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Sammy: PTSD Service Dog

Sammy is a wonderful service dog. We use this page to share about PTSD and mental illness to reduce

Sammy is a wonderful puppy who is on his way in training to eventually be a PTSD service dog! It will be a few months before he is fully service certified, but in the meantime he has mad a HUGE difference in my life and PTSD already. From providing grounding help when I need it to waking me up from nightmares (and preventing nightmares most of the time!), he has been a constant and wonderful suppo

rt since he came home in December of 2016. Sammy was able to come home through a lot of very wonderful and generous contributions. By sharing my journey in getting Sammy through fund raising, I began to share more information on PTSD and how it can affect someone's every day life. Numerous people let me know that this was helpful for them, so I decided to create this page partly for those interested in keeping track of Sammy, and partly as a site to keep sharing PTSD information for those who are interested! My goal is to be an advocate and voice for destigmatizing mental illness, and Sammy seems to help with that!

11/08/2019

I haven’t posted in forever! It’s been a busy and chaotic several months with work, appointments, health and life. Sammy is doing so well at work with me, though I do need to do some remedial training with him because he’s gotten a little too relaxed with our department. Our company loves him... he makes people smile every day and even our CEO has come to meet us and see Sammy! My boss is wonderful with all of this and so affirming of me, of Sammy as a team member, and of all my complex things. When she knows I’m not feeling well she asks what Sammy’s doing, because she knows that if he’s anxious there’s a real problem, and if not things will be okay. It’s such a kind and wonderful approach! My mental and physical health have both been a serious struggle lately, but I’m getting through it, mostly. There have been more panic attacks, more flashbacks and nightmares, way more joint dislocations and POTS episodes, but Sammy is so aware of this and let’s me know when I need to just stop for a bit. Sammy is excelling at his tasks for both mental and physical health issues. This past week I had a follow up with an oncologist because of my tumor and health issues last year. It struck me that I can’t imagine sitting there, waiting for an oncologist, with no human with me, if I didn’t have Sammy. Next month we will move to a new apartment complex that is going to be wonderful for both me and Sammy!! It will help both of us a lot. I’m excited and so grateful for the help from family coming from both the east and west coasts to help us in Colorado! We are lucky.

02/06/2019

I get a lot of questions about having a service dog at work, so I thought I would give everyone an idea about what it’s like! *please feel free to share*

Sammy is the first service dog at both of the companies I’ve worked at. Feedback from my teams and bosses has been super positive! Everyone loves having a dog in the office and at lunch or after work I will take his vest off outside, and people get to love on him. He has cheered up someone who recently became disabled, people having assorted life stresses, and people who just need some love!

It is key to have a strong Human Resources department. You may have to look for a job for longer, and it may take a lot of extra time and work to find a right job. But it’s worth finding one that has your back. My current HR has been amazing to work with.. Sammy interviewed with me, so when they offered me the job they had the HR person in charge of accommodations on the phone to talk about the accommodation process.

Finding a job where you are supported and cared for by your team and manager is huge. My current team has informed other people about the rules with Sammy, and in meetings they will figure out what seat is best for us and save it for us! It means I can relax a lot more... they are so proactive that I get to mostly relax about things.

Sammy has become so popular at work that I keep getting asked about what breeder I got him from, and there are a lot of people infatuated with him. One coworker had become so in love with him that she said she keeps looking at dog toys and thinking of Sammy, and my boss has taken pictures of Sammy while I’m meeting with someone else!

My jobs with Sammy have both been professional track jobs in healthcare administration. They are amazing jobs with good benefits and a lot of potential for growth. It took a lot to find the job I have now after being laid off, but it was worth the wait. I get questions from service dog handlers a lot worrying that they may not find a decent job that will allow their service dog with them. If you’re job hunting with a service dog, keep at it! A good company is willing to make things work for the right candidate who meets the requirements and fits the team well. If they aren’t willing to work with you, it’s probably not a good fit. I interviewed with Sammy for months because I knew I would interview better with him. We’ve ended up in an incredible place. Enjoy these pictures of Sammy at work with me!

17/05/2019

Send help, my service dog is broken! He fell asleep like this!

15/05/2019

This dood was AMAZING today. I broke a tooth recently thanks to a team up of PTSD and Ehlers-Danlos, which meant an emergency trip to the dentist. I do not do well with the dentist. It is genuinely a terrible experience for me thanks to panic/PTSD. I found an awesome dentist who agreed to let Sammy lay on me to do DPT through the whole thing, including the filling. He was already doing DPT when the dentist walked in stunned. He said that he has seen patients bring in a dog before but never saw a dog behave as awesomely as Sammy, which is a huge compliment. I was in the chair for an hour while they fixed my tooth, and Sammy didn’t budge but did everything he could to ground me. Even with them drilling and using suction in my mouth he only lifted his head once. It kept me so much more calm! I was anxious but able to cope, as opposed to previous situations (the last time I had a filling I panicked and stopped breathing which made the dentist panic 😂🤦🏻‍♂️). I am so very grateful for Sammy’s awesomeness and a dentist who was willing to be a bit unconventional.

12/05/2019

The last couple of weeks have been busy, intense, exciting, overwhelming, and many other things. I’ve been continuing to settle into my role in my new job, which is going wonderfully! Finally some of the training makes more sense and I am doing significantly better with my responsibilities. I love my team, and they are incredibly supportive of both me and Sammy! I’ve formed some really awesome friendships there too. There’s also been a lot going on personally though. A few nights ago stress accumulated and I had a nightmare. Before Sammy could wake me up I bit down so hard I broke a tooth 😕🤦🏻‍♂️. For those of you who follow the news, there was recently a school shooting nearby where I live (Denver area). The atmosphere has been anxious and angsty recently while everyone processes this. This shooting was the third shooting that I know of nearby... including Columbine and the Aurora theater shooting. It also followed a few weeks of threats of an active shooter who came to Colorado obsessed with Columbine and promptly bought a gun here. It’s been stressful for everyone. It has also factored into my mental health, bringing back a lot of memories of situations that I’ve witnessed around the world. Sammy has been amazing through all of this. He has kept me sane when I’ve felt completely overwhelmed. A few days ago I sat down on the floor with my computer in my cubicle so I could work while he did DPT! He has also been a positive thing for my whole office, who enjoys the comfort of having him in the office!

25/04/2019

It’s been a long few weeks, with a lot of good and a lot of hard. I’m finally on a pain management plan that makes life so much easier! Work is going well. Sammy is doing an absolutely phenomenal job... he is making me look REALLY good at work and he brings a smile to the whole building. He tasks so well and helps so much! On the flip side, I dislocated my shoulder twice last week, have had some really bad POTS symptoms, a lot of anxiety, and LITERALLY HAVE AN ULCER ON MY EYEBALL. My boss has been so gracious and so patient with me. I had to let her know that the way we were approaching one thing was badly triggering my PTSD and she responded with amazing class and compassion. Tomorrow we have a team lunch at our favorite restaurant, and I love having a team that gets us so much!

03/04/2019

Sammy has recently (and officially) learned to alert to POTS episodes! He checks my hands and if my heart rate is high and/or my blood pressure is low he alerts. Now that it is reliable, I am changing the names of Sammy’s accounts to encompass (or at least I will soon, Facebook is being bizarre) what he does for my physical disabilities too! This guy is so sweet and sensitive and just wants to help 😍 Also, his DPT helps SO MUCH with pain and the panic that it can cause.

Sammy and I had the most awesome interaction today. A woman that works on a different floor from us was watching from a distance and (without looking at Sammy) said “I just love seeing well behaved service dogs, it’s so different from all of the people who are faking it.” I took Sammy’s vest off to give him a break and she asked if she could say hi now that his vest was off. I said yes and she mentioned not wanting to acknowledge him at all with the vest on, but she knew that taking the vest off was a cue. She has friends with service dogs and so was really supportive of us. It is so amazing to be so supported! It makes Sammy’s job and my life with disabilities so much easier.

26/03/2019

“I have a big job this week, but I’m up to the task! I’m very tired but so is my hooman”.
I have been dislocating ribs with alarming frequency recently and have been short of breath since. On Saturday I woke up with severely worse pain in one of my ribs, and still went out for a much needed day of fun! But by Sunday it was difficult to breathe well, and I debated going to the ER but decided against it. By Monday I was in rough shape, and went to an urgent appointment at my primary care doctor that afternoon. It got drastically worse fast and I ended up at the emergency room. They believe I broke a rib at some point but there’s not much they can do. Sammy was a rock star of course, doing DPT on the bed and watching me closely. He’s exhausted but very much my hero. I wouldn’t have been able to handle the ER without him by my side. I’m so frustrated with the ER I went to though who only suggested ibuprofen and Tylenol (and didn’t even give me any!) despite being in too much pain to breathe even when I told them that they don’t work for me at all. My anxiety and PTSD are extra high due to all of this, but it’s manageable with my buddy.

22/03/2019

It’s been quite a week. I am coming to terms with the changes in my health over the last year, and realizing that while I can manage some things, many of the conditions are permanent and some will get worse. It’s hitting me hard this week as I adjust to my awesome new job and realize the limitations on my life because of my disabilities. Sometimes it is overwhelming, and this week that manifested in a lot of anxiety, panic, and depression. I don’t exaggerate when I say that this dood makes a world of difference and is always by my side. When I’m extra anxious he even lays on the bath mat while I shower so that he can be near if I need him. Also shout out to my family who keep encouraging me and listening to my rants and struggles without judging. I don’t know how I got so lucky.

19/03/2019

I wasn’t sure if Sammy was really picking up a POTS alert or if I was just overestimating him, so today when he alerted I brushed it off while I stood and talked to my boss. He sat with laser focus on me and eventually I walked back to my desk, only to have serious POTS symptoms that could have been avoided had I just listened to the alert. Moral of the story: I need to listen to my service dog. Though I feel like most people don’t have the experience of saying “I really need to sit down when my dog tells me to!” 🤷🏻‍♂️🙃😊

16/03/2019

Sammy has been a MASSIVE help with my new job. From grounding me during panic attacks and flashbacks to alerting me when I start dissociating, he has helped me be able to function. He has also helped a lot with social interactions by giving me something to talk about when I’m feeling anxious and making me feel more confident talking to people. Everyone loves him. He gives me a lot of extra spoons 🥄 too. This weekend we are going to decompress but also work a lot more on some of his tasks for POTS and some things he can do with EDS too... like bringing my phone if I fall and alerting to heart rate changes! He isn’t perfect, and sometimes he does things that I have to correct, but overall I’m so grateful for him. I would have a much harder time with doing all of this. He is my hero.

13/03/2019

Sammy and I are LOVING my new job. I have never felt so immediately welcomed somewhere. My team has gone above and beyond to welcome Sammy, too. It’s been really cool to experience. Everyone is so careful to not interfere with him, but they also adore him, and my boss has walked outside with us a few times to pet and love Sammy. My team is also being amazing with making sure I’m not getting overwhelmed with training. I’ve even felt comfortable enough to have Sammy do some of his tasks around others, which I’ve never done before. Sammy loves it there and gets so excited to go to work. He is fully considered a member of the team, and my team even has some grace for times when he makes mistakes. This matters so much to me, because otherwise I would be far more stressed. I’ve been more anxious than usual during this transition period, but it all feels more manageable than it has before. It helps to feel so wanted somewhere... I have rarely felt like a group of people wants me to be a part of their lives like I do here!

07/03/2019

Sammy and I are both so tired 😴 but this doodle is doing so well!!! My team at work is infatuated with him. Yesterday my boss helped me move cords out of the way so he would have a cozy niche under my desk (yes, she is amazing) and today I took his vest off outside and let her love on him. He immediately thought she was the best thing ever. It is true that a dog is always a good judge of people! I gave her one of Sammy’s business cards and she kept it to put in her cubicle 😍 I am exhausted... being back to work for the first time since June is draining and I’m having lots of symptoms all at once, but Sammy and I are getting through it! He’s tired too, and I am just hoping to physically be able to take him for a long walk this weekend. My mental health has been stabilizing now that I’m settling into a job and feeling so wanted and valued. So now it’s time to work with Sammy on some tasks to help with my physical health! He’s doing so well alerting to heart rate, but I need to work with him a good bit more.

03/03/2019

Time to post again about etiquette when you see a service dog (I trust the people who follow this page, but please share for others!).

You know that feeling when you are just trying to get through a day, doing some errands, etc., and someone says or does something that makes that more complicated or take longer? Imagine that you are also disabled and every errand is 10 times harder than it is for non-disabled people, and every few minutes someone says or does something that makes getting through the task a lot harder.

For instance, the other day at the airport a person asks “is that your GOLDENDOODLE???” asked to pet Sammy. That happens every few minutes on an outing with him and, like I said, I’m tired and not feeling well and just trying to get through my day. I just respond “No” because I don’t have the energy to give someone a full response every 10 seconds. This person then proceeds to tell me she just had to put down her goldendoodle and she was just hoping to love on one. I told her I was sorry but that he was working. She then proceeds to show me the picture of her dead dog, who looks like Sammy. I know he’s not going to live forever and could have done without being reminded of that, thank you very much... While I’m getting into the Uber to head home, an adult guy starts loudly and obnoxiously barking at Sammy. I repeat, a grown human male was barking at my service dog.

That’s not cool.

On numerous other occasions I have been having lunch or coffee with someone and been interrupted mid-sentence by a stranger asking if they can pet him. There is no other situation in which you would interrupt someone’s meal and conversation if you don’t know them, and my dog specifically is marked “do not pet”. Please leave me alone.

Then there was the phlebotomist who launched into talking about how unfair it was to Sammy to ask him to work, while actively triggering my PTSD and intentionally hurting me (unless she was just really bad at her job). Don’t even get me started on that.

Add on to this that every few minutes on every outing someone else wants to know his breed, his age, or ask questions or pet him. Honestly, if you wouldn’t ask it about someone’s wheel chair, then don’t ask it about someone’s service dog. I may not look disabled, but my dog is really clearly marked. I’m just trying to get my prescriptions and some household essentials, please don’t harass me. Your excitement is distracting for him, and he’s learning to alert to some very important things. Please just leave us alone.

On the plus side, I’ve heard a lot of parents educating toddlers about not distracting him, I’ve had strangers tell other people they don’t know that they shouldn’t be distracting a service dog, I’ve been totally respected by work places, and I’ve generally been encouraged by people. Be like those people. Allies are invaluable.

01/03/2019

😴Is it Friday yet?!
This first week back at work has been exhausting, exciting, and a lot to take in. Sammy has done AMAZINGLY and he has gotten so many compliments. Even our new-hire trainer has said that Sammy is making her rethink her fear of dogs. I think my office might want Sammy more than me 😂 Sammy’s tasking has been on point at work which I’m super grateful for, and he is easily picking up a heart rate alert for POTS. Today he jolted awake and alerted intensely. Next week we get to work more directly with my team which is super exciting! We are both very, very tired and I’m having some issues sleeping and my pain is acting up, so we are cuddling and Sammy is asleep with his head on my legs!

26/02/2019

I am so proud of this boy! He is settling in with me well at work. We have training this whole first week and the trainer keeps complimenting us and remarking that she forgets he is here and she wouldn’t have expected a service dog to do so well. We are working on getting into a morning routine which is extra complicated because of my fatigue, but we are getting there! I am so proud of how well Sammy is settling in for our 9 hour days, and it makes our evening snuggles extra enjoyable. We will be glad when the weekend is here. I’m so proud of both us us, this is a great step for my career but I wouldn’t be able to take it without my dood!

24/02/2019

I cannot love this photo enough 😂💜
Things have been really smooth lately, and so Sammy has been more goofy and relaxed (so have I!). We start a new job on Monday and I am so excited! This is now the second company where Sammy is their first service dog, so that’s exciting because we can set a precedent. I also have a huge opportunity to raise awareness about peer on peer abuse in schools like the one I went to, which I am very happy to do. Sammy is doing well and is such a happy dood which makes me so happy! We are all packed for work on Monday, including his bed and food and some bones. Unsurprisingly, I have more things for him than I do myself for my cubicle 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

20/02/2019

Sammy has now been on 8 flights with me and he amazes me every time. On the flight out to visit my mom no one even knew he was there, including the people right next to me and in front of me! That is impressive for a 50 pound lanky dog. Did you know that a service dog is required to fly at your foot space without spilling over to the person next to you? Sammy has also been picking up some alerts for my POTS and he is rocking those so far! He has been excellent at tasking in crowded airports too, and at ignoring the onslaught of people wanting to pet him, but I certainly wish people would leave us alone. I’m so proud of us both!

08/02/2019

An evening with Sammy, chronic pain, and PTSD: a progression.
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I had a very rough day with PTSD and pain yesterday. Unfortunately this means that Sammy had to work extra hard and I struggled to not take out my pent up anxiety with him.
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He pulled off some amazing DPT and tactile stimulation and was the biggest support!
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This adorable boy stole some bagels off the counter but didn’t eat any. Instead, he decided to bring one to me, drop it in my lap, and stare at me. It was actually a good reminder to eat!
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After some DPT, he sprawled in bed like a totally spoiled dood.
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Sammy decided to curl up in my arms.
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He then made the best Kindle-holder and dood to snuggle up with.
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Days like this are 100 times easier with this guy. I’m so lucky.

06/02/2019

Happy 👅
It’s a warm day today, before a miserably cold day tomorrow, so we enjoyed a nice sunny walk! I’m still sorting through some things with my POTS, chronic illness really is never straightforward. But the good news is I was able to swap out PTSD meds so that now I can take something that is already helping with my heart rate! Sammy is also picking up naturally on when my POTS symptoms become a problem so that’s a good thing! Also as of today we have a start date for my new job and Sammy is approved to work full time with me. This is our second company where he is the first service dog. I hope we are setting precedent for accommodating other people with disabilities, visible and invisible!

31/01/2019

Sammy and I had a scary experience today. If you are someone who takes a pet into non-pet friendly places and thinks it doesn’t harm anyone, I really hope this post makes you think twice.

After dealing with some crazy logistics for getting medical care, I stopped at a grocery store with Sammy to grab a couple of things. I went to one of the self checkout lanes without registering that there was a small/medium dog in the lane across from us. Suddenly it started barking and came running 10 feet away from its owner towards Sammy, barking and snarling. I backed Sammy up behind me and put out my foot to stop the other dog, who kept barking and was trying to get around me to Sammy. It doesn’t take much for a dog to get from barking and snarling to attacking, so I pulled out my pepper spray in order to protect myself and Sammy, hoping that I wouldn’t have to use it. The owner made a couple of unsuccessful attempts to gain control of her dog that was now as far away from her as it could be and continued barking. Eventually the owner and dog left the store and I was able to resume checking out.

Here’s why this is a big deal: people depend on service dogs for their lives. Service dogs are highly trained medical assistants that keep disabled people alive. To reframe this, would you interfere with someone’s access with a wheelchair “because no one stopped you”? Would you intentionally trip a blind person? Service dogs may provide numerous forms of assistance, and interfering with them can lead to increased health issues for someone who is already disabled. It costs a huge amount of money and/or time to have a highly trained service dog, and if they are attacked they may become so fearful they cannot work. This now means that the money and time spent training a service dog is now gone, and I could have to start from scratch.

In some places, it is a crime to misrepresent a pet as a service dog, but businesses and law enforcement are slow to adjust their policies. The manager of this store (as well as some others I have talked to) say that their corporate leaders do not allow them to remove a dog if the owner says it is a service dog even if it behaves inappropriately. This has to change, because by law stores can remove an out of control dog regardless of its service dog status. As it is, people keep taking their pets places because “it isn’t harming anyone” and “no one says anything”.

All I wanted was to get groceries. I was already not feeling well, and my disabilities were already worse than normal today, and the fear that my medical assistant was going to be harmed was overwhelming. This isn’t something I should have to worry about when I’m just getting groceries. So please, leave your pet at home.

****Please share this, I want people to know what their actions mean****

28/01/2019

We have had a lot of good days lately and a lot of fun lately! Yesterday we went shopping and Sammy was incredible. Before Sammy was able to go everywhere with me, I wouldn’t have had the energy or felt safe enough to just go out for a fun outing like that. Because he is with me I feel safe and know that I will have help coping if I need it, so I have more courage to adventure and have fun! That said, I am learning to listen to my body and a new level of “normal”. I have been pushing my body pretty hard for the last week and today I pushed too far and hit a wall, and ended up in tears from the pain. Sammy has been having an off day but he wasted no time doing his tasks to help me out! Living life with mental illness and chronic illness isn’t as simple as good days and bad days... I can have a very good day and still not feel well, or a bad day and be feeling great. Thankfully my fluffy buddy is right here to help me out so that I can make the most of my good days!

20/01/2019

He serves so selflessly, with so much love. This week was a struggle, and by Thursday I was having a hard time functioning. Sammy alerted several times to rising anxiety levels, did DPT without being asked, and then decided that he wasn’t going to let me be alone. When I would shower he would stand inside the shower curtain but behind the liner so that he could see me without getting wet, and kept an eye on me the whole time. In therapy on Friday he immediately started doing DPT, which really impressed my therapist. This was one of the hardest weeks I have had in a long time with pain, fear of my future, adjusting to the reality of my physical illness, and fighting some of the worst parts of my mental illness which were more severe than they have been in a long time. I don’t know how I would make it through times like this without Sammy. By Friday night he was EXHAUSTED but he wouldn’t go to sleep until he knew I was asleep (which is why he looks so tired in the second picture). I’m always amazed by him, his heart, his love, and his desire to take care of me even when it is hard for him. This dog saves my life all the time.

16/01/2019

I keep starting to write this post and then can’t find the words. I can’t believe that only 3 months ago my physical health was a background issue, and now as of yesterday I have permanent disabled parking. It has been a blur recently of doctors’ visits, pain management, new diagnoses, and figuring out how to cope. On top of that, feeling so very out of control of what is happening to my body is very challenging and difficult because of my trauma. Sammy has been a rockstar; snuggling up to me when things are hard, alerting to anxiety and dissociation, and keeping me calm at night. Now that my physical health issues are increasing I am going to start training Sammy some tasks to help manage my physical health. I want to train him to bring me a bottle of water, to guide me to a place to sit down, potentially to alert to my heart rate, and to bring me my phone in case I can’t get up. I am very lucky, because I already have the best service dog so that I can just add some tasks!

13/01/2019

This week has been... exhausting and difficult. A trauma memory that seems to be at the root of some of my mental health struggles resurfaced with some additional details and I’ve been processing that in an attempt to understand why my brain works the way it does. My POTS is very out of control, which means that my heart is beating at 167bpm just washing my hair. At least that explains why I’m tired! Yesterday I dislocated my knee, which seems to be one of the worst dislocations so far. I’m keeping an eye on it but I may need to get it checked out. BUT this doodle is doing so well. He’s learning to alert to my heart rate, he is keeping an eye on me in the shower when I’m dizzy, he’s doing so well with his PTSD tasks, and last night when I stood up and almost fell with my knee he ran over and leaned up against it, just providing a little comforting support. He is my best friend and always reminds me that I can do this.

08/01/2019

I always want to say something positive on social media, which I suppose we all do! But I think there is also a huge need to be honest. The last few weeks have been a struggle. OCD and depression trapped me into a really hellacious level of non-functioning. As I face a future with a lot of unknowns, I find myself afraid a lot. Reality is setting in that I don’t feel good, I’m in pain despite pain meds, and I need to be vigilant about my recently diagnosed POTS, which it seems was the root cause of my heart abnormalities recently. My EDS symptoms are progressing rapidly from “no big deal” a few months ago, to now dislocating a rib in my sleep (plus countless other joints). My POTS is also a problem right now and I am doing everything I can to manage that. There are a lot of unknowns with work, trying to find a job that can accommodate health issues, and hoping I can stay in Denver. It has been a pretty dark time lately. I am grateful for friends and family (biological and adopted!) who are keeping me close right now. Checking in on me is invaluable. And, as always, Sammy is here offering smiles, love, doing his tasks, alerting to my heart rate (I’m excited to shape this for POTS!) and keeping me going.

05/01/2019

Flying with a service dog (or an ESA): what you need to know.
1) You need to be disabled and have a letter from your treating doctor stating that you need your SD/ESA. Don’t be fooled by online registries offering a vest and “letter” so you “don’t have to leave your pet at home”
2) Your dog should be able to ignore other dogs, distractions, kids, and cope with stress. There was a large ESA on one of our recent flights. She and Sammy ignored each other, but if we hadn’t it would have been a mess.
3) You will likely need to place your dog in a down stay while you walk through the TSA metal detector and then call the dog through, as the gear will set off the metal detector. The exemption is guide/mobility dogs that you walk through with. They will then pat down the dog and swab your hands, so your dog should be able to cope with this!
4) Make sure your dog can settle in a small space for a long time!
5) Call your airline in advance. They will add your assistance animal to the reservation, and some airlines now require documentation in advance. I recommend calling a week ahead of the flight, minimum, two weeks if you need to get a vet check and doctors note due to airline policy. Also if your dog is large ask if they can accommodate you with a bulk head or empty seat next to you
6) Please don’t take advantage of something designed for people with disabilities by registering your pet with a scam registry!
7) You will attract a lot of attention in the airport. Try not to let it get to you!
8)Airports are now required to have pet relief stations easily accessible in the terminals so your dog can relieve themselves before the flight. Just be aware some of them aren’t very pleasant smelling!
9) Laws require your dog to be on the floor for the whole flight
That’s it! If you have any other questions, let me know! We’ve taken 6 flights in 6 months so I’m happy to answer anything!

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