Selecting the right Service Dog
Choosing a service dog is a significant decision that involves careful thought about your specific needs, lifestyle, and the dog's abilities. The right match can greatly enhance your daily life, providing both independence and companionship. In this chapter, we’ll explore how to choose a service dog based on your individual needs, the types of training programs available, traits that make a good service dog, and how to ensure the dog’s temperament and personality align with your lifestyle.
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Introduction to Service Dogs
Service dogs play a vital role in the lives of people with disabilities, offering independence, support, and companionship. In this chapter, we’ll explore what defines a service dog, how they differ from other types of assistance animals, the various roles they fulfill, and the legal rights they are entitled to in workplaces and educational environments.
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Service Dog Public Access Certification Test
In this episode, we take a bigger look on the Public Access test for service dogs.
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Need Help Training Your Psychiatric Service Dog?
When it comes to training a psychiatric service dog, the best course of action is to partner with a professional dog trainer.
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Different Tasks PSD's Provide.
In this episode, we take a deep dive into the many skills that psychiatric service dogs provide.
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Required Training for PSD's
Proper PSD training serves two purposes: it ensures your service animal displays good manners at all times while in public places, and it also ensures that your service animal is able to perform a specific task or type of work that is directly related to your mental or emotional disability (a requirement for all PSDs).
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How to Train a Psychiatric Service Dog
There are three options available when it comes to training your psychiatric service dog. In this episode, we are taking a deep dive into these options.
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Service Dog vs Emotional Support Dog vs Therapy Dog
Service (including PSDs), emotional support, and therapy dogs are three distinct types of working dogs, so it’s important not to confuse them with one another. If you want to know how the training, certification, and use of these different types vary, read our service dog vs therapy dog vs emotional support dog article. Additionally, regularly spending time with a dog can boost your health in many different ways.
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