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i-‘....§fio't‘i I C (CO-Dot.h‘ .- .‘ i I. The three of them, along with Bella, daughter Iaime's service dog. headed over to their regular breakfast joint, the Pickle Pickle, but there was a lineup. Instead of making his twin ll-and-a-halfâ€"yearâ€"olds and Bella wait, Mr. Lytle decided to try the restaurant next door - the Main Course. The family was quickly seated by the wait- ress,whoaeoordingtoMr.lytle.saidBella’s presence would not be a problem. Hmver, a few minutes later she returned to the fam- ily's table to inform them another employee requested they leave because of Bella. “I’m not a guyto flyofi the handle. Iwas a bit surprised But there are people out there who don’t understand That’s pure education,” Mr. Lytle said. “They‘ve trained to be a companion. They won’t have accidents on the floor." According to Guide to the Stan- dards for Customer Service, Ontario Regulation 429/07, “a person is permitted to be accompa- nied by his or her guide dog or other service animal in the areas of (businesses) that are open to the public or third parties" ‘OWNER APOLOGEI'IC' “The dog and the person should be looked at as one. They shouldn't be looked at as two separate entities,” said Heather Andrews, chairperson of the town's amessibifity advi- sory committee. 7 ,_ n-.‘l Restaurant ouster has dog’s family speaking out A witness notified the Town ofWhhchurch- Stoufiville and Nancy Cronsberry‘, senior municipal law enfoncement officer, spoke to the owner of the Main Course about it. “(The owner) was very apologetic," Ms Cronsberry said. “It was a worker, they just didn’t know, didn’t understand. “They made it clear to me this was not going to happen They pqderstand ithgw.” . Sunflfibune tried to contact the Main Course owner but was unsuccessful. Messages were not returned. The restaurant was closed for renovations early this weak. 7 m Since January when Bella joined the bytle household, they have been welcomed every- where, until recently. On Tuesday, Deborah Lytle. her two chil- dren and Bella. along with some othei: moth- ers and their children, headed to Cedar Beach for an afternoon of fun. ‘ "'fifilélaimewasswimnfinginmelakefiella was dipping her toes into the water. while being it allowed éntry by law held on her leash, according to Mrs Lyde. A woman took exceptioh to Bella. who was not wearing her service jacket and quuested the dog be removed from the begeh.“ _ Mrs”. Lyfle said she explained Bella is a ser- vice dog. She pulled Bella out of the water. but the group remained on the beach; “She wasn’t doing any harm. She was on a leash." Janet Davies, the owner of Cedar Beach Park, was the woman who spoke to Mrs. Lytle. “There would have been no problem if that service dog had its jacket on and was, sitting beside the autistic person but it was romping thmugh the water," Ms Davies said ' Th}: Lytles are not the only ones to encoun- ter the “your dog is not welcome here” senti- ment A few years ago, Jim Brown entered Main Street's Country Style restaurant with his ser- vice dog but was requested they leave. The incident was eventually resolved. “Everybody has to be educated on the sub- ject," Mrs Lytle said. “There has to be some kind of level of communication that everyone knows it’s OK” In an effort to help educate the commu- nity about service dogs, the bytles, along with four other families associated with Autism Dog Services, will have a booth set up during the Strawberry Festival on Satuiday. birdwucuy muvm uu oaLuJuay. At the booth, they will be selling dog cook~ lim, Spencer, 11, Deberah and Jaime Lytle, 11, and Bella the service dog at their home on ies, jewelry and G10 Bears All money raiSBd Will Bethesda Road in Wtchmch-Stouflvflle. They'll be at the Strawberry Festival on Satur- fieggme: money for the training of day talking about service dogs and their place in the community. IAM