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There is NO such thing a registry for an SA!!!
People are falling for these fake scams online to buy a kit.
The ONLY proof you can have at will is a certificate or completion of the training the SA has done at a recognized facility.
Otherwise, all these kits are bogus and you should be ashamed of yourself for tricking in people to buy an SA kit.
The ones that buy these are 99% not in need of an SA and only want to bring their pet with them all over the place.
That is inaccurate – as we consistently point out, you do not need ANY certificate or any other form of documentation to prove that you have a service dog. Under the ADA, third parties can only ask two questions: 1. Is the dog a service dog required for a disability? and 2. What work or task has the dog been trained to perform? Registrations, certificates, ID cards, vests, tags, etc. are useful for service dog owners, but never mandatory. Please see this post for more details: https://www.servicedogcertifications.org/how-to-register-service-dog/
The mere name “Service Dog Certifications” is a lie. Definition of certification: designated credentials earned by an individual to verify their legitimacy and competence to perform a job–the formal attestation or confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization–you can do NONE of the above…
A certificate is: a document containing a certified statement especially as to the truth of something. specifically : a document certifying that one has fulfilled the requirements of and may practice in a field. 2. : something serving the same end as a certificate
We note your concern but we think you have not taken a closer look at what we do. We publish more content than any organization specifically educating the public on this issue – that you never need a certificate for a service dog. Because there are no certifying organizations for service dogs, the certificates we offer are self-certifying. ADA rules require the handler, not an organization, to make representations about their dogs. We offer service dog accessories to owners because they find them useful in everyday life, but continually remind them that third parties can’t make them a requirement.
A service animal and it’s job to serve the patient, is an important one! As a former Government Law Enforcement Officer of one quarter of a century; I’ve worked with service K-9 Dogs, and trained different types of service Dogs and assisted in Training Dogs in SAR response teams and Medical assist teams tracking down lost individuals who have medical conditions of several different types in different echo systems in almost every environment.
Regarding the different types of circumstances that ADA attempts to cover that hasn’t be mentioned in the “What if “senecio’s”, that I have seen turn into extreme issues in the past is as follows. One of these is not just leaving your service Dog at home but; Leaving you’re service Dog in a hotel room you have purchased for a short period of time. Whereat such time, upon the patients decision to leave the service Dog behind; shortly thereafter, the service Dog becomes Naturally upset and nationally worried without the patient presence! At such time, the animal begins to Bark, Wynn, scrap and scratch at the door: All due to the Dogs training! This is a response to being unable to see the Patient on a continues basis and their well-being of said patient!
These actions and decisions on behalf of the patient; leaves the Hotel staff in a dilemma! When all the other paying customers start calling in complaints regarding a disturbance of their Peace! Then a situation becomes the realization of reality! Does this patient really need a service Dog? Is this decision to leave a service Dog in a dwelling, temporally used by the patient considered a Quote “Left at Home service Dog”, are there rules regarding such decisions in such situations that have lead to opening investigation on the disabled patient by ADA regarding the validity of the patients case? Not to mention in the case of local police being called due to concerns by the Hotel staff and it’s occupants, that the patient is possibly in the room unconscious or hurt in some way and the actions of the service Dog is really a form of alerting others to the patients situation?
These types of events have actually happened! Reports have been written, and have found there way to Social Security Agents; whereat such time, the individual patient, who actually needs their Medicare & Medicaid and their service Dogs; lost all of Benefits at once: winding them up on the streets homeless without medical, nor a service Dog, as well as a pay check never to be seen again! All over a bad decision!
I believe a logical set of rules on what you can and cannot do with a living service Dog should be at least considered, Of course doing so in such a way that allows the patient to understand the risks and possible circumstances ie outcomes regarding not Just this one issue but the several that can and has actually occurred that I’ve witnessed! Your Disability is important to everyone! Not just you! Everyone should be concerned about individuals with disabilities because it’s for all of us! Anyone at anytime can suddenly be in need of this benefit that WE all as individuals have put our hard earned money into!?! With that said, it’s all of our responsibility to treat these benefits with good decisions In a honest nature and equal way.
James.
I have a Hearing Alert Service Dog and am having issues with the apartment village that I’ve just moved into limiting service dogs to only being left alone for one hour. That doesn’t get me to the doctors or physical therapy without him even though he has been trained to be alone while for up to 4 hrs while I worked part time and more importantly not needed to be there for my benefit or anyone else’s..
They are ignorant to the knowledge that his primary work for me is at home and anytime I am alone such as walking in the woods somewhere I’m unfamiliar with or I at large events or when I feel necessary.. I’m learning that people who can hear just don’t have a clue to what life is like. I’ve had nerve deafness rendering me partially deaf for over 35 yrs. And currently losing hearing in my other ear. Becoming a widow and moving to an unfamiliar place is eye opening to how much I relayed on my husband and family to hear and just know what’s happening around me. I feel safer sleeping at night knowing I’ll know if someone’s at the door before they come walking in!
Not all Service Dogs are needed 24/7 That doesn’t make any one disability for the service the animals provide any less or more valuable.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
I am hearing impaired. I wear hearing aids and at the suggestion of my Audiologist, I have a service dog. My dog is very important to me when I am alone and especially at night because without my aids, I am deaf. My husband and I went on vacation to Myrtle Beach and we were told that we could not leave the dog in the hotel room when we went out to dinner. My service dog is very important to me but I do not need her assistance all the time and my husband was with me. Can the hotel have these policies? This was a pet friendly hotel.
Service dog owners are typically allowed to leave their dogs for short periods of time during periods where their service is not needed.
What’s the point of having a service animal just to leave it at home? How can it “work” for their handler if they are separated? Why have a SD then?
Sometimes service dog owners need to leave their animals at home. For example, the owner may be having a procedure at a hospital and could leave the animal in the care of someone else. Or, the owner may just be leaving the house for a brief period where they anticipate their animal will not be needed during that time.
If you become a patient in a hospital, especially a psychiatric hospital, you may need to make arrangements for your service animal to be cared for by someone. As a patient, you will not be able to provide care for your service animal. And a locked facility for mental health, has to guarantee the safety of all patients, which can put your animal at risk of injury or injury to others. So please, think about your animal in cases of emergency admissions and have a plan.