Question: What are some exotic animals that could provide emotional support?

Answer: While emotional support animals are usually cats and dogs, there are people who prefer exotic species. If you’re one of these people, you might be wondering what your options are.

Five exotic animals that are known to provide great emotional support include: Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pigs, Leopard Geckos, Turtles, Bearded Dragons, and Fennec Foxes.

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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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Question: What are good therapy dog candidates?

Answer: Therapy dogs are brought to locations such as schools, libraries, nursing homes, and other settings where they can provide comfort to people. But UNLIKE service dogs, therapy dogs are not trained for specific tasks.

If you are someone who plans to get a therapy dog and want to know whether a dog is a good candidate, qualities that need to be in the dog include the following: the ability to stay calm, friendliness to strangers, trained in basic obedience, clean, and well-groomed.

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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Question: Do emotional support animals have public space access rights?

Answer: Emotional support animals do not have public space access rights. This is commonly misunderstood by the public. Your ESA does not have the legal right to accompany you to public spaces of general accommodation. These places include libraries, schools, restaurants, movie theaters, and more.

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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Before you decide to get a pet and train it to be an emotional support animal, you need to know how to care for it. Remember that caring for your ESA is a huge responsibility, and that the care you provide will strengthen your friendship. Here are three tips to get started:

• Exercise with your ESA. This will keep your dog mentally stimulated and prevent obesity.
• Regular visits to the vet will ensure that your dog’s vaccinations are up-to-date and that internal illnesses are detected as early as possible.
• Brush your dog regularly to remove dead hair and dandruff. This also allows you to check for any skin abnormality.

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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These are the things you should bring along with you on a trip with your service dog:

• Sealed food
• Dog treats
• Medication
• Shampoo
• Identification
• Secure harness and leash
• Poop bags

You can order other supplies during the trip.

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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Partnering with a service dog needs careful consideration. To help you make the best decision, here are some things to think about:

• Your ability to sustain the needs of your service dog which requires money
• The costs of a service dog program. (You can count on assistance as well)
• The responsibility of caring for your dog every single day
• The social obligations of accompanying a service dog
• Your preparedness for the possibility of conflict (because not everyone understands the need for a service dog)

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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“Do I qualify for an emotional support dog?” If you are suffering from a mental health condition or have recently experienced a traumatic event and are feeling anxious often, an emotional support dog can be a great option. Here is a list of emotional and mental health conditions that may benefit from an emotional support dog:

• Anxiety
• Autism
• Bipolar Disorder
• Depression
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Social Anxiety Disorder

Take note that you will need a mental health diagnosis in order to get an emotional support dog.

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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The answer is no. The ADA requires public accommodations to allow service animals (dogs or miniature horses) to accompany their handlers in public. Emotional support animals are not defined under the ADA law in this case.

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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Seeing-eye dogs enable people who are blind or visually-impaired to regain their independence. These dogs help you move around obstacles, and are in fact more clever than you think. Here are interesting things about seeing-eye dogs:

• Seeing-eye dogs can sense when walking can put their owners in danger, even if their owners give the instruction. So, a seeing-eye dog will disobey the instruction on purpose.
• Dogs with mild temperaments are used as seeing-eye dogs. Great examples are Golden Retrievers and Labradors. Labradoodles and German Shepherds are also good options.
• When a seeing-eye dog is wearing its harness, it knows that it is supposed to work. It can behave differently without its harness. The dog will want to play and relax just like regular house pets.

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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The short answer is yes, your emotional support animal can fly with you on planes.

However, you also need to know that many domestic airlines have stricter rules in place because too many passengers are taking advantage of laws regarding the transport of these animals. Be responsible for checking each airline’s requirements and notify them earlier about your plan to travel with an emotional support animal.

The basic requirement would be an emotional support animal (ESA) travel letter provided to you by a licensed medical professional which states your need for the animal.

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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