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Are service dog veterinary bills tax deductible?
A trained service dog helps make a disabled person’s life easier. They can count on the animal to perform duties that the disabled may otherwise be limited to do and as such, service dogs are required to accompany their owners all the time, including at public places and establishments. Without the dogs, the disabled will […]
High School Construction Class Builds Dog Houses for Dogs
Kids at the Englewood High School in Jacksonville, Florida are learning a great deal from their shop class teacher, Barry Stewart. The animal lover has been coordinating with the Forsyth County Animal Control’s Houses for Hounds since 2002 to have his students build pet houses for shelter dogs and low-income residents with pets. The program […]
How Dogs Can Calm Anxiety
A person suffering from anxiety attacks experience many risks, and it’s one of the reasons why it’s prudent to consider having a service dog or emotional support animal as a companion. The animal can keep the environment safer for the individual and below are some of the ways a dogs can calm anxiety: 1) Dogs […]
This Border Collie Helps Keep An Airport’s Runway Safer [WATCH VIDEO]
Piper is a hardworking 7-year-old Border Collie who has a very interesting job. He’s assigned at the runway in Cherry Capital Airport in Michigan and he makes sure that the airplanes can take off safely by keeping birds and other creatures at bay. The airport’s perimeters is known to have geese, ducks, owls and foxes […]
Yes, Dogs Can Wear Braces! Look at this Golden Retriever Pup With Braces On [PHOTO]
Do dogs wear braces and can this help? Apparently, a doggie dentist in Spring Lake, Michigan believes that it can. In fact, he fitted his daughter’s six-month-old puppy, Wesley, with its own set of braces. The dentist, Dr. Jim Moore, is also a veterinarian for the Harborfront Hospital for Animals. He specializes in endodontics and […]
How to Qualify for An Emotional Support Animal
How to Qualify for An Emotional Support Animal If you have an emotional disability, you can legally qualify for an ESA, short for emotional support animal. You must be certified as emotionally disabled by a psychologist, therapist, psychiatrist or other duly-licensed and/or certified mental health professional. This certification should be a formal and appropriately formatted […]