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Psychiatric Service Dogs: A Different Kind of Life - 2008/02/13 00:27 Psychiatric Service Dogs: A Different Kind of Lifestyle

by Jessica Peters (PSD handler)


I remember first hearing about psychiatric service dogs. “You mean I can take my dog everywhere?” What a wondrous and perfect thing! Well, I was half-right. Life with a service dog is wondrous, full of doors not otherwise opened, and joys not otherwise experienced. It is however, not perfect. Beginning a partnership with a service dog is a rite of passage like no other. There are special challenges that occur during the first few weeks and months of the partnership that we, as service dog handlers, must all endure. The good news is that life with a service dog is more than worth it. Lean more here: www.psychdog.org
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