Everything You Need to Know About Emotional Support Dogs

An Emotional Support Dog’s (ESD) purpose is to reduce the impairment of a person caused by physical, emotional, or mental health conditions. However, it doesn’t mean that your ESD needs to undergo specific training.

ESDs can help their owners just by being by their side or through interaction. Despite these helpful benefits, ESDs still aren’t classified as service dogs. The training these animals receive determine their qualification for the ADA.

Unlike service dogs, ESDs cannot enter specific premises as mandated by several US state and federal laws. A few examples are public transportation and business establishments. Yet, since ESDs are pets, “no pets” policies made by landlords don’t apply to them.

Source: INSIDER

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