Zephyr is an 8-year-old Golden Retriever and has been a service dog to the Auten family for 7 years. After retiring from the household, he now shows separation anxiety.

Tyler Auten is a 13-year-old boy with autism and needs help and support from a service animal. But since he is growing, an old mutt like Zephyr can’t keep up with the boy’s energy.

“He’s slowing down, my son is speeding up. What are we going to do with Zephyr?” says Dawn Auten, Tyler’s mother. After Dawn’s talking with the faculty of Colene Hoose Elementary, Zephyr, on January 22 this year, finds a new purpose as a therapy dog for students.

News source: washingtontimes.com

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Who would’ve thought a wild African cat would be friends with a domesticated dog? In the case of the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, New Jersey, a shy Cheetah named Nandi is close friends with Bowie the Golden Retriever.

Wild animals taken to a domesticated environment where unfamiliar terrain and faces are commonly seen would cause anxiety to them. Because of this, Bowie was given the same training as a therapy dog. The purpose is to help Nandi build her confidence facing humans. Bowie also helps Nandi calm down when unfamiliar noises startle her like car horns.

News source: ladbible.com

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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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People have been wondering what’s the difference between a service dog and a therapy dog due to their similar functions. For starters, a service dog is task-trained to cater one specific person’s needs, while a therapy dog serves everyone or a wide variety of humans.

A service dog also can’t be petted by anyone as the dog might see other humans as a threat resulting to a bite. Therapy dogs however, are trained to make everyone feel better so everybody can pet them without immediate necessary permission needed.

News source: actionnewsnow.com

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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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Sully the Golden Retriever comes in whenever traumatized witnesses or victims of abuse have a hard time sharing their experiences, especially children. Victoria Roberts, Sully’s handler, says, “We can have them sit on a couch and he will literally get up on the couch and put his head in their lap. So they will just pet him the whole time they’re talking to us.”

Sully also sits in court. Prosecutor Tim Lomar told a story about how Sully helped two abused children testify against their abuser.

News source: kmov.com

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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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Wonka is a six-year-old Golden Retriever working as a service dog at Hearts Alive Village, a rescue group dedicated to saving animals at risk of being euthanized at shelters. Wonka welcomes and comforts the shy and scared animals the group brings in.

Recently, Wonka got diagnosed with Chondrosarcoma, an aggressive cancer that attacks cartilages and does not have a cure. Ever since Wonka left Hearts Alive Village, the group made him a bucket list and Kelly McMahon, Wonka’s assist owner said “We want everyone to just live life to the fullest.”

News source: fox5vegas.com

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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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Due to the increase in tenants’ requests for emotional assistance animals, the HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) publishes new guidance on Fair Housing Act.

The guidance suggests that in order for housing providers to easily determine legitimate emotional assistance animal requests from illegitimate ones, the housing provider may have the right to inquire about the tenant’s condition and the assistant animal.

The housing provider may not accept self-diagnosis or based on internet certificates unless the tenant is receiving healthcare over the internet or has an observable disability.

News source: jdsupra.com

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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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The federal government has noted that more complaints are being made regarding animals that lack adequate training. A lot of pet owners bring their emotional support animals with them while traveling – and these include untrained dogs, cats, and even exotic companions like iguanas and snakes.

The U.S. Department of Transportation proposes that only service animals will be allowed on flights. Service animals refer to dogs that have been specially trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities.

Military vet and CEO of Leashes of Valor Jason Haag says, “If it makes you happy and you like petting it, you can have an emotional support iguana. But does that mean it needs to be out in public? In my opinion as someone who has been in this industry, absolutely not.”

News source: wtop.com

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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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As Harrison County Assistant Prosecutor, Jeffrey Bruzzese interviews young victims of criminal court cases. He’s currently training his 3-year-old golden retriever named Luna to provide emotional support for the victims. Because in most cases, trust will have to be established first before a child can open up about the incident.

Bruzzese hopes that Luna will be effective in comforting the victims. Whenever he feels stressed, Luna would often comfort him as well. Part of the certification entails exposing Luna to various situations. These will ensure that Luna remains comfortable and calm.

She will become officially certified in May.

News source: timesleaderonline.com

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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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Not all battles happen in the battlefield. Former Royal Naval Chief Petty Officer Allen Parton had a car crash which left him disabled. Unable to talk, walk, write and read, he tried ending his life twice.

But it all changed when three amazing assistance dogs came along. They were Endal, Endal Junior, and Rookie. Allen met Endal by chance because of his wife Sandra’s volunteer work with assistance dogs. According to Allen, Endal has dragged him out of that terrible pit of despair he’s been in.

Inspired by his dogs, Allen launched a charity called Hounds For Heroes. The charity provides assistance dogs to injured and disabled men and women of both the UK Armed Forces and Emergency Services.

Image credit: houndsforheroes.com

News source: thesun.co.uk

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet today. 

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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You may have heard of goat-assisted therapy, in which goats are being used as part of therapy in senior care facilities, hospitals, and other therapeutic settings. Jen Schurman has experienced it when her goats kept her going after she was being treated for a tumor.

Today, Jen runs a rescue in Pickrell called Shepherd’s Rest Goat and Sheep Rescue. It’s mission is to rescue the goats, provide sanctuary, and also train them to provide animal-assisted therapy.

At Shepherd’s Rest, people can do yoga with goats. These yoga sessions do not just help people, but they’re also provide an opportunity for the goats to socialize as part of their animal therapy training.

Jen has an interesting realization. She says that the residents whom she worked with that didn’t want to do anything with therapy dogs were all over the goats!

News source: beatricedailysun.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet today. 

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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