Service Dog/Assistance Dog

assistance dog is a general term for servce dogs. In California numbeted AD tags are issued at the level of local animal control upon provision of an affidavit. (CA Food and Agricultural Code). Private service dog trainers such as Dogs4Diabetics also use this term.

From the USDOJ Addendum to Final ADA Rule on Service Dogs

While some agencies, like HUD, use the term “assistance animal,” “assistive animal,” or “support animal,” these terms are used to denote a broader category of animals than is covered by the ADA.

An example of a medical response dog can be viewed at this epilepsy response recording.

AN example of "grounding" for a neuro-psychiatric condition may be found at this classic video of a bowling excursion saved by the dog.

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