If you have a service animal, you are not required to provide documentation, certification, or any papers regarding your disability or your service dog.
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If you have a service animal, you are not required to provide documentation, certification, or any papers regarding your disability or your service dog.
Invisible injuries like PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and Military Sexual Trauma (MST) can have a devastating impact on a vet’s family relationships, work, sleep, mental state, and ability to function.
Is it a service dog? Service Dogs are Highly Trained Working Dogs Performing an Important Service for a disability. Not All Disabilities Are Visible.
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A hotel guest with a disability who uses a service animal must be provided the same opportunity to reserve any available room at the hotel as other guests without disabilities.
Misrepresentation of Service Dogs harms the disabled, confuses the public, and affects the reputation of legitimate service dog users. Fake service animals pose a danger to the public and genuine service dogs.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. businesses that serve the public are required to let service dogs go anywhere on the premises that customers are typically allowed, with few exceptions.
The PAWS Act – The Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act.
A K9 Partners for Patriots Vietnam War Veteran courageously shares a glimpse of what living with PTSD is like. These types of stories are rarely shared by veterans in this type of forum. We are honored that Jerry trusts us to share his story with you.
Some dogs serve very specific purposes and require special kinds of training to be able to work and provide the assistance their handler needs, 24/7.
It is very important that a dog is available when a veteran is ready to start the program. Not every veteran matches with the first dog they meet and it may take several meetings with various dogs before there is a match.
The biggest obstacle for our veterans is the self-centered rudeness of the public. And with all the fake service dogs now surfacing, those engaged in that fraud are making it increasingly difficult for those that truly need their dogs to be able to go out into public places without being judged and questioned.