<p>If he did that and the dog attacked someone it could be put to sleep.</p>
<p>Silliest **** ever IMO. A dog defends its owner and it can be put to sleep. A person kills another person and he gets 10 years of a roof and three square meals.</p>
<p>“If he did that and the dog attacked someone it could be put to sleep.”</p>
<p>First off, I’m not a he 
Secondly, a dog won’t be put to sleep if it attacks an intruder. I worked at animal control for a while. Dogs that attack intruders are put on 10 day quarantine to watch for disease and then released. Dogs can get away by using the self-defense thing, just like humans can.
One of my dogs bit the drunk guy who broke into my apartment in Florida, and he’s still alive and well :)</p>
<p>^ I know that this is a hypothetical situation, but if your dog attacked an intruder in your defense (and the circumstances were clear), your dog would be fine.</p>
<p>It’s been awhile since I looked at this but there are laws that provide protection for pets that cause harm in the defense of their owner. It’s really more of a self-defense law, but they exist in some form.</p>
<p>does your dog happen to be a german shepherd?</p>
<p>I’m pretty surprised that such laws/protections exist. I certainly didn’t expect that sort of thing from the so-called justice system.</p>
<p>My dog is not a German Shepard, she is a Lab mix. 
German Shepards shed too much for my liking.
My next guide will be something larger. Maybe a Pit Bull, one of my previous guides was a Pit. He was a sweetie.</p>
<p>twittermouse, would you please point us to a link that verifies that pit bulls can be used as guide dogs?</p>
<p>I saw your last post and it didn’t sound right so I did an internet search. I found a couple of articles about pit bulls attacking guide dogs. I also found a site for Guide Dogs of America and they only use the three breeds Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers and German Shepherds.</p>
<p>I don’t think they can be used as guide dogs, at least not in every state.</p>
<p>Some counties have special legislation concerning Pitt Bulls and you wouldn’t be able to take them into certain environments such as a shopping mall, or a dorm for that matter.</p>
<p>Have you had many guide dogs? You say you’re becoming blind and I just wondered if guide dog training programs provided dogs to people who weren’t blind. I don’t know anything about it, obviously, except that it costs a lot to train a guide dog. I also didn’t know that Pit Bulls could be used as guide dogs but I guess it would depend on what school or training program you got him from. </p>
<p>I’m surprised so many people are messing with your dogs! Most people know not to mess with guide dogs. It’s a shame you meet so many jerks!</p>
<p>The new ADA overrides any breed specific legislation (BSL) states/cities/counties may have passed.
Pits are like any other dog, and I can have one in a dorm if it’s a service or guide dog. Any breed of dog can be used for a service dog in any state. Federal law regulates service animals, not state law. State law can provide additional protections depending on the state, but states cannot make a law interfering with federal laws. In the cases where state and federal law conflict (as in BSL) the law affording the most rights to the disabled person is the one that would hold up in court. Because of the new federal regulations BSL no longers applies to any service animals. </p>
<p>That being said, I would never go to anyplace with BSL laws in place, regardless of whether or not I have a Pit Bull at the time. I wouldn’t support or spend money in an area that kills dogs simply for how they look.</p>
<p>I’ve used service and guide dogs for many years now. I train my own, I don’t go through a school. I’m only going blind now, but I’ve had vision issues for years due to the migraines.</p>
<p>ARGH SHUT UP!
I spoke too soon. People are in the office screaming and laughing and being loud and I have calculus at 8am. ■■■!</p>
<p>Go remind them that you’re in there.</p>
<p>I have to say though, every time I see this title, I still want to say “that’s what she said.”</p>
<p>I realize the situation has been resolved, and the rest of the things that have happened for you thus far have pretty much sucked, but you’re seriously going to endanger this guy’s job for accidentally coming into your room?
I’m going to guess he A) couldn’t read english well or B) just wasn’t paying attention and now this guy’s job is in jeopardy?</p>
<p>I admire you for all the things you’ve been able to overcome, but I feel like you’re a bit too self-centered at times. Like RA’s are being loud? They’re college students. They don’t have your schedule memorized and can’t be expected to. If they ignore you after you go in and ask them to please quiet down one night that’s one thing, but to expect everyone around you to conform to you is over the line in my opinion.
That’s not to say that some of your problems haven’t been completely legit. I’m just saying you’re expecting people to bend a little too much for you a times, and while I admire your ability to overcome problems, there are some things I feel you just need to learn to adjust to. That’s not to say you should just lay down and accept things that are clearly unfair, but just try to realistically access a situation before you want RA’s to know your schedule or expect a janitor to put his livelihood in danger for an honest mistake.
Also get that lock fixed.</p>
<p>Did you read the whole thread? He came in wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, and his room is not meant to be cleaned by custodial staff. Custodial staff NEVER comes into the rooms at my school, either. She needs to report that. Furthermore, the RA’s may not have her schedule memorized but they certainly shouldn’t need to memorize that normal people go to bed when it gets late on school nights. Presumably they have quiet hours like everywhere else, and this is university staff we’re talking about here. If you want to be that much of a pushover that you let strangers who are completely out of place for who they claim to be come into your room while you’re sleeping and let RAs bellow outside your door every night you can go right ahead, but not doing so doesn’t make OP self-centered.</p>
<p>Yes, I agree that the clothing made the guy sketchy. But the OP said himself that the guy probably mistook it for an office. If he gets the lock fixed as soon as possible, this will not even be an issue.</p>
<p>As for the other part, I’d be interested in the exact time of the violations before forming my final opinion. The timestamp I have is 10:04, but I realize this could easily be a different timezone, However since I’m on the East Coast, unless the OP is at a foreign university, the time was either before or earlier than 10. If it were after midnight, I’d agree with him (her?), but if it’s 10, I’m sorry. That’s early enough that people shouldn’t be criticized for still being on the loud side.</p>
<p>I’m feeling really sorry for the OP. First she’s disabled and then faces more BS within three weeks than I’ve faced within my two years in college. Then, when <em>she</em> posts on here, everybody refers to her as a guy, even after being corrected! Ouch…</p>
<p>When /I/ said he I was referring to the dog, which I think was misunderstood.</p>
<p>I think Excelblue was more referring to ginab. [At least, it was clear to me that you meant the dog, so I assume it’s clear to most people.] Gotta say, I do lol every time someone STILL messes up OP’s pronouns. Am I the only ones who finds “twittermouse” to be more of a feminine username?</p>