{"id":1091,"date":"2020-03-02T21:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T15:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.complianceprime.com\/blog\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2020-03-02T21:00:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T15:30:21","slug":"difference-between-service-animals-emotional-support-and-therapy-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.complianceprime.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/02\/difference-between-service-animals-emotional-support-and-therapy-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between Service Animals, Emotional Support And Therapy Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Service animals can definitely make life easier for those who need them. They are trained especially for those who suffer from any kind of disability. <\/span>Service animals<\/span><\/a> that are dogs and baby horses are really helpful. The dog thereby provides support and care to people who have a disability like blindness, mental illness like depression or a person who is in a wheelchair. The dog, however, accompanies the handler everywhere in places like parks, while visiting malls, at home and even while travelling. A service dog, however, can be of any size and breed. The only thing that makes the service dog a service provider is the training that is given to it. Hence, all those who have a service dog their lives are much easier than others with a disability.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How Does The Service Dogs Help?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Having a dog makes one`s social life much easy and comfortable. With a dog as a company many people recover soon, there are smiles on their faces all the time as they know that there is someone to take care of them 24*7. Taking a service dog out in public places is generally allowed by mostly all the governments. Moreover, a person with a disability needs a companion along with him\\ her all the time. Hence, a service dog is someone whom one can take to every place at home and outside. The handler of the dog does not need any certification to own a service dog. They own it for both comforts as well as for improving their life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Emotional Support Animal<\/span><\/h2>\n

On the other hand, an emotional support animal that is a dog does not have access to public places. According to American`s with disabilities act the emotional support dog act as therapy animals. That is, in general, these dogs are a part of a treatment that helps to emotionally make a person strong. Especially, those with problems as depression, anxiety, and phobias of any kind need emotional support animals. The dog not only provides support, companionship but also solves the problem of loneliness. They are not trained as service dogs but one needs a letter from a therapist or a mental doctor to own emotional support animals\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How Does Emotional Dog Help?<\/span><\/p>\n

These animals help one to get out of bed and be social and help to be happy in life. One cannot take an emotional support animal at public places like restaurants, gym, flight and more. These animals help those people who do not really care about themselves. Some people who have attempted to commit suicide are the ones who really need a support animal that is a dog.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Therapy Animal<\/span><\/h2>\n

Therapy animals like dogs help the owner to walk when sitting for a long time.\u00a0 They even drag them to play with them. Dogs like Eggnog is a perfect therapy animal. This dog is ideal for both children as well as psychiatric patients. Animal therapy involves cats, dogs, horses, and parrots help to get rid of anxiety, trauma, and fear. They help patients to recover very soon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hope this article helps you know about these types of animals. Contact us at <\/span>Complianceprime.com<\/span><\/a> to know more.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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