Saved by the Dog: Unleashing Potential with Psychiatric Service Dogs
Do you or someone you love struggle with significant mental health issues, autism, or other “invisible” disabilities? A highly trained psychiatric service dog (PSD) may be able to help in ways that medication and therapy can’t.
The possibilities are exciting, but working with a PSD is a long-term proposition, not to be entered into lightly. Saved by the Dog will lead you through everything you need to know about psychiatric service dogs, and is filled with information that applies to service dogs of all kinds.
Whether you’re looking into getting a psychiatric service dog for yourself or a loved one, or you’re just interested in the phenomenon, read this book first!
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Description
In these pages you’ll discover:
- Routine and amazing tasks a service dog can potentially do to help
- How to decide if a PSD is right for you or someone you know
- Personal stories from people who have psychiatric service dogs
- How to tell the difference between a psychiatric service dog, emotional support animal, and therapy dog
- How to obtain one, whether from a program or through owner training
- Which United States laws apply to service dog teams in public, in housing, and when flying on a plane
- When you need a service dog letter and what it should say
- Ideas for fundraising to help pay for a service dog
- and much more!
Review
“I highly recommend this well-researched and thorough book on psychiatric service dogs. I think it would be a very useful book for a person with an interest in any type of service dog.” – Stan Rockwell, PsyD, PsychCentral
About the Author
Anne Martinez thrives on providing tools and information to help people explore and achieve their personal goals. Her latest book, Saved by the Dog: Unleashing Potential with Psychiatric Service Dogs, combines extensive research and personal experience into an interesting and practical read. Her previous books include Medical Transcription for Dummies, Get Certified & Get Ahead (3 editions), and Cheap Web Tricks: How to Build and Promote a Successful Website without Spending a Dime. She lives in North Carolina with her amazing dog, Maisy.
