: 24285 **4/12/18 10:43 pm**

We had one huge veteran who had a service huge service dog. He had a chair at the rear and that dog (of course) was well mannered. Too many fol wanted to pet him. He was never a problem.

I think the 'idea' is over blown. There are people who are allergic to dogs and I see a big problem with them in restaurants and Ice Cream shops etc.

That is probably just my problem. But I heard one lady with a service dog say the cruise ship she went on would not allow her dog so she had to leave it during a 7 day cruise. Logic tells me that lady does not need to take her dog to Lowes, Walmart nor to church.

Just sayin', I think it is over blown. (NOT THAT IT IS NOT BENEFICIAL IN SOME CASES)
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Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6042 **4/13/18 2:45 pm**