[nagdu] COMMUNITY COMMENTARY 'Emotional support dogs' endanger somein public

[Buddy Brannan]

I believe they sometimes also do limited guide duty, taking someone who is having an episode to a safe place. Also, sometimes psychiatric support dogs can provide a barrier between the handler and others who may be overwhelming, for instance, someone with autism. I don’t know all of the different tasks that these dogs perform, but they certainly do more than just providing of emotional support. 

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> On Feb 20, 2015, at 9:03 PM, Danielle Cyclorama via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> PTSD can be considered a disability. I know some.dogs are trained to help with this by alerting to certain anxiety inducing triggers, turning on lights so the person does not need to walk into dark places, and interrupting nightmares for example. 
> HTH
> Danielle and Thai
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>> On Feb 20, 2015, at 8:25 PM, Debby Phillips via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> This is an interesting letter and in part, I certainly support it.  But I have some questions.  First of all, in Spokane I have run into people with dogs who say that they experience PTSAID.  The dogs help them with that issue.  Are they considered service dogs? Or are they considered "emotional support" dogs? I am pretty unclear about this.  I understand that dogs that strictly give "comfort" are not service dogs, but I'm very unclear about the proliferation of dogs that Veterans are using because of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.  And is that considered a disability? Please understand, I'm supportive of anything that is good for Veterans, but this issue does not seem clear to me.    Peace,    Debby
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