An emotional support animal is a pet that helps its owners cope with their disabilities by providing comfort and companionship. In other words, they help the owner to feel less alone in life by providing them with unconditional love and affection.
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The term emotional support animals might be used interchangeably with therapy dogs, service dogs, and companion dogs. However, each has its own definition. First of all, an emotional support animal does not necessarily have to be a dog. You can also have fish, birds, and other types of animals as your emotional support animals.
Therapy animals are used in animal-assisted therapy. These animals help their doctors or psychiatrists to deal with their patients’ illnesses, disorders, and disabilities. They are also used in hospitals and nursing homes to improve the environment of these facilities. These animals can be dogs, cats, horses, guinea pigs, and other types of animals.
Service dogs help their owners with specific tasks, such as guiding them blindfolded or pulling a wheelchair. These dogs are trained to perform specific tasks that people with disabilities can’t do on their own. The service dog must be completely trustworthy and trained to perform its task without distraction.
Companion dogs are simply dogs that have been selected by an individual to be his or her constant companion. A companion dog is usually kept indoors, but some people prefer keeping them outside in the yard or even in the house.
While all of these types of animals can provide their owners with emotional support, there are some differences between each type of animal. The differences include training requirements, level of affection provided by the animal, cost of purchasing the animal, restrictions on how they can be transported, how they must be housed, how they should be treated while being transported or while at home with their owner and so on.
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Once you’ve distinguished between the terms, you can decide which type of animal would be best for you. This decision is not a simple one and it should be made carefully.
While many people find the idea of owning an emotional support animal to be helpful, some people find the idea to be highly offensive. They do not want their friends and family members to know that they are relying on their pets for emotional support. They might feel embarrassed, or even judged by others if they’re using an emotional support animal.
If that’s the case with you, remind yourself of your priorities. You should think about how important it is for you to have an emotional support animal. Think about whether you can manage without one. If you cannot manage without one, then think about what animal you’d like to have.
Kim
Kim is a talented author, who loves animals especially dogs. She engaged in writing books and articles relating to animals a decade ago. Kim resides in Chicago with her husband and son. The family is the proud owner of a dog and a parrot (Jack and Lily). Kim wanted more than these two pets, but her husband put his foot down... She often visits elementary schools to talk to the kids about what she learned about pets and how they could learn from them.
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