Difference between a therapy dog and a service dog

-https://www.akc.org/sports/title-recognition-program/therapy-dog-program/what-is-a-therapy-dog/ HOW Therapy dogs cant be used for anxeity disorders https://www.healthline.com/health/service-dog-for-anxiety#getting-a-service-dog Service Dogs, Working Dogs, Therapy Dogs, Emotional Support Dogs: What’s the Difference?https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/service-working-therapy-emotional-support-dogs/ Therapeutic Visitation Animals: These are household pets that are trained and taken to hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, and other locations, who provide comfort and joy for people that are living away from home due to mental or physical illnesses.
Animal Assisted Therapy Animals: These animals work with physical and occupational therapists in a rehabilitation setting to
assist individuals in meeting their recovery goals. Facility Therapy Animals: These animals work in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. They assist residents that have
Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other mental illnesses, and are generally cared for and provided by the facility.
An emotional support animal is typically a dog, cat, or another small domesticated animal that provides mental and emotional health benefits for its owner. An emotional support animal does not need any specialized training. ESAs provide support through
their companionship and presence. A wide variety of animals serve as ESAs, but dogs are perhaps the most popular due to their
affection, loyalty, and emotional intelligence. Qualities of an Ideal Therapy Dog Dogs of any breed, size, or age may be eligible to become therapy dogs. However, not every dog is cut out to be a therapy
animal. Whether they were bred specifically to work or they come from shelters or rescues, candidates must possess certain traits
in order to qualify as therapy dogs. Temperament is, by far, the most important trait. Before entering an animal-assisted therapy training program, the dog must be friendly, confident, non-aggressive, patient, calm, gentle, and receptive to training. The dog must get along remarkably well
with men, women, children, and other animals. The dog should not be highly fearful or nervous. Socialization and a solid foundation
of training are important for all dogs and puppies, but absolutely essential for a dog to be considered for a therapy program.
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Laws:

9 Laws To Protect Stray Animals | Legal & Illegal Activities Towards Stray Animals (scoopwhoop.com)
Indian Street Dogs and their ‘rights’ | JAAGRUTI® HOLDING PERIOD How long before a stray dog is legally yours? five to seven days Over thirty states have what are termed "holding period" laws. These laws provide the minimum required period that an animal
(usually a dog or cat) must be kept at a pound or public animal shelter before it is sold, adopted out, or euthanized.
Typically, the holding period runs from five to seven days. Section 13 prohibits the sale, public display and transportation of an animal if it is pregnant or unfit.
http://cupabangalore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/showfile.pdf Applies to transport of animals on foot when the distance from point of origin to the last destination is 5 km or more than
5 km (Section 3) Mandates that animals transported on foot shall be healthy and in a fit condition for such transport (Section 4)
Prohibits the use of a whip, etc during transportation of animals (Section 11) Prohibition on transport of animals on foot before sunrise and after sunset (Section 12) Provision of distance, time, rest, intervals and temperature to be provided
Allows persons authorized by the Government or the Animal Welfare Board of India to take charge of an animal in case of the
suspected offense ⇒ The Motor Vehicles Act – Notification to regulate animal transport. Makes OIE standards of cattle transport mandatory Mandates that each transporter obtain a special registration for each animal carrier after having fitted individual permanent
partitions in the vehicle to prevent overloading.
Animal carriers disallowed from carrying any other goods

BREEDS OF STRAY DOGS

What breed are street dogs in India? Pariah Dog The street dogs found in India are a big mix of different breeds over the years but the most common trait or breed used to
define the Indian street dogs is the Pariah Dog. We personally don't like this name as Pariah means 'Outsider' and this namesake
was given by the British during their ruling in India. Indian pariah dog It is easily trainable and often used as a guard dog and police dog. This dog is an example of an ancient group of dogs known as
pye-dogs. Are Indian street dogs good pets? Often people in India generalize stray dogs to be much worse than pure-bred dogs various reasons. Be it health or looks, these people are often very misunderstood. Stray dogs are just as good as other dogs, if not better. ... Often subjected to
physical abuse, conditions of stray dogs deteriorate rapidly in India.

DOGS age

The aging profile of dogs varies according to their adult size (often determined by their breed): smaller dogs often live over
15–16 years, medium and large size dogs typically 10 to 13 years, and some giant dog breeds such as mastiffs, often only 7 to 8 years. At what age a puppy should be trained? Young puppies have short attention spans but you can expect them to begin to learn simple obedience commands such as “sit,”
“down,” and “stay,” as young as 7 to 8 weeks of age. Formal dog training has traditionally been delayed until 6 months of age. Can a dog be trained at any age? While most people associate training with puppies, the reality is that dogs can learn at any age. Adult dogs are often easier
to train than young puppies because they have more self-control. It's also important to keep training your dog as it matures.
From 4-6 Months. You may notice that your puppy likes to play-fight with other dogs around this age. This is how puppies start to identify where they fit in with a group. This is normal behavior.