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Real service dogs only

I spotted this sign on the front desk of the Coeur d'Alene Library earlier this week when I turned in an overdue book, "The Rain in Portugal: Poems" by Billy Collins. It cost me 70 cents to be late. Magnanimously, I gave the librarian a dollar and told her to keep the change. Then, I wondered how many users try to sneak their non-service dogs into the library.

Question: Are you bothered when you see someone in a business with a dog that is obviously not a service dog?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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