[M.D. Holloway]

My wife has had a service dog (blind guide dog) for over 3 years now - there is absolutely no way that her dog would ever bite. It is 15/16s yellow lab and 1/16 golden retriever. Both her parents were guide dogs for the blind as were several in her litter. They put them through an extensive screening process for behavior and train-ability. They also do a genetic screening - seems as though these dogs that do the job well have a certain genetic profile. That is guide dogs for the blind. Too many other people have jumped on the service pet wagon and while I am sure there are some really good programs and animals, there are always those who claim its a service dog when it isn't - kinda like people who say they were in combat or the military and really were not. I don't like those people.