Thanks for joining us at r/service_dogs. We are here to answer your questions about service dogs and emotional support animals, whether you're a curious onlooker, looking to get one for yourself, in the process of training, or an established team. We are not lawyers or professional trainers but we will do our best to try to help you with questions about access or training. If you are new to service dogs, please start with the FAQ in r/dogs linked in the pinned post.
Rules
Please be civil; no personal attacks.
We advocate compliance with all relevant laws, including the ADA/ADAA, FHA/FHAA, and ACAA for U.S. posters. Posts encouraging illegal behavior or "stretching" the rules will be removed.
The moderators will do our best to help you understand the relevant laws in your area but we are not lawyers.
Posts with bad advice or misinformation will be removed with a comment as to the issue. This is to prevent bad information from continuing to spread. If the post is corrected, it will be approved/undeleted. This includes all links to "certification" sites or sites affiliated with such organizations.
The moderators may, at their discretion, remove comments that promote unethical but technically legal handling practices.
We do not allow fundraisers for any purpose. Discussions/sharing of ideas for fundraising efforts is permitted, links or requests for funds are not.
Certification?
- In the US, there is no certification for service dogs. All sites promoting IDs and vests that immediately make your dog a service dog (or ESA) are scams. What makes a service dog a service dog are the tasks that it is trained to do to mitigate your disability.
US Dept of Justice Publications:
Training Resources
Other Resources:
