She Refused To Let Her Teenaged Niece “Borrow” Her Service Dog For A Birthday Trip To The Mall
This 22-year-old woman, unfortunately, suffers from seizures. So, she worked for a while in order to afford a service dog to help her out while she was in public.
Then, after she was finally able to get the dog, her pup’s training cost a fortune, too. In fact, she had to pay about $15,000 for her service dog’s training.
“I saved up for years, and my boyfriend helped me, as well,” she said.
Now, she currently lives with her boyfriend, which means that whenever she is at home, her dog is usually “off-duty.”
It is also important to note that her 15-year-old niece often gets seizures, too.
That’s why, just a couple of days ago, her 40-year-old sister reached out and asked if her niece could borrow her service dog for an upcoming birthday celebration.
Apparently, for her birthday, her niece wants to visit the mall with a couple of friends. And usually, her niece is never allowed to go anywhere without her sister due to the seizures– hence why her niece wanted to borrow her service pup.
Quite frankly, though, she did not think that was a very good idea.
First of all, her dog was specifically trained to respond to her. That’s why she isn’t sure how her service dog would behave with her niece.
Tanya – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual dog
“I also don’t like the idea of having my dog in public without me, and I also need my dog for my own seizures,” she added.
After she explained all of this to her sister, though, her sister just became pretty upset and tried to claim that her niece would only have her dog for a couple of hours.
Her sister also told her that she should be more than willing to help out her loved ones since her family was always there to help her while she grew up.
Now, at that point, she decided to just call her mom for a second opinion. But while her mom did agree with her, it became clear that her mom also did not want to upset her sister.
So, her mom ultimately told her that she should just let her niece use her service dog for a few hours.
She did wind up consulting her boyfriend for advice, too. And thankfully, he did take her side.
However, ever since she turned down her sister’s request, everyone in her family has not stopped calling her and accusing her of being selfish.
So now, she’s been left wondering whether refusing to allow her niece to borrow her service dog for a birthday trip to the mall actually makes her a jerk or not.
Can you understand why she is hesitant about “lending” her service dog to her niece? Should service animals ever be shared or borrowed? What if she needed her service dog while it wasn’t there? Do you think she made the right call by not letting her niece borrow her service pup?
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