Service Dog Air Travel: Updated 2022 Guide

This article originally covered the 2022 travel season. Its former airline-by-airline policies are superseded.

Kea Grace
Published December 7, 2022

10 Things Service-Dog Handlers Want You to Know

No dog is infallible. It must be housebroken and under control, and handlers need backup assistance when it cannot work.

Kea Grace
Published November 30, 2022

Emotional Support Animals Don’t Have Public Access (Plus 4 Other ESA Facts)

An emotional support animal provides comfort through its presence. A service dog is individually trained to do disability-related work or tasks.

Kea Grace
Published May 1, 2022

Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs, Emotional Support Animals and Facility Dogs

These terms describe different roles. A dog's friendly behavior, vest or registration does not establish a legal category.

Kea Grace
Published February 10, 2022

Service-Dog Behavior in Public: Practical Expectations and ADA Rules

Public work requires a dog that can remain under effective control and perform its trained assistance.

Kea Grace
Published December 20, 2021

Mobility Assistance Dogs: Tasks, Safety and Care

A mobility assistance dog can help with disability-related tasks that reduce reaching, bending or repeated trips.

Kea Grace
Published December 11, 2021

Flying With a Service Dog: Current U.S. Rules and Planning

Plan for the current airline process and the actual destination. U.S. air-travel service-animal rules differ from ADA rules for ordinary public places.

Kea Grace
Published November 24, 2021

Planning Backup Care for Your Dog

Backup care is useful for travel, illness or any time you cannot care for your dog.

Olivia Williams
Published November 15, 2021

Is an Emotional Support Dog a Service Dog? Six Key Differences

Understand six differences between emotional support animals and service dogs, including trained tasks, public access, housing and flights.

Anything Pawsable Staff
Published October 7, 2021

Dog Bites: Seven Practical Steps

If a dog bites you or your service dog, focus first on safety and care.

Olivia Williams
Published September 23, 2021