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At Service Dog Certifications, our goal is to minimize discrimination and persecution for handlers and their animals. Know your rights and stop the harassment of you and your service dog.
Service Dog Certifications does not certify or authorize anyone to use a Service Animal — nor is certification required by law. The privilege to use a Service or Assistance Animal is granted, under the law, by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and local governments.
Service Dog Certifications does not endorse the fraudulent use of our certifications and registration.
Our Services and Mission
We understand that owning a service animal or emotional support animal is a necessity for some people out there. We hope to make their lives easier by answering questions and providing information about service dogs and emotional support animals. Don’t get harassed and hassled. Know your rights.
Training and Behavior Standards Agreement
While Service Dog owners are allowed to verbally state their animal is a Service Animal for public access, many individuals find that having a way to say they have accepted further training and behavior standards, while not required by law, Service Dog Certifications can help minimize discrimination and accessibility issues while keeping disability information private. This is especially important for disabled individuals who use a Service or Emotional Support Dog to help with disabilities that are not visible to others, such as epilepsy, deafness, multiple sclerosis and other conditions not visible to the human eye.
Our goal is to help reduce abuse of the ADA by requiring our Registrants to understand the laws. Intentionally misrepresenting an animal as a Service Animal for any reason is not only unethical, it is also in violation of federal and local laws. Service Dog Certifications does not endorse the use of fake service animals in any capacity.
So sorry to hear this but from what it sounds like she will not qualify for a service dog however you could make the dog an emotional support animal however, they have NO public access and could not go into stores
I,m trying to find somee one in our area to train my dog for me but it is becoming a challenge if any one has any suggestions i would appreciate it. I live in Kentucky.
My son was diagnosed with epilepsy and need to have his dog trained where can we go to do this ? We live in Lewiston Idaho
I have a son that has behavioral problems can I make my dog a service dog
We have adopted a German Shepard we are training him to be my autistic sons service animal. Do we need a training vest? Where can we get one?
A vest is not required for a service dog or a service dog in training. However, vests with a “Service Dog” tag may help to communicate that your dog is on duty. You can look online for “Service Dog in Training” vests. Be aware, that a service dog in training isn’t technically a service dog yet, therefore they don’t have full access rights. If you want to take your dog into a public place for training, be sure to call ahead and ask if the establishment is ok with letting your dog in training visit. You may find this article on the basics of service dog training interesting https://www.servicedogcertifications.org/service-dog-training-guide-the-basics/