While psychiatric service dogs provide a number of benefits to their owners, the biggest obstacle that many people run in to is the sheer cost of having and training a service dog.
Not exact matches
Psychiatric Service Dogs are specifically task - trained to mitigate their handler's
psychiatric disabilities,
while Emotional Support Animals are not.
While many people can benefit from owning a
psychiatric service dog, the cost of owning and keeping a healthy
dog can certainly be prohibitive.
While people with physical disabilities have long been partnered with
service dogs, PTSD and
psychiatric service dogs are a relatively newer resource.