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What Is An Emotional Support Animal?
An emotional support animal (ESA) is an animal that provides support to individuals with a mental health or psychiatric disability. Emotional support animals are not required to be trained. Any animal that provides support, comfort, or aid, to an individual through companionship, unconditional...- Abhean
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Outside Article They’re all good boys and girls, but only some can be service dogs
Abhean has published a news story: They’re all good boys and girls, but only some can be service dogs - Service dog training can run $25,000 or more, according to the American Kennel Club. There can also be a long wait — one to five years — to obtain a service dog, the group Medical Mutts says...- Abhean
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Service Dogs, the FHA, and Doctors Notes
I was sort of surprised when a firestorm erupted at one of the service dog pages I help with, and all over the need for a doctor's note. A few lone voices yelling about the ADA guidelines of not having to have any documentation for the service dog against a multitude of followers pointing out...- Brian Jones
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Psychiatric Hospitalizations and Service Dogs
Inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations can be frightening and stressful. For Service Dog teams, inpatient admissions are often more of a struggle. The complications of having dogs on a locked unit focused solely on safety and security are innumerable. However, they're far from insurmountable...- Brian Jones
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