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Originally Posted by jsd412
Stop judging when you don’t know. Just because you can’t see what the impairment is doesn’t mean it’s not there. There are working dogs trained to alert their owner if their blood sugar is dropping, about to have a seizure, alert the hearing impaired of sirens, assist those with anxiety & ptsd. There are many reasons for a service dog that you cannot tell what service they are providing nor is it any of your business. Sure there will some who take advantage of the system but service animals are imperative to many people.
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Yes, a service dog can be trained to help someone with a psychiatric disability such as PTSD and many others. It may not be obvious what that disability(ies) is (are). A proper service dog will have have behavioral training at the level of CGCA or the equivalent at the minimum, as well as training specific to the diagnosed disability(ies). It will have a docile temperament, will not approach other people without invitation, and will never get nervous around people or other dogs. It will have intelligence and intuition. BTW, I never confront people parking in a handicap space even though they may have no visible handicap.