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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. 

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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. 

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  1. Bobby says: July 4, 2020

    Just curious, as an employee in the hotel industry. I’m constantly wondering what is and isn’t considered a service animal. I read all the requirements and what we can and can’t ask our guests. But 9/10 times when a person checks in and they tell me they have a service animal (of course I’m not allowed to even question that statement) I feel as though they are making false claims, as everyone knows nowadays that business are not allowed to ask if their pet is a service animal. Most of the time they don’t wear any equipment stating their status as a service dog, and they also bark at myself or others when they are within 10 ft of them. Clearly not trained then right? I also heard somewhere that service animals typically can’t be small dogs (as they would be considered emotional support/therapy dogs) if this is true then the majority of the people staying in my nonpet-friendly hotel are actually bringing in their support dogs and claiming they are certified service animals. Often times these guests cause problems either for other guests or for housekeeping. Am I allowed to combat their claim if all the evidence tells me the pet is NOT a service animal. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE dogs and would absolutely love to bring mine to work if I could, but I do realize there are people that have allergies or are just plain scared due to past traumas, and I hate the idea that I have to sideline those people’s concerns and health issues just to please another “Karen” that doesn’t want to spend 1 night away from her Frenchie.

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  2. haley says: July 8, 2020

    I’m interest in making my german shepard a emotional support dog for my anxiety and depression. Do I need a document from my dr?

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