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    Don't Confuse Service, Therapy, and Emotional Support Dogs

    This thread is for the general discussion of the Article Don't Confuse Service, Therapy, and Emotional Support Dogs. Please add to the discussion here.
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  3. Don't Confuse Service, Therapy, and Emotional Support Dogs

    Don't Confuse Service, Therapy, and Emotional Support Dogs

    Dogs are versatile, varying from the tiniest Pekinese to the leggy Afghan or massive Newfoundland. Dogs have been bred to hunt rats, run deer, tend sheep, rescue sailors, or sit calmly on the laps of the aristocracy. They herd our cattle and play with our kids. Dogs are uniquely trainable, and...
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    Service Animal or Emotional Support Animal: What's the Difference?

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  5. Service Animal or Emotional Support Animal: What's the Difference?

    Service Animal or Emotional Support Animal: What's the Difference?

    What is a service animal? Under Title II and Title III of the ADA, a service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability...
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    Outside Article ‘Emotional support’ dog is too big for apartment, landlord says

    An emotional support animal can be any animal that helps a person cope with a disability, and does not have to receive any special training. (FILE PHOTO — MediaNews Group) By DANIEL A GWINN Q: I own a small apartment complex. I allow my tenants to keep small dogs (up to 25 pounds). I recently...
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    Outside Article Israeli veteran teaches with help of support dog

    Goch is a disabled IDF veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from the 2009 military conflict in the Gaza Strip. Alexander Goch and Erlin the service dog and the children he teaches (Photo: Yair Sagi) Erlin was trained as a service dog to assist, facilitate and cope...
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    Outside Article Daughter's Facebook post spurs New Milford to support a service dog for her dad with Parkinson's

    NEW MILFORD — Even after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 18 years ago, Bill Streaman ran marathons and triathlons, on top of the walks and laps he did in downtown New Milford. "They called him the poster child because he didn't show symptoms for so long," said Olivia Streaman, his...
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    Outside Article Service animals and emotional support animals: what’s the difference?

    I am not one who gets on Instagram often, but one day close to the beginning of this semester, I was told I had to check out a new Asbury-related page for anonymous confessions. On this page, I found a post that was presumably sent in from an Asbury student stating that they could not believe...
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    Outside Article Service dogs develop 'I'm working now' attitude to support owners with disability

    By Ashley Perham Main Street Nashville Sep 27, 2022 Updated Sep 28, 2022 Kathy Taylor's hearing dog Spain alerts her of alarms, notifications and even her name. Spain demonstrates alerting her owner, Kathy Taylor. Louie is a service dog in training being raised by Callan Morrison...
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    Outside Article Service and Support Animals: What Businesses Can and Cannot Do

    We have all seen it. The unruly lap dog brought into a restaurant, yipping away, or the big dog running through a store dragging along its owner who, of course, claims it is a "service animal," even though it clearly is not. Many individuals need and have legitimate service animals, while others...
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    Outside Article (EU) A 40-year-old war veteran was refused entry into a Burger King joint in London because he had his PTSD support dog with him.

    By Pragati Pal November 15, 2021 23:23 +08 A Burger King staff denied entry to a war veteran because he had a PTSD dog. 40-year-old Richard Mearns had gone to the fast-food branch at Waterloo Station, London when a member of staff allegedly asked him to "get out" despite him explaining that...
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    What is an Emotional Support Animal

    In a generalization an Emotional Support Animal or ESA is a pet that helps their owner "de-stress" from their mental health troubles. For people that live in their own houses the pet owner does not need to do anything special. If you live within a HOA that does not allow pets or a condominium...
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    Outside Article Legal and Ethical Approaches to a Patient’s Request for an Emotional Support Animal

    Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW While cultural attitudes toward animals may vary, researchers note there is a “commonly held belief that pets can improve the overall quality of human life.”1 In fact, there appears to be growing recognition of the important role that pets play in daily life. For...
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    Emotional Support Animals

    The definition of an emotional support is: Simply said an ESA is a pet that helps its owner destress and maintain calm while in their home. We have seen a huge increase in people having ESAs over the last few years. Any animal can be used as an ESA, this can be seen from the wide verity of...
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    The Differences of Support Animals

    It is commonplace when you hear someone talking about a service dog they may or may not be talking about a service dog. You will especially hear this when someone is talking about going on a flight and another passenger brought some weird animal on the plane as service animal. I thought I would...
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