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A Therapy dog is NOT given rights to go everywhere. Neither is a CGC dog. They are permitted to go to hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, and similar places when part of a group that does therapy work.
The ONLY type of animal that is afforded this type of freedom is a service dog. It's not a matter of running out and getting training. You must have a medical condition that necessitates the dog and the dog MUST function to assist the person.
Small dogs are permitted to travel in the cabin on some airlines and with health certificates and certain restrictions. They must be able to fit under the seat in front of you in a carrier and they must remain in this carrier at all times. The dog is NOT permitted to sit in the seat with you. There is a fee for in-cabin travel, each way.Added: You seem to be confused on terminology. A therapy dog, again, goes into places and helps OTHERS with their "conditions" by interacting with them.
A SERVICE DOG is a dog that provides a service for his OWNER who has a medical disability. A guide dog for the blind is one example. A dog that alerts an epileptic to seizures is another. A dog that helps someone with CP or MS with stability is yet another.
If one's "condition" is a mental condition, then there are Emotional Support Animals (ESA). They are NOT SERVICE DOGS. In order to travel on a plane, the dog must be trained and you MUST have a letter from your psychologist/psychiatrist stating that the dog is in need while traveling.
Any type of service dog, ESA, or therapy animal can be asked to leave ANY public situation, or can be refused boarding onto a plane, should the dog obviously not be trained properly. Peeing, barking, growling, agitation, lack of manners, aggression - all are grounds to refuse entry to any service dog or ESA dog.
http://www.petsonthego.com/pressrm.html outlines the Air Carrier Access Act's (ACCA) rules. The ACCA must be followed by all airline personnel, and those traveling with service animals/ESA's. While individual air carries can have specific policies, the ACCA is the overruling law and guideline. An airline's policy cannot supercede an ACCA policy. Meaning American Airlines cannot decide to refuse ESA's. However, they can decide to be more lenient than the ACCA guidelines - so they may chose to not require documentation.
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- I'm not 100% sure but the best guess I can come up with is Canine Good Citizen ?
Although I've never heard of it being a "free pass" to anywhere. I'm fairly certain that only applies to service animals. - If the dog is small enough you might be able to put it in a crate that you can put under your seat. Otherwise you're probably out of luck.
"Service animals" like seeing-eye dogs are allowed almost everywhere, but this kind of training is very lengthy and expensive. If your dog hasn't started as a puppy then it's too late.
If you have your dog trained as a "therapy" animal then you can bring it to places like hospitals, nursing homes and schools and the certification includes insurance that covers you if the dog bites somebody. A therapy dog certification won't get the dog on an airplane though with very few exceptions. - Your dog cannot sit in a seat with you. Dogs are either transported in the cargo area, and you do need an airline approved carrier, or in the case of a very small dog, some airlines allow the dog in the passenger compartment but it travels in a carrier kept under your seat.
I've traveled with dogs on both domestic and international flights and all that was necessary was a health certificate from a veterinarian. Countries that require entering animals to be quarantined will also require a permit and paperwork proving a link up to a quarantine site.
Service dogs are treated differently and each airline has specific regulations. - You need him to be a therapy dog. He has to go through a 'good citizen training', current on all his shots, groomed.
But this will not allow you special privileges on an airplane. He would have to travel in a crate you can sit on the floor in front of you or he will have to travel in the baggage area.
It will not allow him to go just any where.
If you are disabled you need a service dog. A service dog can go any where. If you are not disabled you do not qualify for a service dog & cannot get one. - Airlines only require a health certificate in order for your dog to travel. Your dog will have to travel in the cargo section of the plane, unless it's small enough to fit in a crate, under the seat. Dogs are not allowed to sit in a plane seat.
People, this is not a disabled person, as one of her posts stated she wanted to join the military. - You want to train him to be a Therapy Dog, I think that is what you mean. Contact your local kennel or obedience club to find out about therapy dog training. Therapy dogs are allowed on planes and in buildings, etc, BUT just because your dog is a registered/certified therapy dog doesn't mean YOU can take him anywhere you please.
To be allowed to bring a therapy dog places where pet dogs are not allowed (like planes) you actually have to NEED a therapy dog. It can't just be your pet that happens to be a therapy dog, you need to have a Doctor recommend the use of a therapy dog for travel, etc.
Dogs can go on planes, small ones can even go in the cabin with you in a carrier, wwith onehaving to be therapy dogs, but I believe even a therapy dog would need to be in a carrier or proper restraint within the cabin. Larger dogs can be crated and sent as cargo, but you would have to contact the airline about this procedure.
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