05/09/2026
Remi's dream is to be a CPTSD service dog for an active duty handler. She is coming along nicely.
Service dogs need to be taken more seriously by the public.
Did you know that:
Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, or performing other duties. Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.
Did you know that even service dogs can be kicked out of an area if they demonstrate that they are not in control, or are not housebroken?
Service dogs should always have the highest standard of training and people need to stop abusing the title of service dog so that those who truly need these dogs for medical reasons can continue to have the support of a working canine.
