i'm pretentious

I was at a function today with a few hundred disabled people, and about four other people had service dogs (some were SDITs). This made me aware of something. I'm incredibly pretentious! The working dogs were over weight, the one in training (I think it was) barked, and worst of all, I think two of them were there illegally. The ONE I really wanted to see, I didn't even get a glimpse of. There was a freaking therapy dog there! I hope they got permission to bring her. She was very well behaved, kudos to them, but hi, therapy dog's don't have public access. The other had just been diagnosed w/ a neuro muscular disease and in the same breath as telling me it is too much for her to be in public, they tell me they are leaving to go get her!!! I don't know. I just, must have really high standards. The one guy was yanking his lab around, and it really upset me...but they were not from my organization, so I blew it off. Later on I saw someone who was in our program, doing leash corrections and of course the dog didn't respond, because she had no clue what tugging and dragging her by the leash meant! I know Winston isn't perfect, he sniffs the air a ton ton ton. And I am by far not a perfect handler, but come on people these are basic things!! Okay, sorry, just had to get that off of my chest...