Listen as the people in this documentary explain how psychiatric service dogs help people cope with daily life http://www.psychdog.org/video_darkness_to_light.html
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Psychiatric Service Dogs
Woman’s service dog kept out of funeral
Under doctor’s orders Martha Hyatt is allowed to have a service dog. Jackie, a yellow lab, wears a special vest and a tattoo to prove it. “I have a mental disorder. I’m bipolar and I’m very prone to panic attacks,” Mrs. Hyatt explained. “She goes everywhere with me. She’s allowed in hotels, motels. She’s allowed in all restaurants.”
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Woman’s service dog kept out of funer… - Live 5 News
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Psychiatric Service Dogs offer valuable service - Santa Maria Times
More than 40 psychiatric service dogs and their owners from all across the country and Canada gathered for three days of socializing, touring and fine-tuning the training of their dogs.
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‘Psych dogs’ offer valuable service - Santa Maria Times
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