Question: Can a housing provider ask an assistance animal owner detailed medical questions?

Answer: The housing provider can request reasonable evidence of the resident’s need for the assistance animal, such as a medical professional’s note. However, he or she may not ask detailed medical questions which would be an invasion of privacy rights.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Question: Where should a service animal remain while in restaurants and commercial buildings?

Answer: The animal must remain under the table or lying down on a seat while in restaurants or in commercial buildings. A miniature horse would be kept wherever space allows.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Would you believe that a therapy dog could help children read better? There have been stories of therapy dogs encouraging kids to read, and Arthur is one of these great dogs. Arthur is part of the “Tail Waggin’ Tutors” reading program offered by Therapy Dogs International, a non-profit organization.

Arthur helped several students at Sioux Trail Elementary. Layla Larsen, a fourth-grade student, admits that her voice used to shake when she reads. But because she constantly reads to Arthur and actually enjoys the experience, she became more confident.

Marianne Bundy and Tahir Peterson are fifth-graders who’ve also benefited from Arthur’s help. They said that Arthur definitely gave them a comfortable elementary experience.

In the “Tail Waggin’ Tutors program, teachers get to choose at least 6 students a day to read to one of their dogs. A therapy dog like Arthur would just sit and offer a friendly ear to the reader. For Arthur, he rewards the kids with a paw or hug. The kids also offer Arthur a treat.

Article source: StarTribune

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Disabled individuals who show no overt signs of disability continue to face challenges as they’re being discriminated because of their service dogs. Although service dogs have existed since the 18 century and helped people with their disabilities, they don’t get the respect they deserve.

For example, smaller breeds create doubt in the minds of people just because of their size. Because the first thing that individuals think of when it comes to service dogs is that the dog must be large. Let’s say a german shepherd or a labrador retriever.

Service dogs have assisted not just World War I veterans but also children affected with autism. The American with Disabilities Act was even amended in 2010 to mention service dogs for people who show no obvious signs of a disability.

Take note that service dogs differ from emotional support dogs. Service dogs do specific tasks that range from opening doors to calming their owners down when they’re about to have an anxiety attack.

People, in general, need to judge service dogs less. Service dogs are for all disabled individuals and it doesn’t matter if these people are well-off or have overt disabilities.

Article source: The Kansas City Star.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Kevin Jankoski is an army veteran and at the same time a qualified service dog trainer. He owns Blitz, a service dog whom he asks to perform various tasks for him such as turning on the lights, acting as his cane, and picking up the keys.

Nowadays, Jankoski is helping the staff at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center identify between a real service dog versus a fake service dog. He says that one can tell based on a dog’s behavior because training makes all the difference.

For example, a real service dog like Blitz focuses his/her attention on the owner. A real service dog knows that he/she always has a job to do. On the other hand, it’s likely that dogs aren’t really service dogs when they don’t have a collar, fail to obey commands, and are simply roaming around the hospital.

Jankoski emphasizes that a dog that is not behaving well may also happen to be a service dog that is still in training.

Article source: WDRB.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Although the effectiveness of therapy animals lacks more scientific evidence, still these animals are highly demanded by people. It’s not uncommon to hear stories of patients claiming that they feel better after interacting with a therapy dog. As a matter of fact, University of Minnesota hospitals expect more therapy dogs to walk their halls.

Therapy dog Bailey has served the University for 3 years. She pays the students a visit 5 timer per week to provide support and joy. Holly Parker, Bailey’s owner, states that the companionship of animals reminds people of home. She added that the hospital staff loves Bailey and not just the patients.

Article source: mndaily.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

Purchase your copy of the book by clicking the text or image below.