Quote Originally Posted by mike001
Wolfsoul if your dog "calms and reassures" you, she is an emotional support dog not a service dog. A service dog is trained to do specialized work depending on the person's disability. A guide dog for the blind, a hearing dog for the deaf, a service dog for people with handicaps, such as no balance, unable to walk etc, the list goes on and on. there are some terrific links to these service dog training centres, if I had them on hand I would refer you.
My dog not only "calms and reassures" me which can bring me down from a panic attack, but she also detects any signs of psychotic episodes and immediatly brings me home -- the last time I had a bad episode I jumped into the lake in the frezing winter. Psychological disabilities are just as crippling as physical ones. I am off my old medications now and have not needed her for a few months though I still take her out on any days that feel off to me, just incase.