Peter Reurich enjoys taking his best friend, Boofhead, to the
local RSL. Boofhead is Mr Reurich's assistance dog. He has a
calming effect on Mr Reurich, who suffers from a range of
psychological disabilities including social communication disorder,
paranoid personality disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder.
In August 2018, Boofhead was denied entry into the RSL. Claiming
he was dirty, smelly and unhygienic, the club's representatives
did not believe that Boofhead had the rights of an assistance dog,
as he wasn't a guide dog.
Having difficulty relating to people and a propensity to become
over-anxious and argumentative when separated from Boofhead, Mr
Reurich argued against the barring of his dog and was subsequently
also banned from the club.
