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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Unhappy_Grab7162 on 2023-07-31 18:55:26.

I’m (33F) an avid hiker and nature goer.  I am not a dog person mostly due to several less than positive experiences while hiking.  So i’ve found myself going to more and more dog free trails.  I was at a national park recently that also cuts through and is near a nature preserve.  It was a clear no dogs area with plenty of can’t miss signage.  

I’m a half hour into the hike when I come across someone with a dog in a service dog vest.  The dog is on an extendable leash and its being very curious, sniffing everything, stepping off trail. I tell the owner you know dogs aren’t allowed on this trail and it definitely shouldn’t be stepping off the trail even if your service dog is real.  She ignores me. I pause.  I’m just angry at the disrespect of the rules.  I specifically chose this trail to avoid dogs.  I straight up told her I think your dog is a fake service dog.  

Well she shot daggers at me with her eyes.  And she told me to shut up and chewed me out for

assuming she doesn’t have a disability.  Also calls me an asshole for questioning her.  I maintain I think her service dog is fake, I told her even if its real, you are acting rude and disrespectful.  I passed her.  I told a friend what I did and she told me I was an asshole to this person.  I think i was in the right