I am a veterinarian, currently have a old dachsie who is not in any way a therapy dog (very self centered); I now live in a condo (had a 3 acre property and horses, multiple dogs in the past, and am grieving that loss as well as have a very rare, serious chronic GI motility issue affecting swallowing, stomach motility, and I feel awful every day) and am limited to one dog. I hope to get another dog when this one passes but he is trying to live forever (he is 15). My change in health the past year concerns me regarding another dog. I have no family in the area.
Did your psych or pcp write a referral for you to call this dog your psychological therapy dog?