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According to an article from the New York Post<\/a>,<\/p>\n

Phony \u201cservice dog\u201d tags have become common among city pooch owners, who use them for everything from taking Fido bar-hopping to pick up chicks to getting discounts on the Hamptons Jitney.<\/p>\n

Dog owners can easily snap up bogus tags, vests, patches and certificates on the Internet, circumventing the city Health Department and undermining federal regulations designed to aid the disabled.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was sick of tying up my dog outside,\u201d said Brett David, 33, a restaurateur whose tiny pooch, Napoleon, wore an unofficial \u201ctherapy dog\u201d patch during a visit to Whole Foods on Houston Street (pictured).<\/p>\n

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\u201cSometimes, they\u2019ll give me a hassle and say bring the papers next time, but for five bucks, you order [a patch] off eBay, and it works 90 percent of the time,\u201d he told The Post.<\/p>\n

The Health Department issues legitimate service-dog tags but doesn\u2019t regulate them.<\/p>\n

To obtain a legitimate tag, an applicant only needs to present a letter from a dog trainer saying the dog can perform certain useful tasks. Proof of a disability isn\u2019t required.<\/p>\n

David merely had to say \u201cservice dog\u201d at a Starbucks on Delancey Street and again at a dumpling eatery on Broome Street for him and his furry friend to be allowed inside.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been to most movie theaters in the city, more nightclubs than most of my friends,\u201d David boasted of Napoleon, a Maltese Yorkie.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care who you are, a teacup Yorkie will trump a black [American Express] card when you\u2019re trying to pick up a girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Financier Kate Vlasovskaya, 24, carries a phony \u201cservice dog\u201d ID card she bought online from the \u201cUnited States Service Dog Registry\u201d for her Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Lila.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s becoming pretty popular now,\u201d she said as she recently carted Lila on the Hamptons Jitney without having to buy a ticket for the dog.<\/p>\n

For $50, the laminated card, featuring a hologram, provides the dog with an ID number.<\/p>\n

Vlasovskaya isn\u2019t worried about getting called out, noting it\u2019s a hassle to verify the certificate.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019d have to go through all of these links or get someone on the line,\u201d she said. \u201cWith all of that effort, they will probably just let you in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toni Eames, the blind president of the International Association of Assistance Dog Partners, said fake service pooches antagonize her Seeing-Eye dog.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople don\u2019t realize that if the dog misbehaves in any way \u2014 if it isn\u2019t clean, barks or is overly friendly and jumps on people \u2014 that it aggravates other dogs and disrupts the way they do service,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Lori Levine, designer of the Comes With Baggage handbag line, got her dogs legitimate tags after paying $1,100 to have them trained. She got the tags so she could take the pets to visit a sick friend in the hospital but also brings the pooches along while dining out, shopping or traveling.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou can tell when people are faking it,\u201d she said. \u201cTheir dogs act crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This article makes me sick.<\/strong> I can\u2019t believe people are abusing their pets by putting a Service Dog patch and getting preferential treatment like avoiding the \u201cpet cabin fee.\u201d<\/p>\n

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