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Service dogs (also known as “assistance dogs”) are trained to perform tasks that overcome and ease the challenges that their owner’s physical, psychiatric, sensory, and/or developmental disability ...

Since 1 in 5 Americans live with a mental health diagnosis, there is an uptick of people who have a psychiatric service dog (PSD). To qualify for the service, individuals must be legally disabled ...