Are owners responsible for how their dog behaves and appears in public?
Owners of service dogs are responsible for the behaviour of their dog when they are out in public. Owners are required to have their dogs under control. This means their dogs should not growl, bark aggressively, snap, bite, or lunge at anyone at anytime. Protection under the Act does not apply if the owner does not control the behaviour of their service dog. In this case the owner can be asked to leave a public place. Owners are required to clean up or make arrangements to clean up if their service dog voids in a public place.
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