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March 2025 | Edition 15 | Fairfax, Virginia | Nonprofit 92-3451311
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Welcome Spring!
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It's been a big month for the organization and we'd love to show you some of our work.
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A dog’s inner world is far deeper than we realize: ‘They love their lives more than we love ours’
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Sponsor Our Future Therapy Dogs
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Cindy Adams | NYPost.com
Opinion
Pet ownership is the joy of my life — plus it’s easier than housebreaking a husband
By Cindy Adams
Published Feb. 24, 2025, 7:19 p.m. ET
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Freedom's Fund
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Our Know Your Rights series, where we'll break down the rules governing therapy dogs and service dogs across North America
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By Jeff Butera Hernando County
PUBLISHED 6:00 PM ET Jan. 26, 2025
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Both ADA-compliant service dog questions must be answered when asked by staff or event volunteers in situations where the presence of a service dog is questioned.
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The two permissible questions are:
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- "Is this a service animal required because of a disability?"
- "What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?"
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Under ADA regulations, businesses and event organizers cannot ask about the person’s disability, require medical documentation, demand special identification or training certificates for the dog, or ask the dog to demonstrate its task.
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So, the answer is: Both questions are required and must be answered. If someone refuses to answer, the dog may be excluded from areas where pets are not typically allowed.
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The Correct ADA Requirement:
✔ Both questions are allowed and should be asked together in cases where it is not obvious that the dog is a service animal.
✔ The ADA does not allow asking only one question while skipping the other—you are permitted to ask both, and asking only one could lead to incomplete verification.
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Why?
If you only ask, "Is this a service animal required because of a disability?", the handler could just say "yes," and you'd have no way to determine if the dog is truly trained to perform a task.
If you only ask, "What task is the dog trained to perform?", it assumes the dog is a service animal when it may not be.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance states that both questions may be asked when the service animal status is unclear. One is not sufficient without the other.
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So the article is technically incorrect in implying you can pick just one. The best practice (and ADA-compliant approach) is always to ask both questions when verification is necessary.
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Woman Refuses to Attend Sister's Wedding Because She Won't Let Her Bring Service Dog
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"My parents are furious and think I'm being heartless. They said I should be willing to do anything to have my sister there on my special day," the bride's sister wrote on Reddit
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Fresh Inspiration
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we will make it possible for hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, senior centers, and police stations to receive animal-assisted therapy (AAT) services,
free of charge
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Canine Concierge Corporation
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