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PETS FOR
Emotional

Support

process that should be taken up if you are renting your home.
with your local licensed mental If you are considering
By Caitlyn McKey health professional. During this getting an emotional support
process, it is very important to animal, it is important to
ost pets have an pets and their owners that be as honest and open about remember that this animal is
unconditional both sides would risk their your mental state, the state of a family member. They are
love for their own lives for each other. your pet and your relationship. dependent upon you for their
Mowners. Can It’s no wonder pets can be Benefits of having an emo- overall well-being, which poses
you blame them? We are certified as emotional support tional support animal can vary its own set of responsibilities—
the main source of their care, animals! quite extensively, but ultimately, and even stress for some. Just
the biggest celebrity of their I’m sure you’re wondering it enhances your quality of life. like a child though, the more
life. We provide them love, what an emotional support When suffering with a mental, you love and respect them,
happiness and well-being. If animal is and what exactly emotional or physical disability, the more they will return the
you are a pet owner and you they do. Emotional support it’s crucial to have someone feelings 100 percent! Having an
love your pet as if they were animals support their owners who holds no judgement and emotional support animal can
your own child, then you al- with emotional, mental and provides unconditional love for change your life. So, if you are
ready understand the healing physical disabilities by giving you. This is why pets fit that someone who is suffering with
effects of your relationship. companionship and affection. role so well. When certified an emotional or mental disabil-
You can feel it just about Training in any particular task through the correct process ity, consult with your mental
every time you interact with is not necessary for certifying (really do your research), your health professional about your
them. There can be a bond your pet as an emotional support animal can accompany options and how they can help
so impenetrable between support animal. There is a you on flights and live with you you through the process!

After its seven-year “Canines and Childhood Cancer Study,” the
Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing found that frequent visits
between their therapy dog and children with cancer improved the
patients’ and families’ mental state of mind.

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