By Robin Itzler
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Imagine you are sitting on a bench in the park and suddenly a service dog approaches you … alone. What should you do?
(a) Immediately take hold of his collar so he can’t run off.
(b) Call Animal Control.
(c) Avoid touching the dog as he might bite.
(d) Wait as the owner is probably nearby.
If a service dog comes to you understand that Service dogs are trained to assist a person with a disability (sometimes multiple disabilities). If a service dog approaches you without its human, assume the human needs help. If possible, take the dog’s leash or harness and say these key words that they might have been trained to respond to:
Show me, Where
What If you are unable to take the dog’s leash or harness, stand up as if the dog might take you to his injured owner. Call 911.
Important: Only surrender the dog to a responsible party such as police or animal control, or its owner.
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