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*The Autistic seven-headed dragon with anxiety/trauma-induced clinical depression eats the other Autistic person*

Honestly, I have been considering getting/working with/training one to help with my problems. When your problems keep you from:
1) Being able to cross a crowded area
2) Be unable to leave a quiet area (to exercise, eat, et cetera)
3) Run around people to get away from them
4) Lose hours due to anxiety/depression
et cetera

...may be good to have a companion. Biggest thing is that a dog is another being, and I don't want to risk that I could hurt it by not giving it enough attention.

Originally Posted by Quiet Man Cometh

I support them anywhere they can do good, but I'm an animal person in general. What gets me about the allergy argument, is that people only seem to apply it to pets. I know several people who are allergic to perfumes and fragrances, but I don't see people complaining about those in shopping malls or on buses to the extent that it's used against animals.

^This.

Originally Posted by Coda

I think there's also a big difference between service animals (who are specially trained for their role) and pets. A pet that's running around uncontrolled is a totally different thing from an obedient animal on a harness.

To my knowledge, this is the case (Mom has been working to turn a half-way trained military dog (rather poorly done) into a decent service dog. While at times he can be difficult, he is certified now and listens well to mom.