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Old 01-15-2013, 12:40 AM   #9 (permalink)
JeaneneR
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No matter how well you know your dogs, and no matter how well trained there is always a risk of injury when playing with other dogs. Temper tantrums happen and with a service dog it can cause them to be reactive with other dogs as well as injury which can end a service dog's working life.

Not to mention that focus is a big issue, with a working dog the partnership between handler and dog needs to be extremely strong and you don't need your dog looking for attention from the other dog(s) in the house.
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