TRANSCRIPT: REALTIME CAPTIONING OF L.A. COUNTY COMMISSIONER
JANET NEAL'S DISABILITY-BASED RADIO SHOW
JANET'S PLANET ON KTYM AM 1460 LOS ANGELES, WWW.KTYM.COM
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3/7/12
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JANET: GOOD MORNING. TODAY IS MARCH THE 7TH. AND I HAVE TWO WONDERFUL GUESTS AS USUAL AND YOU ARE LISTENING TO JANET'S PLANET L.A., AND I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE SANDY EISENBERG FIRST SO SHE CAN BRING IN OUR HEARING IMPAIREDPEOPLE.
GUEST: GOOD MORNING.
JANET: GOOD MORNING.
GUEST: HOW ARE YOU?
JANET: IT'S STILL MORNING. I DON'T KNOW YET. ASK ME AFTER 12:00.
GUEST: I WILL DO THAT. FOR ANYBODY WISHING TO VIEW THE LIVE CAPTIONING
GRAB A PEN. THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. LOG ON TO
HTTP://WWW.STREAMTEXT.NET/TEXT.ASPX?EVENT=JANETSPLANET. AND I'LL REPEAT THAT. HTTP://WWW.STREAMTEXT.NET/TEXT.ASPX?EVENT=JANETSPLANET. IF YOU MISSED ANY OF THAT OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAPTIONING. PLEASE CONTACT ME. I'M SANDY EISENBERG. INFO@YOURCAPTIONER.COM WWW.YOURCAPTIONER.COM.
JANET: THANK YOU SANDY, AND PLEASE BE SURE TELL OUR CAPTIONER, GAY, HELLO.
GUEST: SHE CAN HEAR YOU.
JANET: I DID NOT GET AN AGENDA FROM THE CITY'S COMMISSION ON DISABILITY
AGAIN. 213 202 2764 FOR ALL OF YOU CITY RESIDENTS THAT HAVE ISSUES OF
CONCERN WITH REGARD TO DISABILITY. IF YOU DON'T GET ANYBODY THERE. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE MAYOR IS STILL TRYING TO GET RID OF HIS COMMISSION ON DISABILITY. OR CALL THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH ANY ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE DATE OF THE COMMISSION'S LUNCHEON, WHICH WILL BE OCTOBER THE 15TH, 2012. I'M HOPING EVERYBODY WILL PARTICIPATE. WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ENTERTAINMENT. IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. NOT VERY DIFFERENT. ARE YOU OKAY, SANDY?
GUEST: I'M FINE. WHY?
JANET: IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO CLIMB OUT OF SOMETHING.
GUEST: I'M SORRY. I'LL MUTE THIS. HANG ON.
JANET: IT'S OKAY. AS LONG AS YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE
MENTION OF THAT. IT'S A WONDERFUL FUNCTION. WE HAVE THE ART CONTEST. WE HAVE AN ESSAY CONTEST. THE LUNCHEON RAISES MONEY FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SO THE APPLICATIONS ARE GOING TO BE COMING OUT I THINK THIS MONTH OR THEY SHOULD HAVE COME OUT THIS MONTH ACTUALLY, AND THIS IS FOR KIDS IN HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITIONING TO COLLEGE MAY APPLY. ANY DISABILITY MAY APPLY. PARENTS, THIS DOESN'T MEAN YOU. YOUR KIDS HAVE TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION. THEN YOU CAN HELP THEM BUT YOU CAN'T DO IT. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT PROGRAM COMING UP AND I'M HOPE WE'LL HAVE SOME GOOD PARTICIPATION. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE BALDWIN HILLS CRENSHAW MALL FOR A MINUTE. YOU'VE HEARD ME COMPLAIN OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT THE BIG HOLE IN THE GROUND OVER THERE ON MARLTON, AND MARTIN LUTHER KING. IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER. JUST REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE SECTION SECOND DISTRICT STAFF, AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE GRABBED THE BULL BY THE HORNS AND IT'S LOOKING NICE. I CAN SEE THE PROGRESS. THEY'RE TEARING DOWN SOME
OF THE OLD STRUCTURES. THEY PUT UP SOME FENCES. IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
THERE'S A SENIOR'S CENTER THAT THEY'RE CALLING BUCKINGHAM PALACE. OKAY. I HOPE IT WORKS OUT. IT LOOKS REALLY NICE. IT ENDS UP BEING A GOOD FACILITY. IT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED. SENIOR HOUSING IS VERY HIGH ON THE NEEDS LIST AS IS ACCESSIBLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TOO. SO LET'S KEEP THAT GOOD POSITIVE ENERGY GOING ON OVER THERE.
I WANT TO MENTION SOMETHING I SAW ON TV. IT WAS ON QUITE A WHILE
AGO. I JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK AT IT YESTERDAY. IT WAS WITH DIANE SAWYER,
AND IT WAS ABOUT LAKOTA TRIBE IN DAKOTA, AND IT WAS VERY, VERY INTERESTING. THERE'S ONE LITTLE KID HE'S SLEEPING WITH 6 OTHER KIDS. AND YOU KNOW WHAT HE WANTS TO DO. HE WANTS TO BE THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN PRESIDENT.
GUEST: GOOD FOR HIM.
JANET: I HOPE I LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO VOTE FOR HIM. WITH ALL OF THE THINGS
HE WANTS TO DEAL WITH ON THE RESERVATION. HE WANTS TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT. THE OTHER THING THAT WAS SIGNIFICANT WHICH I LOVE THE DANCING, TO TEACH HOW TO JIGGLE DANCE OR CHARL DANCING AND IT WAS JUST WONDERFUL. BUT THEY TALKED ABOUT THE HIGH LEVEL OF DIABETES AND ALCOHOLISM ON THE RESERVATION, AND HOW PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THEY GO TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND THEY START SCHOOLS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND THEY WERE WONDERING WHY NO ONE COMES THERE TO THE RESERVATION TO HELP PEOPLE HERE IN THIS COUNTRY. ONE OF THE COMPANIES THAT WENT IN BECAUSE THE PRIMARY BUSINESS ON THE RESERVATION IS A LIQUOR STORE, AND A SUBWAY CAME IN AND
OPENED UP A SUBWAY, AND THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH CONSCIOUSNESS RAISED THERE WHERE THEY'RE BEGINNING TO LOSE WEIGHT ON THIS PARTICULAR RESERVATION, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT. AND ONE PARTICULAR LADY SHE WAS CRYING IT HAD BEEN YEARS SINCE SHE HAD A CUCUMBER. THEY WERE SO EXPENSIVE AND SHE COULDN'T AFFORD IT. IF YOU HAVE EXTRA STUFF SEND IT TO A RESERVATION. NOW I WANT TO INTRODUCE MY GUESTS. ONE IS A REPEATER AND I'LL INTRODUCE MY REPEATER.
GUEST: TOM CAVAGNERO.
JANET: FROM.
GUEST: IRS.
JANET: HE'S A FRIENDLY.
GUEST: I'M DEBBIE SANDS AND I SPECIALIZE IN SERVICE ANIMAL PUBLIC SERVICE
ACCESS EDUCATION.
JANET: WE HAVE TWO VERY GOOD TOPICS. I'LL START WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE.
GUEST: THANK YOU.
JANET: TOM IS A NICE GUY.
GUEST: I TRY.
JANET: YOU'RE A VERY NICE GUY.
GUEST: I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME ON THE RADIO AGAIN.
JANET: WHEN THE PHONE RINGS, AND IT SAYS IRS I HAVE TO ANSWER IT.
GUEST: THANKS. I'M HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OF COURSE THE DEADLINE IS COMING UP, AND IT'S JUST A COUPLE OF KEY POINTS TODAY IF I CAN. FIRST OF ALL, IS THAT THE DEADLINE THIS YEAR IS TUESDAY APRIL 17TH. IT'S NOT THE 15TH BECAUSE THAT'S A SUNDAY, AND THE 16TH IS EMANCIPATION DAY. TUESDAY APRIL 17TH IS THE DEADLINE. THAT'S THE DEADLINE TO GET YOUR RETURN FILED ELECTRONICALLY. YOU CAN GET AN EXTENSION. IF ALSO IF YOU HAVE A BALANCE DUE PAYMENT PLEASE TRY TO GET THAT IN BY APRIL 17TH. IF YOU'RE MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HAS TO BE DONE BY APRIL 17TH. IT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT THAT THE LAW ALLOWS UP TO REFUND FOR THREE YEARS. SO IN OTHER WORDS APRIL 17TH IS ALSO THE LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR A REFUND ON A 2008 RETURN. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T FILED A 2008 RETURN WHICH WAS DUE ON APRIL 15TH OR 16TH ON 2009, YOU KICK THAT UP THREE YEARS, AND LAST DAY TO FILE FOR THAT REFUND WILL BE APRIL 17TH OF 2012, AND THE IRS ESTIMATES THAT THERE ARE REFUNDS TOTALING MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS THAT ARE WAITING FOR 1 MILLION PEOPLE ON 2008 RETURNS, AND THAT WE ESTIMATE THAT ABOUT HALF OF THESE POTENTIAL 2008 REFUNDS ARE $630 OR MORE. AGAIN, IF YOU HAVEN'T FILED A 2008 RETURN AND YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION, YOU MAY BE DUE A REFUND, AND YOU NEED TO GET IT IN BY APRIL 17TH, TUESDAY.
JANET: THANK YOU FOR THAT.
GUEST: THE OFFICE I WORK FOR THE IRS THAT OVERSEES THIS VOLUNTEER VITA
PROGRAM THAT'S A KEY MESSAGE THAT WE TRY TO GET OUT ALL YEAR LONG. WE WANT YOUR LISTENERS TO KNOW THAT THESE VITA SITES EXIST THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THERE'S APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 200 OF THEM WE HAVE. MOST OF THEM ARE IN L.A. COUNTY ARE THE AREA THAT WE HANDLE GOES UP TO SANLUIS OBISPO COUNTY. WE OFFER FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION AT THESE VITA SITES. WE WORK WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND SCHOOLS, OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. ALL OF
THE PREPARERS ARE CERTIFIED. THEY HAVE TO TAKE AN IRS TEST. THESE VITA
SITES EXIST FOR YOUR FREE TAX PREPARATION. WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE. WHICH IS WWW.IRS.GOV. THAT'S WWW.IRS.GOV. IF YOU DO A KEYWORD SEARCH OF VITA LOOK FOR VITA LOCATIONS AND YOU PUT IN YOUR ZIP CODE YOUSHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND A VITA LOCATION IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
JANET: WHAT ABOUT THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE COMPUTER ACCESS?
GUEST: WE HAVE A PHONE NUMBER. YOU CAN CALL 1 800 906 9887. THAT'S 1 800
906 9887 AND WE CAN TELL WHERE THERE'S A VITA SITE IN YOUR AREA. WE WORK
WITH A LOT OF THE NON PROFITS. OUR MAJOR PARTNER IS AARP. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PHONE NUMBER TO FIND VITA SITES. THEY'RE VITA SITES. THEIR VITA SITES FOCUS ON FOLKS 60 AND ABOVE, AND THEY WILL SERVE ALL AGES. TO LOOK FOR AN VITA SIGHT FOR AARP, 888 227 7669. AND OF COURSE YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE WWW.IRSAARP.ORG. LAST BUT AT LEAST, INFO OF 211 EVERY YEAR WE GIVE THEM OUR VITA SITE LISTING.
JANET: WHEN YOU DEAL WITH 211 THEY ASK YOU ABOUT 40 QUESTIONS FIRST. THEY DO SURVEYS, AND STUFF ON THAT LINE AND THEY WON'T GIVE YOU THE NUMBER YOU'RE ASKING FOR UNTIL YOU DO THEIR SURVEY. JUST A COMMENT.
GUEST: OKAY. BUT THEY DO LIST OUR VITA SITES. THAT'S A GOOD THING. AND
WE ALSO LIKE YOUR LISTENERS IF THEY WANT AT IRS.GOV THERE'S WHAT'S CALLED A FREE FILE OPTION RIGHT THERE ON THE HOME PAGE. YOU'LL SEE A LINK FOR FREE FILE OPTION. WHAT THAT MEANS THERE'S ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT VENDORS SOFTWARES THAT YOU CAN PICK TO DO YOUR FEDERAL RETURN FOR FREE, AND MANY TIMES A STATE RETURN ALSO. AND IT'S MOSTLY FOR THOSE WHO MAKE UNDER $50,000 A YEAR. AND YOU LOOK FOR THAT ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE IRS. WWW.IRS.GOV. CAN I GET SOME MORE INFORMATION. JUST ONE MORE THING FOR REFUNDS. I KNOW THIS IS A VERY
IMPORTANT.
JANET: THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART.
GUEST: BECAUSE A LOT OF FOLKS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT REFUNDS. IT'S AVAILABLE ABOUT 72 HOURS OR THREE DAYS AFTER THE IRS ACKNOWLEDGES AN E FILED RETURN. WE PUSH ELECTRONIC FILING. IT SPEEDS UP A REFUND. YOU CAN GET YOUR REFUND IN ABOUT 10 TO 21 DAYS.
WHEREAS WITH A PAPER FILE IT WILL TAKE 4 6 WEEKS.
JANET: I HEARD THAT WAS SLOWED DOWN.
GUEST: THAT'S WHY IT'S TAKING 10 21. BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DO A LOT TO
PROTECT PEOPLE'S IDENTITY. THE IRS IS TRYING TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S IDENTIES.
JANET: I ALWAYS LIKE TO CROSS CHECK MY INFORMATION WITH YOU, BECAUSE I
TRUST YOU. YOU CAN GET ANYTHING OUT THERE.
GUEST: WE SLOWED DOWN THE REFUNDS DOWN A BIT BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S THE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT PEOPLE. AND THE LAST ONE MORE PHONE NUMBER, THIS NUMBER IS TO CHECK FOR REFUNDS ONLY. 1 800 829 1954. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER YOU CAN CHECK YOUR REFUND ONLINE. WE PREFER PEOPLE TO GO TO THE WHERESMYREFUND AT WWW.IRS.GOV.
JANET: NOW WE GO TO WHAT I FIND INTERESTING. TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOU DO.
GUEST: I GOT INVOLVED WITH THE SERVICE ANIMAL INDUSTRY OVER 17 YEARS AGO. WORKED FOR A LOCAL GUY, ORGANIZATION, DID THEIR PUBLIC RELATIONS AS THEIR MANAGER. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT BUT I DID A LOT OF TRAVELLING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TALKING ABOUT GUIDE DOGS BUT SERVICE ANIMALS AS WELL. JUST TRYING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON WHAT THEY SHOULD DO, AND NOT DO WHEN THEY SEE SOMEONE THAT HAS A SERVICE ANIMAL.
JANET: I'M GOING TO STOP YOU FOR ONE SECOND TO CLEAR UP ONE POINT. I KNOW I ASKED YOU THIS POINT ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SERVICE ANIMAL AND A GUIDE DOG FOR THE PUBLIC THAT IS LISTENING SO THAT THEY DON'T GET CONFUSED BECAUSE THE COUNTY MADE SOME NEW RULES ABOUT PETS AND THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEBODY'S PET AND A GUIDE DOG OR SERVICE ANIMAL. COULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT.
GUEST: I WILL. THAT'S EVERYBODY'S CONFUSED WHAT A SERVICE ANIMAL IS.
JANET: I DON'T THINK PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED. I THINK SOME PEOPLE WANT TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
GUEST: THAT'S TRUE. THERE ARE GUIDE DOGS THAT ARE DOGS THAT ARE TRAINED FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR THE BLIND. THAT'S A GUIDE DOG. THAT GETS YOU FROM POINT A TO POINT B SAFELY. AND THAT'S WHAT THE DOG'S RESPONSIBILITY IS. THEY ARE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS SAFE AND WHAT ISN'T. WE CALL THAT INTELLIGENT DISOBEDIENCE. THEY TAKE THEM AWAY FROM THAT DANGEROUS ZONE, AND WALK THEM IN A VERY EFFICIENT SAFE MANNER. YOU THEN HAVE WHAT WE CALL ASSISTANCE DOGS WHICH ARE DOGS THAT PEOPLE, PEOPLE IN A WHEELCHAIR, THEY MAY PULL A WHEELCHAIR, AND PICK THINGS OFF THE FLOOR, OPEN THE DOOR, OPEN THE REFRIGERATOR. TURN ON THE LIGHTS, A NUMBER OF TASKS THAT THESE DOGS ARE PERFORMING TO HELP SOMEBODY WHO'S PHYSICALLY DISABLED. THEN WE HAVE THE
DOGS THAT HERE'S WHERE WE HAVE A NEW LAW THAT CAME INTO EFFECT ON MARCH 15TH OF LAST YEAR. A SERVICE ANIMAL PER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT WHICH IS NOW THE ADA. NOW WHEN I SAY ADA YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. PURSUANT TO THEIR REGULATIONS MARCH OF LAST YEAR A SERVICE ANIMAL IS A DOG. IT'S NOT A FERRET, A PARROT, A SNAKE, A RAT. IT IS NOW CONSIDERED A DOG. SO WE START THAT WITH THAT UP FRONT. THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING OUT INTO THE PUBLIC AND THEY HAVE FERRETS AND PARROTS, AND SNAKES AND THEY WERE WALKING INTO RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SAYING THIS IS MY SERVICE ANIMAL, AND I HAVE TO HAVE THEM. AND THAT OPENED UP PANDORA'S BOX AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. LEGALLY A
SERVICE ANIMAL IS A DOG. THE OTHER TYPES OF DOGS THAT ARE BEING TRAINED ARE THOSE TO INTERRUPT DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. THAT IS A NEWER DOG THAT'S BEING TRAINED FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISTICS. THEY HAVE FOUND THAT A DOG IS NUDGING THEM OR ABLE TO CALM THEM HELPS THIS CHILD IMMENSELY AND THEY'RE SEEING THAT THESE CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, AND ABLE TO BE IN PUBLIC, AND ACTUALLY HAVE THIS SOCIAL LIFE THEY NEVER HAD BEFORE. THAT'S THE ONE THING ABOUT THE SERVICE DOG IS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE SERVICE DOGS ARE NOT NOT NECESSARILY EXTROVERTED. NOW WHEN THEY GO INTO PUBLIC INTO PUBLIC
PEOPLE COME UP TO THEM. THEY ARE NOW THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. WE DON'T WANT TO DISTURB THAT DOG WHEN THEY'RE WORKING. WHEN THE HARNESS IS ON OR WORKING WITH SOMEONE IT'S A JOB TO DO AND IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE HANDLER AS WELL AS THE DOG IF YOU HANDLE THEM. WATCH THEM FROM A DISTANCE. ADMIRE THEIR CAPABILITIES. THESE ARE FABULOUS DOGS THAT ARE HEROES EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE HAVE NO CLUE HOW THEY SAVE THEIR HANDLERS IN MANY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. BUT THEY DO THESE AMAZING TASKS EVERY SINGLE DAY AT A DROP OF A HAT. WE WILL SAY PLEASE DO NOT PET A SERVICE DOG. IT'S NOT SAFE FOR THE
HANDLER AS WELL AS THE DOG.
JANET: WELL, I'M GLAD YOU CLEARED THAT UP. BECAUSE THIS CAME UP BEFORE THE COMMISSION WHERE YOU CAME TO THE COMMISSION BECAUSE I WENT TO THE RENAISSANCE FAIR AND I'VE TOLD THIS STORY MANY TIMES. I WENT TO THE
RENAISSANCE FAIR, AND THERE WAS THIS GUY HE HAD THIS RAT DOG, AND BECAUSE IT WAS JUST
GUEST: A MIXED BREED.
JANET: I THINK HE MAY HAVE BEEN A THOROUGHBRED. HE WAS VERY LITTLE. JUST RUNNING ALL OVER THE PLACE OUT OF CONTROL ON THE LEASH, AND GUY WAS JERKING HIM. HE WASN'T TRAINING THE DOG. THE DOG WAS HANDLING HIM. AND THEN HE TOOK THE DOG, AND HE PUT IT ON A FOOD COUNTER, AND THAT'S WHEN I LIKE KIND OF FREAKED OUT. BUT HE HAD THIS LITTLE VEST ON THE DOG THAT SAYS WORK DOG IN TRAINING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND I ALSO SEE WELL, THE GYM THAT I USED TO BELONG TO BEFORE THEY KICKED ME OUT THERE WAS A LADY THAT USED TO BRING A DOG. SHE SAID IT WAS A COMPANION DOG. CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT?
GUEST: A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD COMFORT DOGS, AND THE ADA CAME OUT WITH A RULING THAT SAID COMFORT DOGS ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED A SERVICE ANIMAL. THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THAT RULE. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THAT RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL HOUSING AUTHORITY. IT'S DIFFERENT WITH THEM.
JANET: IT NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENT.
GUEST: BUT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS SAID ON THERE'S NO COMFORT ANIMALS IN PUBLIC. IF YOU HAVE A COMFORT ANIMAL THAT COMFORTS YOU WHEN YOU'RE HAVING AN ANXIETY ATTACK OVER WHATEVER IT'S NOT A DOG THEY WILL RECOGNIZE IN PUBLIC. EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO RULES THERE'S STILL A LOT OF THE VAGUENESS OUT THERE BECAUSE THERE'S NO CERTIFICATION THAT'S REQUIRED. WE'RE THE ONLY STATE IN ALL OF THE 50 STATES THAT HAS A STATE GUIDE DOG BOARD. SO THEREFORE YOU CAN'T ASK CERTIFICATION FROM ANOTHER STATE WHERE A GUIDE DOG HAS BEEN TRAINED OR SERVICE ANIMAL WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE A GOVERNING BODY OR
CERTIFICATION PROCESS. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAINING THEIR OWN DOGS TO BE SERVICE ANIMALS. ONE OR TWO THINGS TO KNOW THAT A DOG IS NOT SOMEBODY'S PET. IT'S ALL IN THE BEHAVIOR. ARE THEY PERFORMING IN THE BASICALLY A SERVICE ANIMAL HAS TO PERFORM AT LEAST TWO TASKS. PHYSICAL TASKS TO MITIGATE THE PERSON'S PHYSICAL CONDITION. AND SITTING ON YOUR LAP IS NOT A PHYSICAL TASK. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO REIN IN. MAYBE THEY'LL BE REACHING FOR SOMETHING ON A TABLE. THAT'S DIFFERENT. THEY MAY BE GETTING AN UTENSIL OR NAPKIN OR SOMEBODY HAS A CELL PHONE ON THE TABLE, AND THE DOG IS GOING FOR THAT. TRULY THE BEHAVIOR IS REALLY KEY. THE CLEANLINESS OF THE DOG. AND UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE HANDLER. ALL OF THESE DOGS MOST OF THESE DOGS THAT GO THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS ARE RAISED BY WONDERFUL
VOLUNTEERS THAT MOST THAT WILL RAISE THEM FOR 15 TO 18 MONTHS BEFORE THEY'RE TURNED BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR THEIR FORMAL TRAINING. BUT IT'S ABOUT FOR SOME ORGANIZATIONS THAT THE DOGS ARE ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD BY THE TIME THEY GO THEY'RE TEAMED WITH SOMEONE TO BE THEIR SERVICE DOG. BUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS WILL MOST LIKELY I'M FINDING IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES WILL BE LAYING OUT $40,000 PLUS PER DOG. SO THESE ARE NOT DOGS THAT ARE NOT TAKEN LIGHTLY IN PUBLIC. NOT ALL OF THEM WANT TO BE A SERVICE DOG. MOST OF THE AGENCIES NOW THE ORGANIZATIONS WILL CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, SEARCH AND RESCUE. ALL OF THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT NEED DOGS DESPERATELY NOW TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE TRAINING ORGANIZATION IF YOU HAVE A DOG FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE. THEN LET US KNOW. MANY TIMES THE PUPPY RAISERS KNOW THAT THE DOGS ARE NOT GOING TO BE THAT HAPPY SITTING IN THE
BACKYARD WITH NOTHING TO DO. THEY WANT A JOB, AND JOB WAS NOT RIGHT IN TRAINING FOR WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY OR SOMEBODY THAT WAS BLIND THAT NEEDED A GUIDE DOG. WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF THE DOGS MAYBE NOT GO AS A SERVICE DOG NOW THEY'RE HAVING THIS WONDERFUL CAREER AS A K 9 DOG. THE DOGS ARE HAPPY AND THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. THE ORGANIZATION THAT I WORK FOR MANY YEARS AGO IT WAS ONE IN TEN DOGS THAT MADE IT THROUGH. NOW IT'S FIVE WILL MAKE IT. IT'S BETTER BREEDING, AND TRAINING AND RAISING AND ALL OF THAT GOES HAND IN HAND. THE ONE THING THAT GUIDE DOGS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS. SERVICE DOGS THAT HELP THOSE IN WHEELCHAIRS HAVE
BEEN AROUND FOR AT LEAST 35 YEARS. SO THEY'RE STILL A LOT OF MISCONCEPTIONS WHAT THESE DOGS DO AND WHAT THEIR ROLE IS IN PUBLIC.
JANET: I THINK PEOPLE SOMETIMES SEE SOMEONE A CUTE LITTLE DOG AND I WANT ONE OF THOSE. SINCE WE LIVE SO CLOSE TO HOLLYWOOD AND WE SEE SO MANY CELEBRITIES WITH DOGS IN THEIR PURSES. OFTEN THE PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC AND THEY GET THE TWO THINGS CONFUSED WHERE ONE IS A PET, THAT'S YOUR PET. HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT IS HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT. THE OTHER ONE IS WORKING. AND I DON'T THINK THAT DISTINCTION IS REALLY OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS.
GUEST: NO. I THINK THAT'S THE REASON THERE ARE THE LAWSUITS THAT ARE STILL HAPPENING. I WON'T NAME THE FAST FOOD CHAIN THAT WAS SUED LAST WEEK. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT WENT IN WITH GUIDE DOGS, AND THEY TOLD THEM BUT WE'RE ALLOWED. AND THEY WERE STILL ASKED TO LEAVE. THEY WENT DOWN THE STREET TO ANOTHER RESTAURANT, AND THEY WERE WELCOMED WITH OPEN ARMS, AND I THINK THIS IS INTERESTING THAT EVEN WITH ALL OF THE LAWS IN EFFECT THAT IT'S STILL VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THIS COMMUNICATED TO EMPLOYEES, AND I DON'T NECESSARILY ALWAYS BLAME THE EMPLOYEE. I THINK I HAVE TO GO BACK TO MANAGEMENT. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT DO THE TRAINING. THAT'S WHO I'M TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH. MY CLIENT BASE IT'S THE HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. ANY
BUSINESS THAT PROVIDES A SERVICE OR A PRODUCT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC YOU'RE PROBABLY ONE OF THESE DAYS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A SERVICE DOG IN YOUR ORGANIZATION.
JANET: I THINK THIS IS VERY GOOD INFORMATION. AND I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS ON SOME KIND OF A REGULAR BASIS TO KIND OF EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS. SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DIFFERENCES ARE, AND LIKE YOU MENTIONED WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL FOSTER CARE LIKE FOR SOME OF THE PUPPIES WHEN THEY'RE RAISED. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
GUEST: WHAT YOU DO. I HAVE A LINK ON MY WEBSITE THAT WILL PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH SOME OF THE AGENCIES THAT ARE FAIRLY LOCAL. THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PUPPY RAISER. IT'S IT'S A VOLUNTEER SITUATION. VERY GOOD.
JANET: VERY GOOD.
GUEST: 877 562 2451.
JANET: I HAD SOME OF YOU ASK ABOUT THE SOLAR LIGHTS THAT YOU CAN PUT
OUTSIDE, AND CHARGE THEM. WHEN WE HAVE A DISASTER CHARGE THEM UP, AND BRING THEM IN. YOU CAN GET THEM AT BIG LOTS. THANK YOU FOR COMING.
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