‘He knows I know he knows better’: Boomer Calls Out Fellow Boomer for Acting ‘Dumb’ When Told Not to Pet His Veteran PTSD Service Dog

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Dec 18, 2023 8:00 PM EST

Can we get an applaud for boomers holding other boomers accountable please? The trend of showing the consequences of someone's actions with your words, rather than just being passive aggressive or physically aggressive didn't seem to start until after the boomers. So it's not that common of an occurrence to see a boomer diplomatically shut someone down. I mean, don't get me wrong, there are problem people in every generation, but I just want to give praise where praise is due. This boomer looked another boomer straight in the face and told them what was up, in a calm and concise way. Heck yes! More of that from boomers, please. What happened here was this boomer was out with his service dog, who he has as a veteran with PTSD, minding his own business. Another boomer came barreling over trying to pet his dog. He immediately called him out and when the problem boomer realized it was another boomer giving him attitude, the outcome was glorious. Here's another service dog incident where people tried to act like they don't know the ADA laws. 

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    Posted by u/vger2000 2 days ago Finally Did It. Managed to politely correct someone I comment a lot but this is my first OP, be kind.
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    So running an errand with husband and SD. Hubby runs in to take care of business. I walk my SD around the property.
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    Boomer Employee (BE) comes up to us starts doing the 'oh cute dog' crap and I cut him off and: OP - please don't talk to my service dog
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    BE keeps talking a moment, stops, looks confused, and raises his head to look at me and goes "WHAT" OP - please don't talk to my service dog - thank you
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    BE mouth drops open, flinches back like he touched an electric cattle prod, then turns his head and starts to slink away - Now a few points to make this good...
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    My SD had a red vest clearly marked that he was a service dog. SD also had an orange harness on that acts as his seat belt (I leave it on if we are getting back in the car). The
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    orange harness also has a chest piece clearly showing this is a service dog! I'm also wearing an expensive respirator and of course BE still isn't getting the idea.
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    I'm certain he wasn't expecting someone to talk back to him much less another man his age. Perhaps he finally noticed the PTSD on
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    the red vest or 'DO NOT SEPARATE DOG FROM HANDLER or maybe VETERAN SERVICE DOG on the orange chest piece or maybe he did the math and decided I'm to big and scary looking...lol
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    I'm a boomer, and I have had it with the way most are behaving lately. Nice thing is once he realized I was another boomer, it made him flinch back
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    because I an well know my generation learned about service dogs. and he knows I know he knows better(...wording could be better but you get the idea.)
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    I consider it a public service to call out my generation for egregious idiocy.
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    Gullible-Fig-4106 2 days ago ● That's awesome, I'm so proud of you OP! Im still working up my confidence to be that assertive. Seeing posts like this about others doing it always makes me feel more determined to speak up
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    Blind Voodoo 1 day ago I have a very hard time correcting someone. One night I was at a concert with a bunch of family and my husband and I were in the lobby off to the side waiting for everyone to filter out. A couple made a
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    beeline to us and the (assuming) husband walked up to my dog, said nothing, and bent down trying to pet her. I told him not to distract her and his reply was, "Oh, it's ok! I just want to pet her!"
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    He was way too enthusiastic. I told him no, said she is working etc and he just kept repeating that it was ok. At one point. Stepped in front of her to stop him and he got all huffy and said, "Fine. I'll ask. Can I pet your dog?"
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    He was super sarcastic. Because I have a hard time when people confront me when I'm out with her, my husband saw I was handling it and wasn't saying anything. Then the sarcasm from the guy got to him.
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    So, when he said again that it's ok, he just wants to pet the dog and can he pet her, my husband piped up behind me, totally straight faced, and said, "So it's ok if I pet you? Or pet your wife?"
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    He said No, of course not, what's wrong with you? At that point the rest of our party met up with us and the guys wife pulled him away. I really need to get better at just being an hole.
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    ● HuckyBuddy 1 day ago I have heard kids in the supermarket tell their mum that she can't touch or talk to the dog because he is special dog helping that man. Sounds like some good stuff for the future. If we don't call
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    people out like OP, we are not educating people. I find it easier to say no you can't touch my dog, if I have the mindset of this is a perfect training opportunity, your mindset changes "no you may not touch my dog. He is a
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    service dog who helps me with my disability". You have educated by saying no. If there is follow on questions, I find "I would rather not talk about my private medical conditions"
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