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to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.” As you can see, a service dog has been trained to perform specific tasks to assist someone with a disability. Dogs can be trained to alert their owners of low blood sugar, an impending seizure, an upcoming anxiety attack, and more. They can be taught to pick up things that their owner has dropped, as well as to turn on lights and perform other tasks that a an owner with disabilities owner has trouble with. In addition, they can be instructed to alert hearing-impaired owners to alarms or other loud noises that would be useful for the person to know about. The possibilities for what a service dog can do are nearly endless.

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Service Dogs

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