In America they’re not allowed to reject you based on your service animal, but they can find ways of canceling your ride before they get there if they know you have one. It doesn’t happen too often, and if it does you should definitely report it through the app so that the appropriate discipline is given out to the driver. One tip I would suggest for any guy dog user who wants to use ridesharing like Uber is to carry a bedsheet with you to lay out in the backseat of the car for your dog to lay on. You are not required to do this, but I found drivers are extremely appreciative of this as it prevents them from having to vacuum out the backseat of their car before their next ride. Even the most well groom dog is going to shed, and the drivers rating by the next customer could go down based on having hair in the car, so it’s worth taking notice of and helping the driver out especially if there a good one.

Do you enjoy picking up poop. Lots of poop. Lol

4 months of guide dogging, and that’s my take away. Lots of poop. But worth it!

I have gotten the stink eye from a couple of taxi drivers (husband told me), but never with
Lyft. I was told not to pu5 my dog in my profile pic, as the driver could refuse you by just not takin* the ride. I’m not a driver, so I don’t know if that’s how i5 works. I consider Lily and me ambassadors for all legit service animals, so I’m super fastidious about her grooming and maje it point to clean her paws before we get in if it’s nasty weather.

Something I didn’t expect is that, with a guide dog, you’re no longer invisible. I used a cane fir about 7 years, and felt isolated in public sometimes. With a dog, I get friendly comments all the time, and dead dig stories, which are just people telling yo7 how much they loved their dead dog who your dog reminds them of.

Mobility specialist and puppy raiser here, when I’m out in public with my pups I expect for trips to take double the amount of time they would otherwise. You get lots of silly questions or stories as well. People often ask me what my disability is even though the puppy has a jacket saying they are in training to be a guide dog. I take on the role of educator, so I don’t mind repeating myself a lot, but when you’re having a bad day it doesn’t feel the best to have someone you don’t even know asking personal questions.
Regarding the difference between the dog and a cane, prepare to feel like you are flying. A cane is an obstacle detector while a dog is an obstacle avoider. This means you have to pay attention to when your dog moves you around things because that landmark you’ve always touched before will be pass you in a heartbeat. From my very limited experience traveling with both, I like the control I have with the cane, but I love the speed of a dog.
Another important point to remember is you have to have to have to keep up the training. If the dog figures out you can see, they quickly learn to stop doing the work. My friends who are low vision are very careful about specifically going out when their vision is worse or doing blindfold walks so that their dogs’ skills stay sharp. The same goes for basic obedience. If you feed your dog from the table or let it jump up on people in the house, it won’t be long before they start doing it in harness. If you get a dog, they will tell you all this during training. You will see people bending the rules with their dogs. I bend the rules with my dogs in training. You just have to think carefully about how the rule bending will affect your personal guide. Some dogs can handle it. Some dogs can’t. If you’re thinking about it as an option, have you thought about traveling to a school that would let you feel what it is like to travel with a dog?

Can't refuse service dogs anywhere in the UK I don't think. Certainly would be more difficult to explain that to a private hire rather than black cab (UK) or yellow cab (USA), who should know because if they refuse they can be stripped of their license. In fact, in the UK at least all public transport has to accept all (well behaved) dogs, so that includes black cabs, train, tube, bus etc.

Private hire can't refuse service dogs, but can refuse pets. If you ring for a minicab in the UK, it might help to say you have a dog with you (not specifying service), and they'll send a driver who doesn't mind. If they flat out say they don't have any drivers that will take dogs, and you're desperate for a taxi, explain that it's a service dog, that's the point at which you'll get the "hold one moment please" while they figure out what to do.

Hi, regections happen often enough to my friends and their service dogs. Not only in ride share cars, but in restaurants and other public places.