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Service Dog Registration 101
What Is A Service Dog? Thanks to the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, which outlines and protects the rights of people with disabilities, service...
Service Dog Registration
The Steps for Getting & Registering a Service Dog
The 5 Steps to Having a Service Dog #1 - Choose the Right Dog There are no breed or size regulations for service dogs. This means that you can either adopt a...
Service Dog Registration
The Steps for Getting & Registering an Emotional Support Animal
The 5 Steps to Getting an Emotional Support Dog #1 - Determine if You Qualify Emotional Support Dogs aid people with mental or emotional conditions, such as...
Emotional Support Animals
Emotional Support Dog Registration 101
What Is An Emotional Support Dog (ESA)? An emotional support animal (ESA) is a different from a service dog. Unlike a service dog, an emotional support animal...
Emotional Support Animals
Service Dog & Emotional Support Dog Federal Laws
Service Dog & Emotional Support Dog Federal Laws Under the ADA, people with disabilities who have service dogs are entitled to the following protections: Equal...
Federal Laws & Rights
Service Dog & ESA Airline Policies
Flying with Your Service Dog Last updated March 2026 Below we've compiled a list of service dog policies from popular air carriers in the US for your...
Airline & Travel Policies
Service Dogs & ESA Dogs for Veterans
We recognize that not all disabilities are visible. Many veterans returning from war may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and require a canine...
Veterans & Service Dogs
Training Your Service Dog & Training Resources
The thought of training a Service Dog can be intimidating. Your Service Dog needs to be able to perform tasks perfectly for your safety, as well as master...
Training & Resources
Traveling with Your Service Dog
The Americans with Disabilities Act protects your rights to travel with your Service Dog. Although no one should bar your entry when traveling with your...
Airline & Travel Policies
Service Dog / ESA Breeders
Service Dog & ESA Breeders With proper training, any dog, whether from the shelter or from a breeder, can be a service dog or emotional support animal. We do...
Training & Resources
Airbnb and Service Dogs
As of February, 2023 Vacation rental companies like Airbnb and VRBO have become an increasingly popular option for travelers with service dogs and emotional...
General Information
Best Health Insurance for Service Dogs
Should you get health insurance for your service dog? As pet owners, we're all afraid of the sticker shock that sometimes comes with visits to the vet. Even...
Training & Resources
From the Blog
Puerto Rico ESA Laws: What Emotional Support Animal Owners Need to Know
A complete guide to Puerto Rico's emotional support animal laws — including reliance on the federal Fair Housing Act for housing protections since Puerto Rico has no ESA-specific territorial statute, the application of federal FHA as a U.S. territory, no anti-letter-mill law, no dedicated ESA fraud statute, and the distinction between ESAs and service animals under both federal and territorial law.
Puerto Rico Service Dog Laws: A Complete Guide for Handlers
Everything you need to know about your rights as a service dog handler in Puerto Rico — from Law 51 of 1996 (Ley de Servicios Integrales para Personas con Impedimentos) granting full public access, the unique health certificate requirement for service animals, the $100 fine and up to 30 days imprisonment for access denial, the application of the federal ADA as a U.S. territory, no fake service dog law, and no SDIT-specific public access statute.
Wyoming ESA Laws: What Emotional Support Animal Owners Need to Know
A complete guide to Wyoming's emotional support animal laws — including the explicit statutory definition of 'assistance animal' in Wyo. Stat. 35-13-205, housing protections under the state Fair Housing Act and federal FHA, the $750 misdemeanor penalty for ESA fraud (35-13-207), no anti-letter-mill statute, and Wyoming's unique approach of codifying ESA definitions and fraud penalties in a dedicated Assistance Animals chapter.