Schools Fight Families Over Autism Service Dogs

[FireTiger]

That too. Not to mention, other people are much more likely to ignore the dog than if he/she is sitting. I noticed that psychologically, seeing her sit seemed to say to people "pet me! I'm not working!" even with her cape on, whereas, for some reason, her lying down with her cape on seemed to signal a more official "I'm busy, leave me alone" - even if it was probably more of a "The dog is resting, let it rest" mindset than "the dog is working" mindset.

Additionally, you'd be surprised how many things can hit a dog in the head at the "sitting" height. Purses, shopping bags, kids swinging toys, etc. Having them lie down seems to get their heads out of "bonk range"

While training Jack, most people didn't even SEE him... under my chair under the table laying down.

"Oh you had that dog here the whole time? I never saw him!"

"Thank you"