Emotional Support Animal is one of the best ways to help people. If you are thinking to register an emotional support dog then you also expect various things from your dog. An anxious and depressed person needs good company from his dog. If you want that your dog should act as an emotional support animal then there are various characteristics your dog needs to have as mentioned below:
- Obedient
Your dog must be obedient to your commands so that it can understand your emotions and can help you in hard times. Your dog needs to be well-trained if you want to rely on it for various things such as walking, directions, and emotional support.
- Hygienic
You should take care of your dogs’ hygiene so that they don’t leave a mess wherever they go. Your emotional support dog needs to be potty-trained and regularly brushed to make sure that its hair doesn’t fly everywhere during the day.
- Patience
This is an important quality which your dog should have because not all dogs respond well to a lot of attention. You expect that your dog has no adverse reaction if someone touches its body or try to play with it.
- Healthy
Getting an unhealthy dog will not benefit you, in fact, it will add stress to your life. Make sure that you check the health of the dog before going to register it as an emotional support animal. You will also take your dog for regular checkups.
For more information regarding emotional support dogs, you can consult PDSC therapists who are experienced, and certified and can guide you in registering an Emotional Support Dog.