Comments on: What Is An Emotional Support Animal (ESA)?

By: Oliver

Oliver — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 07:14:49 +0000

Wow! I didn’t realize that an Emotional Support Animal was different from a Service dog. Great article. Thanks for posting!

By: Colby

Colby — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 00:08:09 +0000

In reply to ESA Doctors. I totally agree. Thank you for stopping by.

By: ESA Doctors

ESA Doctors — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:15:10 +0000

There is a big difference between a service dog and an emotional support animal. People need to be educated about the differences and the level of access for both service dogs and emotional support animal’s. Fraudulent service dogs make it difficult for legitimate handlers of both service dogs and ESA’s.

By: Colby

Colby — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 23:21:47 +0000

In reply to Allison. Yes, you really need to do your research before traveling with your pet. There are lots of rules and regulations and we've also heard that some airlines are much more lenient then others when it comes to these rules.

By: Colby

Colby — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 23:05:19 +0000

In reply to Trista and Bella.

This is a huge problem in the service dog and puppy raising community. Yes, you are correct this really does hurt service dog accessibility as many of the “non-service dogs” in service dog jackets are not well-behaved. One of the larger service dog organizations, Canine Companions for Independence has a petition circulating in an attempt to stop service dog fraud. If you have a moment check it out at http://cci.org/stopfraud. Thanks for stopping by!

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 10:32:53 +0000

Wow interesting. You would think that they would all have the same definition. Seems confusing if you are someone with an Emotional Support Animal. I guess you’d have to do your research before traveling with the anima. Great article!

By: Trista and Bella

Trista and Bella — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:13:53 +0000

I was just chatting with a dog trainer friend of mine about this yesterday. Sometimes people try to pass their dog off as a service dog so they can get the dog in places they are not usually allowed. This can really hurt the service dog accessibility if stores have bad experiences with non-service dogs in service dog clothing. Great article! Thanks for posting!