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Partners, P. (2012). // Service animal basics //. Retrieved from []

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 * Many trainers believe that it takes between 4 to 12 months of intensive training to produce a service animal.
 * Many trainers will not accept your pet. Some allow you to state preferences as to breed, size and other characteristics, but the trainer makes the final selection.
 * Although many animals can be trained to do service work, not all of those animals are well suited to do the work in public and/or on a reliable basis.
 * Some animals are unable to be trained as service animals because of health or behavioral reasons. Some of these animals become companion animals (pets).
 * Having a contract that clearly identifies expected services and responsibilities can help to minimize conflicts, but disputes between consumers and trainers sometimes still occur. Licensed trainers are accountable for their business practices
 * One of the main differences between nonprofits and for-profits is that there are income tax breaks for nonprofits, and for the people who donate to them.
 * Nonprofits and for-profits may be as small as one person businesses, or may have many employees. Both types of businesses must fund employee wages, office space, overhead, dog acquisition and maintenance costs, and other costs of doing business.
 * Nonprofits and for-profits are business incorporation designations and do not reflect – or guarantee – a business's reliability, ethics or quality.
 * Other trainers train the animal, then require you to go to their facilities for a period of time so that you can learn to work with the animal.
 * Reinforcement continues over the animal's lifetime and will be your responsibility. Some trainers train the animal, then bring them to you for an orientation program in your own home, neighborhood and workplace.
 * Length of training time varies from trainer to trainer. Many trainers believe that it takes between 4 to 12 months of intensive training to produce a service animal.


 * Whether the facility can accommodate the miniature horse’s type, size, and weight


 * Whether the miniature horse’s presence will not compromise legitimate safety requirements necessary for safe operation of the facility.


 * An operator cannot require a person traveling with a service animal to sit in a particular seat on the vehicle.


 * Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability