The Rock & Roll Shrink Radio Show Ep. 84 - Dogs of War - Service Dogs & ESAs 1/2

Tonight’s show is called, “Dogs of War - Service Dogs & Emotional Support Animals.”

We will walk our listeners through our understanding of Service Dogs and Emotional Support Animals, from the owner’s side and from the public’s side, and discuss our layperson’s understanding of these designations. As always, please be advised that we are neither lawyers nor judges, and our listeners are strongly encouraged to personally re-verify any information or advice we give before acting on it in public.

Tonight, we will discuss:

1. Defining SAs, ESAs, & ADA laws
2. Pathologies that could require SDs vs. ESAs
3. Training, Registry myths, Abuses of current law
4. Resources for getting ESAs, SDs, or info on how to interact with someone who has one

We'll start off the evening with some topic-relevant Classic Rock played by Dr. Mathis, followed by Classic Rock trivia in "The Rock & Roll Shrink Recalls," followed by our topic discussion.