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Service Animals
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, service animals are defined as those individually trained to perform tasks that mitigate the disability of their disabled handler. This includes guide dogs, hearing dogs, and service dogs for other disabilities. This category does not include Working Animals or Farm Animals. In this category, there are questions about ADA guidelines, laws, hearing dogs, service dogs, task training and training schools.
190 Questions
Can a wolf be used as a service animal?
Realistically - no.
While wolves can be tamed, they haven't been domesticated. They'd be too unreliable
It's usually not allowed to keep one as a pet. And if you can't keep it as a pet, you wouldn't be allowed to use one as a service animal.
What is the sequence in canter?
A Canter is a three-beat gait. First is one hind leg, then the opposite hind with the diagonal fore, then the opposite fore, the leading limb. The canter done in a circle, i.e. a riding ring, is described by the "lead," that is, which is the foreleg that ends (or begins!) the gait. A proper lead when in a circle is the inside lead. A gallop differs from a canter not just because it is faster, but because at one point, all four legs are off the ground. At a canter, at least one leg is always on the ground.
What should you do or not do when you meet a person with a service dog?
Do not speak to the dog. Speak to the person instead.
First and foremost, do not distract the dog by petting it, calling to it, meowing or barking at it, or offering it food. The person's health and safety may depend on the dog's ability to concentrate so distracting the dog may result in injury to the person.
You may ASK to pet the dog, but be respectful if the owner says "no." Some service dog owner's will permit petting after they have removed the dog's gear. Others will not. It depends on how the dog was trained, whether the owner has time, and whether the dog is needed to remain on task at the time you ask.
It is natural to be curious about the service dog. It is okay to ask about the dog, but be respectful if the owner appears busy or in a hurry or simply doesn't feel comfortable talking with strangers. Some owners will enjoy talking about their special helper and educating the public about service dogs, but not all will.
It is kind to offer a bowl of water if the dog appears thirsty. However, most service dog owners will not permit their dog to accept treats or food. This is partly due to not wanting to break down the dog's training, and partly because there are, unfortunately, people in this world who will attempt to poison working dogs like service dogs by feeding them poisoned treats.
What happens to a service animal when it retires?
Some retired service animals continue to live with their disabled owners or are rehomed with family members as pets.
Some programs have a policy of offering first option to adopt a retired service animal (assuming the disabled hander cannot keep it) to the person who raised it as a puppy.
Other service animals are adopted to loving homes where they live out their final years as beloved pets.
Where do you buy a service dog vest?
Remember that a vest doesn't make a dog a service dog. Claiming a dog is a service dog when you are not disabled, or when the dog is not individually trained to perform tasks that mitigate your disability is a criminal offense that can result in fines and or jail time.
Most legitimate teams get their vests from the programs that train their dogs. Those who are qualified to train dogs for themselves (ie have the experience and skill), generally know where to get the gear.
What is a good dog breed for a hearing ear dog?
Labradors, Golden Retrievers, Cocker Spaniels, Miniature Poodles and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.
What is the legal definition of a service animal?
The Codes of Federal Regulation for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 state,
"Service animal means any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to intruders or sounds, providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling awheelchair, or fetching dropped items." This definition is currently under review. The U.S. Department of Justice issued a "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" indicating the Department's intent to modify this definition to read: "Service animal means any dog or other common domestic animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited to, guiding individuals who are blind or have low vision, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, fetching items, assisting an individual during a seizure, retrieving medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and assisting individuals, including those with cognitive disabilities, with navigation. The term service animal includes individually trained animals that do work or perform tasks for the benefit of individuals with disabilities, including psychiatric, cognitive, and mental disabilities. The term service animal does not include wild animals (including nonhuman primates born in captivity), reptiles, rabbits, farm animals (including any breed of horse, miniature horse, pony, pig, or goat), ferrets, amphibians, and rodents. Animals whose sole function is to provide emotional support, comfort, therapy, companionship, therapeutic benefits, or to promote emotional well-being are not service animals." As of July 2009, this change has not been made officially and has not gone into effect. Some other laws, especially some state laws, may use a different legal definition of "service animal." Consult a qualified attorney to learn which law and which definition apply in your specific situation.
What types of dogs are used to help people?
Service dogs and Emotional Support dogs help people. Even a pet dog can be trained in tasks to help people such as with opening home doors when the owner is holding things. If you are asking what "Type" as in breed, any breed can be trained to be a service dog. From a small Chihuahua to a Great Dane, and anything in between. It depends on the needs of the person who is disabled. If they just need medical alert, and live in a small home, a smaller dog may be best, however if they need some support or bracing, a bigger type of dog might be best.
Resource: I'm legally disabled and have a Pug/Shih-zu mix service dog, and a Rottweiler service dog in training
How do you register a service animal?
Most countries only recognize service animals from approved programs. In those countries approved programs register their own dogs.
In the U.S. private trainers and owners are permitted to train service dogs in addition to programs. Registration is not required as a condition of public access. However, a business does have the right to ask what the dog is trained to do and to exclude any dog that disrupts business through inappropriate behavior or poses a direct threat to others. Legally, a service animal is one that is individually trained to perform tasks that mitigate the disability of legally disabled owner. It is the severity of the impairment, not the diagnosis, which determines whether a person is legally disabled. For example, while many have vision impairments that require them to wear glasses, those impairments do not make them blind and do not make them disabled. Blindness is a disability, 20/40 vision is not.
The Registration Scam It wasn't long after the ADA went into effect that companies started popping up offering to register or certify your animal. Now please understand that we are not talking about trainers that teach dogs to perform tasks for the disabled. What we are talking about are companies that use official sounding names that in exchange for your money will certify or register your service dog. In exchange they often provide you with a registration number, certificate, patch and maybe a cheap laminated tag. Some shameless companies charge as much as $250 for "registration." These organizations have attempted to create a need for their services by trying to convince people that paying a fee for registering their animal as a service animal some how makes it official. An animal is a service animal ONLY if it meets the legal definition of a service animal, regardless of whether the owner has registration or certification papers.
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There are no standards or procedures for certifying a service animal under federal law. Certification is not required as a condition of using an animal as a service animal. However, the person using the animal meets the legal (not medical) definition of "disability" and their dog is individually trained to perform tasks that mitigate the owner's disability. They also require sufficient training to behave appropriately in public (no barking, making unwanted contact with other members of the public, or disrupting business by misbehaving). Service animals who pose a direct threat to others by growling, lunging, or otherwise menacing people can be barred from public access. Animals with attack training can also be barred from any facility that bans weapons, concealed or otherwise.
Individual states, counties or cities may provide licenses in accordance with their own laws or ordinances. Service animals are not exempt from any licensing requirements of local authorities. If dogs residing inside the city limits are required to wear a city license tag, then this also applies to service dogs.
Some, but not all, localities do provide special licenses for service animals as a substitute for city licenses required of pet dogs. It is an individual choice whether the owner of a service animal gets the special license because by federal law it cannot be required. Simply apply with a program that trains service animals. All necessary paperwork is supplied with the animals they place.
You can find service dog programs in your area by consulting the lists of programs and trainers on Service Dog Central, under "how do I find a service dog?" or by consulting Assistance Dogs International. -------
How many ADA service animals are you allowed to have in the state of CA?
There is not a limit on the number of service animals in one particular state, it would be an ADA violation. Every disabled person may have a trained service animal (in CA it's only dogs or mini horses unless a particular county/city has different laws) that is trained to assist them with their disability.
When are businesses allowed to kick out a service animal?
A service animal can be removed from a business when its presence constitutes a fundamental alteration of the goods or services offered by the business. For example, a service dog that howls during a concert interferes with the performance of the concert and can be excluded. A service animal that misbehaves and makes unwanted contact with other patrons or is otherwise disruptive due to poor behavior can be removed. If a service animal is removed, the business must still offer their goods and services to the owner of the service animal, even if the animal itself must remain outside.
Service animals can also be removed if they pose a direct threat to the safety of others by barking, lunging, growling, snarling, or lunging at others.
What is required to import an assistance dog from the continental U.S. to Hawaii?
"For a service dog, there must be a physician's statement which certifies as to the disability, and that the service dog provides assistance having to do with that disability and documentation of training, or a certificate of training as a service dog by a training program accredited by Assistance Dogs International, Inc., or a service dog training program with equally rigorous administrative, operational and training standards."
Please note that the doctor cannot certify as to the dog's training. You'll need separate documentation for that.
Hawaii is rabies free. The purpose of the original 120 day quarantine was to protect the state from the import of rabies into the state. An alternate method to protect the state from the import of rabies has been established. It typically requires 6 or more months of preparation.
The exact same procedure is required of all dogs entering Hawaii, regardless of whether they are pets or service animals. The only differences between pets and service animals is that pets MIGHT be held up to 5 days and service animals are typically released the same day, and the import fee is waived for qualified service animals.
Emotional support animals and psychiatric service animals are often not accepted as recognized service animals, so make arrangements establishing whether your dog will be accepted before departure.
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Animal Quarantine Station
99-951 Halawa Valley Street
Aiea, Hawaii 96701-5602
Telephone (808) 483-7151
FAX (808) 483-7161
E-mail: rabiesfree@hawaii.gov
NOTE: Failure to meet all of the requirements can result in a 120 day quarantine at a fee of $17.80 per day.
You will need (for pets OR for service animals):
1. Rabies vaccinations: Pet must have been vaccinated at least twice in its lifetime against rabies. Vaccinations must have been administered at least 90 days apart. The most recent vaccination is current and was not administered less than 90 days before entry to Hawaii. The date, brand, and lot number of the vaccine must be indicated on the pet's vaccination certificate and health certificate. You need the two most recent rabies certificates.
2. Microchip: The animal must be microchipped, verified by a veterinarian.
3. OIE_FAVN blood test: The animal must have an OIE-FAVN rabies blood test no more than 36 months old or less than 120 days old. The result must be greater than or equal to 0.5 IU/ml and must have been done at either Kansas State University or the DOD Food Analysis and Diagnostic Laboratory in Texas. A copy of this test result must be presented that shows the pet's microchip number.
4. Documentation: you'll need to submit documentation that arrives in Hawaii at least 10 business days prior to your animal's arrival. This documentation includes an import permit, rabies vaccination certificates (2 most recent) and blood test results, with the appropriate fee.
You'll also need to plan to arrive at an airport that accepts animal imports, such as Honolulu International Airport.
Read complete details in the two official links below.
Will federal law supersedes hospital policy regarding service dog in ICU?
Depends on the situation.
In short, the ADA entitles the disabled handler to take the service dog anywhere the general public may go. There are situations where a service dog may be excluded, and sterile environments is one of them. If the disabled handler is in an sterile operating room and the hospital bans anyone not involved from entering due to infection control, i.e. relatives and other non-hospital person are EXCLUDED, then the service dog may be excluded as well. Many hospitals have windows that look in on the operating room where those that are excluded may watch, many times the service dog is placed there to observe and see their handler, through glass.
If the ICU is not a sterile environment, i.e. relatives can walk in with street cloths, then the service animal must be allowed in.
An ADA guide with many of the exclusions in the links.
Do you qualify for a service dog?
There are several qualifications to having a service dog.
1. You must be disabled. Under ADA, an individual with a disability is a person who: (1) has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; OR (2) has a record of such an impairment; OR (3) is regarded as having such an impairment.
2. Your dog must be very good with basic obedience and be able to pass a Canine Good Citizen test or similar.
3. Your must be able to pass a Public Access Test (PAT) to show that they can behave in public and not bark at skateboards, vacuum up the floor, etc. These are available at www.iaadp.org and other service dog websites. They can be administered by a dog trainer (more qualified) or by a friend(less qualified).
4. Very important-your dog must be specially task-trained to mitigate your disability. A list of tasks can be found at www.iaadp.org but it is not an exhaustive list. Giving comfort and kisses are not tasks, these are natural things dogs do. Tasks may include guiding the blind, alerting the deaf to noises, mobility work, alerting to blood sugar drops, picking up items, pulling a wheelchair, alerting to panic attacks and many more.
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A "hearing ear dog," more commonly referred to as a "hearing dog" is specially trained to assist people who are deaf by signaling them of the presence of specific sounds. Each dog is individually trained to their specific handler's needs. For example, if the handler has an infant, she would want her dog trained to alert her when the baby cries.
Hearing dogs are commonly trained to respond to the following sounds:
a doorbell or knock on a door
a telephone ringing
smoke/fire alarm
tornado siren
alarm clock
the sound of the handler's name being spoken
an oven or microwave timer
Upon hearing a sound the dog is trained to recognize as important, the hearing dog signals his handler, usually by poking or pawing at their leg, then either turns to look in the direction of the noise, or runs back and forth between the source of the noise and the handler to indicate where the noise is.
What is military infantry with a military dog called?
The world's militaries use war dogs for many purposes in combat, such as scouting, tracking, and sentry duty.
How can you take your service dog on a mobility scooter?
The dog must be trained to ride safely on a scooter, so consult a trainer.
How much does a service animal cost?
For insurance purposes they cost $5,000 - $25,000
This is their value for training a new pup to full service dog.
Most schools and organizations charge very little to the disabled recipient, $1 - $500.
They make up the difference through grants, donations and public assistance programs.
This is why service dogs are so well protected. They cost a bit, are very well trained, and it's a felony in most states to harm or kill one. The fine is a minimum of the replacement cost.
(*EDIT - you can also train your own service dog if you are qualified to have one and are up to the task of doing so. Owner trained service dogs must still be trained as well as a professionally trained service dog and met the same high standards. They must be strictly obedience trained, socialized, non-aggressive, potty trained, calm in crowds, able to tuck under chairs and tables, able to lie down quietly for long periods of time and task trained to your specific needs. It generally takes about 2 years to owner train a service dog. They're are no short cuts. Rushing training will only ruin the dog and it'll have to be washed out.)
No. "People with disabilities who use service animals cannot be charged extra fees, isolated from other patrons, or treated less favorably than other patrons." (See ADA business brief link below.) Requiring them to stay in a certain room when other guests are permitted other rooms would be treating the person with a disability less favorably than other patrons.
You can verify this information yourself by calling the U.S. Department of Justice's ADA information line at: 800 - 514 - 0301 (voice)
or
800 - 514 - 0383 (TTY)
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A fake service dog is a dog that is not properly trainedor a handler who is not legally disabled. In most states it's a serious crime to impersonated a disabled person or use an untrained service dog. FL Law gives up to 60 days in jail and/or a $5,000 fine as it's a second degree misdemeanor.
Legally disabled and medically disabled are not the same. The ADA and State Laws dictate who is legally disabled and allowed to use a service dog.
The west coast of the US is having epidemic issues with purse dogs claiming to be service dogs. These untrained pets are causing havoc with businesses and endangering the public by being vicious, loud and non-housebroken.
Many doctors are writing notes to enable patients to take their pets in to public as a service dog, which is illegal. The doctors note usually apply for ESA's (Emotional Support Animals) which are trained pets for the disabled in their homes only. The patient is supposed to take their dog to a school or properly train the pet to be a service dog before taking it in to public as a full service dog.
Most states have now enacted strict laws to punish fakers. The ADA is the federal law that allows service dogs to freely go with their disabled handler. Its vaguness is being used by some to bring their pets (trained or not) with them anywhere they go, though the law clearly states you must be legally disabledand the dog must be individually trained for YOUR disability.
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