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Pet Me Patch Creates Fiery But Hilarious Reddit Debate

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    You Don't Need To Tell Us Twice

    Dog - PET ME

    How could anyone be angry at this face? You'll see in the next image what all the fuss was about, but we wanted to lead off with that perfect little smile. We also, seeing the image, understand how someone could confuse that for a service dog vest, but lighten up a little! You can clearly tell that this person and their dog are just having some fun. 

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    A Sticky Situation, Without A Doubt

    Font - My 10 month rescue puppy is a 50 lb pit terrier mix (looks more like a mini lab with brindle coat) he's actually pretty small and super friendly. However, no one ever came up to pet him on our walks or when we took him out and he ended up really sad. We were concerned that people thought he was aggressive or didn't know if they could pet him... So, we bought him a vest that says "please pet me" on it so people know it's okay to pet him and that he's not going to be aggressive towards them

    When the OP explained further why they put the patch on their dog, we felt even worse about that stupid lady going up and accosting them! We personally feel that their decision to put the patch on served a positive purpose. Most of the people commenting on Reddit felt the exact same way, and they let it be known, clearly. Keep scrolling and you'll see what we mean! 

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    9 Out of 10 Enthusiasts Agree

    Font - lasercatte · 1 mo. ago Asshole Enthusiast [5] NTA. For context, people with service dogs have the opposite problem: People keep trying to pet them when they're busy working. And it's true that usually, people identify service dogs by a vest. I think it was rude of this stranger to "educate" you in the way she did, but I get what she was driving at. If you'd like to avoid any confusion, perhaps make sure that your vest/leash clearly don't look like a service dog's. For example, a knit swea
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    We Miss The Reading Rainbow

    Font - rebelkittenscry · 1 mo. ago Partassipant [3] The public need to learn to read lol I'm an Assistance Dog handler but a vest on a dog doesn't automatically mean "working dog" That style vest with patches is awesome for people with anxious, blind, deaf or other dogs needing caution/space or dogs like OP's that can be labelled Friendly etc I would suggest a harness in a different colour to red though as red is unofficially the colour for "don't approach" for a lot of people 33 3 Reply Give Aw
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    We Shouldn't Be Laughing At This But...

    Font - burnindour · 1 mo. ago S Lady was mad a "fun" dog was culturally appropriating a service dog 213 Reply Give Award Share Report Save Follow
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    We Would Love To See More Of This

    Font - Interesting_Sea_7815 · 1 mo. ago Asshole Aficionado [10] NTA, I feel like this is super helpful for everyone involved. Sounds like that woman just wanted someone to yell at.
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    Aren't We All Just Service Animals For Our Pets?

    Font - Carl__Gordon_Jenkins · 1 mo, ago I don't think there's any confusion at all now that the puppy tax has been paid. That's just a harness. Shit, I have one for my cat and he is most assuredly not a service animal. I'm his service animal. 4 94 5 LJ Reply Give Award Share Report Save Follow
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    That Lady Really Needs To Learn To Read

    Font - SimplySam4210 · 1 mo. ago 10 Craptain [192] NTA. Service dog vests are clearly marked as "service dog" or "working dog, do not pet". 263 Reply Give Award Share Report Save Follow
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    We All Seem To Be In Agreement Here

    Rectangle - ecstaticegg · 1 mo. ago Partassipant [1] Unless OP is using the vest to pretend it's a service dog and abusing privileges I think even if someone with a real service dog complained they'd still be out of line. Service dog vests indicated as such on them and this one clearly says "PET ME" in huge letters. It looks nothing like a service dog vest.
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    Say It Louder For The People In The Back!

    Human body - smooshee99 · 1 mo. ago 10/10 would give lots of pets!!

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