How to get a service dog for emotional support?

If you have an emotional disability, you can legally qualify for an ESA, short for emotional support animal. You must be certified as emotionally disabled by a psychologist, therapist, psychiatrist or other duly-licensed and/or certified mental health professional. read more

Emotional Support Animal Training Unlike service animals, ESA’s are not required to be trained to perform a service for their handlers. An ESA provides emotional support for their handlers and can qualify as long as the animal does not cause a disturbance or undue hardship for an apartment manager/owner. read more

An Emotional Support Animal is NOT a Service Animal. There is no such thing as an ‘Emotional Support Animal Certification’. All Certification Services are scams and the certificates worth nothing. You do NOT need to register your ESA with any ‘Emotional Support Animal Registration’ service. Check if you may qualify in as little as 5 minutes. read more

Identifying emotional support dogs for the public. Emotional support dogs are often identified by wearing an emotional support dog vest or tag, letting the public know that it is an emotional support dog; otherwise, their handlers will find themselves having to explain that their dog is an emotional support dog. read more