Nope that is not a service animal. And an emotional support dog does NOT have the same protections as a Service animal. They only have the right for housing. Those are the kinds of animals that give service dogs (and their owners who need the accommodations) a bad name.
I'm in the process of training my service dog under a licensed trainer. They MUST have a task that they do for the owner. It doesn't have to be a visible thing (it might be sensing when they are about to have an epileptic seizure - so not visible until it happens, and get the owner down on the floor). An emotional support animal CANNOT go any place it's owner goes, because it doesn't have a "task", it's just comforting. (And an ill trained dog is not comforting!)
Yes, I've seen service animals. I've even seen trained emotional support animals that the manager probably would not have had any trouble with. (Sitting quietly, not playing, etc.)
Nope that is not a service animal. And an emotional support dog does NOT have the same protections as a Service animal. They only have the right for housing. Those are the kinds of animals that give service dogs (and their owners who need the accommodations) a bad name.
I'm in the process of training my service dog under a licensed trainer. They MUST have a task that they do for the owner. It doesn't have to be a visible thing (it might be sensing when they are about to have an epileptic seizure - so not visible until it happens, and get the owner down on the floor). An emotional support animal CANNOT go any place it's owner goes, because it doesn't have a "task", it's just comforting. (And an ill trained dog is not comforting!)
Yeah, they were scamming.
Yes, I've seen service animals. I've even seen trained emotional support animals that the manager probably would not have had any trouble with. (Sitting quietly, not playing, etc.)