September is dedicated to raising awareness and showing appreciation to service dogs.

In celebration of the National Service Dog Month, Sassafras Lowrey, an award-winning author, and Certified Trick Dog Instructor shares her first-hand experience with her service dog, Mercury.

She had Mercury when she was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at a young age of 18. The service dog was very instrumental during her treatment who was trained to alert her when there are changes in her body and if there’s an incoming panic attack.

Psychiatric service dogs are protected the same as other service dogs. According to the Americans With Disabilities Act, a service animal is defined as a dog trained to perform tasks or work for a person with a disability, including those with “invisible disabilities”.

Article source: Akc.org

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

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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