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Can a Landlord Reject a Service Dog or ESA Based on Breed?
Why are there issues with dog breeds and housing? According to an article published by NIMH, younger adults tend to believe that landlords and property managers discriminate against their animals, specifically if they have large dogs or dogs of a specific breed. Many would also speak of how properties that did accept pets would be […]
How to Register a Dog as a Service Dog in Texas
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Do I Qualify for a Service Dog or an ESA?
For those wondering what disabilities qualify for individual assistance animals, it can be hard to determine which kind would offer the best in terms of service and companionship. Service animals and emotional support animals can get confusing from time to time. Here is a basic outline of what the similarities and differences are between service […]
are there any restrictions on “how much an emotional support dog will cost” or financial assistance and where is the best place to adopt an emotional support dog?
My mother in law got her ESA, Mac, at our local shelter. He cost a little over $100. He was neutered, vaccinated, micro chipped, and was given 2 free vet visits, 6 months free pet insurance, and a year pass to our local dog park. He was an an abandoned 8 week old beagle puppy that had to have his front right leg amputated due to a severe break that could not be fixed. My mother in law has COPD and is prone to severe anxiety attacks that would almost always end in her being intubated and a week long hospital stay. It’s been 8 months and not one hospital stay.
I suffer from severe anxiety and have thought about getting an ESD but I am still in school. Am I allowed to take a support dog into school?
With experience from my college, it let me have my dog on campus housing but I wasn’t allowed to take it to classes with me. So check with the disability services at your school, they will have the specific answers for you.
I think so
I pretty sure you can
How old does your dog must be to become an Esa pet?
There is no age requirement for a dog to be an ESA pet.
Does my dog have to be neutered to stay with me even thou the complex requires it?
I would say I’d yes. Disabled have rights. They have a right to allow you not a “pet” … … it’s now your support. Educate them. Perhaps you are smarter than they are m.
I have anxiety, but I have medications for it and want to stop taking it so how do i tell my counselor i think i might need a therapy dog?
Just say”I think esd will work better than the meds you give me.”.
Be honest. I’ve been there. Please! Back off if it’s too much.
Is it required to own the dog before you get your ESA letter? I’m thinking about adopting a companion dog and getting an ESA letter for my housing, but I don’t have the dog yet. Any help is appreciated, thanks!
Is the an age limit to own a esa
Are we allowed to bring them into our school? Because i suffer from anxiety,deporession,bipolar,and for physical things its probably anger…and dogs have always been a comfort zone to me they let me know they are there and they seem to be very attracted to me as i do to them…and i have a whole history with dogs and many ups and downs. Will i be allowed to bring my ESD(Emotional Support Dog) into school with me?
My daughter has the same issues. She brings her esa animal with to high school with vest that says working dog and the other students respect that. It is in school records.
👍amazing. I’m glad to hear that👍
i’m looking into getting an ESD due to anxiety and breaking out in anger. What requirements would i have to go through to be able to get my dog trained and certified to be an ESD
Looking for a emotional support dog for my daughter. She has been labeled with severe emotional disregulation.
She may also have PTSD. She suffered a brain injury when she was very very
One of the best things you can do. I had severe issues as a child growing up. I am now 45. I listened to my only daughter when she wanted a kitten. Listening to a persons heart is beyond measure. Moms have that that ability. Never over think. Go with it.
How old do they have to be?
Are they allowed to go to school with your kid in middle school?
We have a neighbor who esd is aggressive. When someone walks by their home the dog barks and comes running. And the owners are outside. The dog is usually on a lead too long where the dog can reach the road. I was almost bitten once but moved quick enough to get out of harms way. Should this dog’s desiganation of an esd be taken away?
Per the stated requirements for ESD’s, they must be well behaved, not aggressive, and under the owners control at all times. I suppose it’s possible that your neighbors dog doesn’t behave as you described while in public? I have doubts about that though. Based on your description, it sounds like this dog shouldn’t be an ESD? There has been an increasing trend of pets being registered as ESD’s simply to take advantage of the benefits they receive.
Im in las vegas and they want all dogs neutered. If my JRT was a registered ESD would I be allowed to keep here unaltered?
I have a pitbull and live in independence where they are ban if I register her as an emotional support dog can I keep her? She has been through so much with me!
Emotional support animal laws overrule local government breed restrictions.
I already have an emotional support animal, and am looking to adopt another. Do I need to get a second letter from my therapist? Or will the first be okay since it has not expired?
Can an ESA overrule a city ordinance on certain therapy animals?
Delta AirLine is telling me I cant bring my 7 month old 50lb Staffordshire Terrier on there plane because he is a “pitbull” breed he has all his registrations and a ESA is this legal and is there any way around it. They have no problem with my Belgium Malanois but with my (so mean) pitbull that they have never seen… should I hire an attorney?
I would try and educate them, if that does not work, i would file charges. All ESA are allowed on airplanes, no matter breed. It is against the laws not to allow an ESA onto a airplane.
Does a emotional support dog need to be fixed in order to be accepted???
It says markets and all but like can my dog go with me where food is not sold bc I have bad anxiety and ptsd and depression from family issues and my mom passing and get flashbacks randomly and my dog is the only one that I trust and can able to help me bounce back from them
ESAs are not allowed in public AT ALL unless it is a pet friendly place open to anyone. They are only granted permission to accompany you in an airplane cabin or in your housing, if you have a letter from your doctor or memtal health professional which states you are disabled and the need to habe.an ESA and how they can help you.
If your disability affects major areas of daily life activities preventing you from doing things without assistance, you can choose to train your dog to become a service dog or obtain one from a SD program. The requirements are that you are disabled and the dog is specifically task trained to help mitigate your symptoms. Providing comfort alone is not considered a task, nor are natural dog behaviors (like snuggling or playing). But they can be trained to lead you to a safe area if having and anxiety attact, interrupt a flash back and ground you to the present, retrieve medication or seek assistance from another person if you need it, turn on ligjts and check rooms before entering, etc. You can train your own dog, hire a professional, or apply to get a program dog which is the most expensive option and should be thoroughly checked out before giving them any money. Also all service dogs are required to have impeccable behavior at all timea and be under handlers control- no barking, longing, sniffing or jumping on others, non reactive to other dogs, totally house broken, and not ride in shopping carts or climb on furniture made for humans.
A service dog can be a tremendousus help navigating the world by yourself and give much wanted independence. But it is a big responsability and can have it’s challenges. It can also take 18mos-3 years to fully train a service dog so that they are able to be a confident and reliable aid with the goal of reducing or managing your symptoms so that you can enjoy greater freedoms and independence like many non disabled people enjoy.
We are a HOA and one of our residents has a ESD that we allow. To our dismay, she now has another dog. She doesn’t have any physical disabilities that we are aware of and leaves both animals alone at home all day while she goes to work. If these dogs are a true ESD shouldn’t they be with her at all times, or at least most of the time? It seems to me that she’s stretching the law just to have a dog. Is there a separate definition of an Emotional Support Dog and a Service Dog? Your comment please.
A service dog is specially trained to perform a service to its owner. Example: a dog that “sees” for its blind owner.
An esa needs no special training, and is there for emotional support. A mental health provider can issue a document supporting a patients need for an esa.
Did this resident provide such a document?
If this resident truly needs an esa, than it should be accompanying that person to work.
Service dogs are trained to assist with tasks. ESDs require no training. They more typically assist with emotional disorders. You don’t need to be disabled to have a behavioral health illness and benefit from an ESD. The additional access rights of an ESD are limited to homes and planes—not restaurants or places of work. The point of the dog is supportive and therapeutic if valid. I have significant mood disorders and having a dog helps not just with companionship, but also maintaining daily structure, responsibility, and a degree of exercise. There has been no need to classify my dog as an ESD, but if ruled changed I’d have it done in days by any of my clinical team.
how a Homeowners Association will be able to decide in more than one “ESD” animal. One is understandable but 2?
My landlord is saying my ESA letter has to say I’m disabled in it to accept. Is this correct? It says I’m mentally impaired.
Any one else have a socialized ESA that has begun to be overly excited about barking dogs in the same area as her and beginning to exhibit behavioural problems?
They threatened to shoot my dog. And i don’t understand why when their dog bit me and barked at me for hours at a time for months!
Do they have to be a certain Age cause I’m thinking about getting one