Therapy Dog vs A Service And Support Dog What Are The Differences?
Therapy Dog
A therapy dog is a pet that is trained, tested, registered, and insured.
This type of dog can go with it’s owner to visit patients and residents of facilities like hospitals and nursing homes to cheer up the people living there.
A therapy dog is not permitted to go to places that pets aren’t allowed. Such places include hospitals and nursing homes.
If the pet owner registers the dog with facility owner the pet will be allowed on the premises.
The purpose of registration is to show that this dog is well behaved, safe around people, and insured against liability. 
Service Dog
A service dog is individually trained to perform tasks that compensates for the disability of it’s owner. Labrador Retriever make excellent service dogs.
A service dog falls in the category of medical equipment and is permitted to accompany it’s disabled owner to places where pets are not permitted.
Emotional Support Animal
An emotional support dog is for a person who a doctor has determined is disabled.
If the person lives in a home or wishes to fly on a plane that does not allow animals a letter from a medical doctor is required.
The owner of an emotional support animal has no more right than any other pet owner.
In Summary
- Therapy animal works with his owner to improve the health of others.
- Service dog works to help the owner perform tasks he cannot perform on his own because of his disability,
- An emotional support animal works with it’s disabled owner to improve the health and quality of life.
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