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Please understand that my edits are to make the article more factual - in the US and under the ADA the term is "service animal" commonly referred to as a service dog. Some international groups might prefer the term "assistance dog" but that is not the proper term under the ADA. It is only US centric as the ADA is a US law and much of the information comes from US organizations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ASDAssoc ( talk • contribs) 03:20, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Police dogs used by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are specifically expempted from access restrictions by law Australian Federal Police Act 1979 - see section 12A. Pee Tern ( talk) 02:42, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
Added reference that the term assistance dog is the only term used in the UK. Also added page on diabetic hypo alert dogs and a link from this page. Last of all, added link to Cancer & Bio detection Dogs UK, who oversee many types of assistance dogs in the UK, including hypo alert dogs. User:Weirdgeordie 14:15, 09 July 2009 (UTC)
There is a need to merge this page with the page on service dogs. It is confusing that there are 2 different pages under two different terms giving contradictory information, and neither of them particularly clear. In particular, we need significantly more clarity that while the terms are used interchangeably in the USA, in the rest of the world a dog which assists a disabled person is an Assistance dog, while a dog who works for police, military, fire and rescue, etc is a service dog. For that reason I would suggest that this page contain the main information on history etc currently residing on the Service dog page, and have it moved over here, which clear linking and signposting, while more information on other types of service dogs is inserted on the service dog page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wheeled Ciara ( talk • contribs) 10:23, 25 August 2018 (UTC)
--Best, Shlishke ( talk) 04:38, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
I used paper rater's plagiarism detector on the classification section. The plagiarism detector showed three links. One of the links lead to this page, but the two other pages are:
http://www.wow.com/wiki/Assistance_dog
http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/Assistance_dog
This leads me to think that the page was copied and pasted from these two sources. Badmonkey717 ( talk) 20:24, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
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Hi, I would like to check before making major changes to the page on this page and the page on Service dogs. At the moment there are 2 pages, both saying different things, but covering the same topic. The 'correct' term is assistance dog, as supported by Assistance Dog's International, the international body to which most member states in the world seek to affiliate. The term 'service dog' is used colloquially in the USA but not widely outside the USA, and most US law also still avoids this term, as it's technical meaning is wider than simply assistance dog, and also covers several other types of working dogs. I would like to move most of the information currently on the 'Service Dog' page onto the 'Assistance Dog' page, with a clear Disambiguation at the top to redirect anyone using the term 'service dog' to look specifically for information on dogs that support disabled people, as well as providing links to other types of service dogs, and a small discussion on controversies on service dogs in general. I would also like to move a small amount of information from the current assistance dog page back to the service dog page, as the information about dogs who work in court houses and schools are actually good examples of dogs who are service dogs, not assistance dogs so that information is also in the wrong place. PLEASE NOTE that a copy of this message has also been put on the Service dog page, which appears to get slightly more traffic, so please discuss the matter there rather than holding a second conversation here.Hopefully we can have a good discussion on whether we should go ahead and do this, or if there are any other suggestions for resolving the issue. Many thanks Wheeled Ciara ( talk) 21:05, 25 August 2018 (UTC) Wheeled Ciara
I propose to merge Service dog into this page, it is a clear WP:FORK with the first two paragraphs of the service dog page stating it is a term used in the US for assistance dog. Cavalryman ( talk) 10:50, 8 February 2020 (UTC).
Either within the entry or a separate linked entry, there needs to be discussion of controversies regarding assistance dogs and schools, transportation, employment, etc. Blastttt ( talk) 01:20, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
Sure. Many of the US controversies, particularly "canines in the classroom" are discussed in Rebecca Huss' articles at <ssrn.com>. The US Department of Transportation has debated regulations re service dogs on commercial airlines. Blastttt ( talk) 05:45, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
This section is US-centric, within other countries therapy and facility dogs are often interchangeable - as in not all therapy dogs are facility dogs but all facility dogs are therapy dogs. Suisaber ( talk) 13:05, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
How do I go about getting a service dog I have type 1 diabetes,epilepsy,anxiety, depression and add 2600:380:7E48:E5DD:3091:7553:C63E:A1CA ( talk) 01:25, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
Please let me know how I can buy a service dog ? 2600:1700:3688:E0:5592:7727:9E73:1C22 ( talk) 22:48, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
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Please understand that my edits are to make the article more factual - in the US and under the ADA the term is "service animal" commonly referred to as a service dog. Some international groups might prefer the term "assistance dog" but that is not the proper term under the ADA. It is only US centric as the ADA is a US law and much of the information comes from US organizations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ASDAssoc ( talk • contribs) 03:20, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Police dogs used by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are specifically expempted from access restrictions by law Australian Federal Police Act 1979 - see section 12A. Pee Tern ( talk) 02:42, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
Added reference that the term assistance dog is the only term used in the UK. Also added page on diabetic hypo alert dogs and a link from this page. Last of all, added link to Cancer & Bio detection Dogs UK, who oversee many types of assistance dogs in the UK, including hypo alert dogs. User:Weirdgeordie 14:15, 09 July 2009 (UTC)
There is a need to merge this page with the page on service dogs. It is confusing that there are 2 different pages under two different terms giving contradictory information, and neither of them particularly clear. In particular, we need significantly more clarity that while the terms are used interchangeably in the USA, in the rest of the world a dog which assists a disabled person is an Assistance dog, while a dog who works for police, military, fire and rescue, etc is a service dog. For that reason I would suggest that this page contain the main information on history etc currently residing on the Service dog page, and have it moved over here, which clear linking and signposting, while more information on other types of service dogs is inserted on the service dog page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wheeled Ciara ( talk • contribs) 10:23, 25 August 2018 (UTC)
--Best, Shlishke ( talk) 04:38, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
I used paper rater's plagiarism detector on the classification section. The plagiarism detector showed three links. One of the links lead to this page, but the two other pages are:
http://www.wow.com/wiki/Assistance_dog
http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/Assistance_dog
This leads me to think that the page was copied and pasted from these two sources. Badmonkey717 ( talk) 20:24, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
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Hi, I would like to check before making major changes to the page on this page and the page on Service dogs. At the moment there are 2 pages, both saying different things, but covering the same topic. The 'correct' term is assistance dog, as supported by Assistance Dog's International, the international body to which most member states in the world seek to affiliate. The term 'service dog' is used colloquially in the USA but not widely outside the USA, and most US law also still avoids this term, as it's technical meaning is wider than simply assistance dog, and also covers several other types of working dogs. I would like to move most of the information currently on the 'Service Dog' page onto the 'Assistance Dog' page, with a clear Disambiguation at the top to redirect anyone using the term 'service dog' to look specifically for information on dogs that support disabled people, as well as providing links to other types of service dogs, and a small discussion on controversies on service dogs in general. I would also like to move a small amount of information from the current assistance dog page back to the service dog page, as the information about dogs who work in court houses and schools are actually good examples of dogs who are service dogs, not assistance dogs so that information is also in the wrong place. PLEASE NOTE that a copy of this message has also been put on the Service dog page, which appears to get slightly more traffic, so please discuss the matter there rather than holding a second conversation here.Hopefully we can have a good discussion on whether we should go ahead and do this, or if there are any other suggestions for resolving the issue. Many thanks Wheeled Ciara ( talk) 21:05, 25 August 2018 (UTC) Wheeled Ciara
I propose to merge Service dog into this page, it is a clear WP:FORK with the first two paragraphs of the service dog page stating it is a term used in the US for assistance dog. Cavalryman ( talk) 10:50, 8 February 2020 (UTC).
Either within the entry or a separate linked entry, there needs to be discussion of controversies regarding assistance dogs and schools, transportation, employment, etc. Blastttt ( talk) 01:20, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
Sure. Many of the US controversies, particularly "canines in the classroom" are discussed in Rebecca Huss' articles at <ssrn.com>. The US Department of Transportation has debated regulations re service dogs on commercial airlines. Blastttt ( talk) 05:45, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
This section is US-centric, within other countries therapy and facility dogs are often interchangeable - as in not all therapy dogs are facility dogs but all facility dogs are therapy dogs. Suisaber ( talk) 13:05, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
How do I go about getting a service dog I have type 1 diabetes,epilepsy,anxiety, depression and add 2600:380:7E48:E5DD:3091:7553:C63E:A1CA ( talk) 01:25, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
Please let me know how I can buy a service dog ? 2600:1700:3688:E0:5592:7727:9E73:1C22 ( talk) 22:48, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
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18:43, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 4 March 2024 and 2 May 2024. Further details are available
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