themajorbarkana:

Service dogs are amazing animals…but there is SO much public misconception about them. So let’s change that with some facts for #ServiceDogAwarenessMonth!

🐾 Service dogs can assist people with a huge variety of disabilities. People with psychiatric conditions (PTSD, depression, anxiety, dissociative disorders, etc), diabetes, heart conditions, mobility disorders, and more can benefit from service dogs.

🐾 Businesses have the right to ask service dog handlers two questions: “Is your dog trained to assist you with a disability?” “What tasks does your dog perform?”

🐾 Service dogs are not trained to provide comfort. All dogs do this, but a service dog is made by the tasks they perform—and emotional support is not a task.

🐾 There is no legally required registration for service dogs. The individual only needs to be disabled and have their dog task trained to assist them with that disability.

🌟 Share this to help more people understand these amazing pups! 🌟

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More facts at: https://themajorbarkana.com/sd-facts

(These facts are all based around laws existing in the United States)