Minimum Age of a Assistance/Therapy/Service Dog in Apartments?
Hi, so I have a 5 yr old German Shepherd that is a Service/Assistance Dog to my 3 yr old disabled son. Hes a great dog BUT hes starting to become a bi
Hi, so I have a 5 yr old German Shepherd that is a Service/Assistance Dog to my 3 yr old disabled son. He's a great dog BUT he's starting to become a bit crabby and lazy after training and working for the past 5 yrs! I'm looking to start training a "replacement" dog so I am able to retire the current one I have. Now, I know quite a bit about The Fair Housing Act and HUD, but now where can I find information/laws on training an Assistance Dog! By this I mean, when I request this accommodation from my landlord (to obtain and keep a PUPPY in training at my apartment), can he deny my request due to the puppy's age? Most pet buildings require an animal be over 1 year of age, but I'm in a NO PET building, already with an APPROVED accommodation for my current dog in my apartment! And I know under the FHA that landlords can NOT apply the same rules to an Assistance Dog, that they do a pet. But does the FHA allow ANY age dog? Does the dog need to be a minimum age to be allowed in an apartment? I know the FHA does NOT require an Assistance Dog to have ANY training to be protected under this law, so I would assume that my landlord can not demand that the dog (puppy) in training to be a certain! When I requested my current dog to be allowed on the property, my landlord made me sign a contract that he is at least 1 yr of age...At that time, for that dog, he was over 1... But when requesting an accommodation to get a replacement dog to train, CAN MY LANDLORD DENY MY REQUEST IF THE PUPPY IS UNDER THE AGE OF 1??
**Quick Note: I, myself, training my current assistance dog.. I will be training the next dog I obtain! I'm not one of those scammers u hear about that abuse this law! My child DOES benefit from his dog and his life has greatly improved with the help of this animal.
or:Hi, so I have a 5 yr old German Shepherd that is a Service/Assistance Dog to my 3 yr old disabled son. He's a great dog BUT he's starting to become a bit crabby and lazy after training and working for the past 5 yrs! I'm looking to start training a \"replacement\" dog so I am able to retire the current one I have. Now, I know quite a bit about The Fair Housing Act and HUD, but now where can I find information/laws on training an Assistance Dog! By this I mean, when I request this accommodation from my landlord (to obtain and keep a PUPPY in training at my apartment), can he deny my request due to the puppy's age? Most pet buildings require an animal be over 1 year of age, but I'm in a NO PET building, already with an APPROVED accommodation for my current dog in my apartment! And I know under the FHA that landlords can NOT apply the same rules to an Assistance Dog, that they do a pet. But does the FHA allow ANY age dog? Does the dog need to be a minimum age to be allowed in an apartment? I know the FHA does NOT require an Assistance Dog to have ANY training to be protected under this law, so I would assume that my landlord can not demand that the dog (puppy) in training to be a certain! When I requested my current dog to be allowed on the property, my landlord made me sign a contract that he is at least 1 yr of age...At that time, for that dog, he was over 1... But when requesting an accommodation to get a replacement dog to train, CAN MY LANDLORD DENY MY REQUEST IF THE PUPPY IS UNDER THE AGE OF 1??**Quick Note: I, myself, training my current assistance dog.. I will be training the next dog I obtain! I'm not one of those scammers u hear about that abuse this law! My child DOES benefit from his dog and his life has greatly improved with the help of this animal.
or:i think the next dog you get has to be at least 1 yr old at the time you submit another request for the dog and you signed something saying you would keep the dog at least 1 year old so he could hold you to it or move to another part of the apartments that will allow the next dog then you shouldn't have a problem
or:There is no strict age limit for Service Dogs. Whether a dog will be a recognized service dog in public depends on many different factors. In general, dogs should be at least 6 months old and past the puppy phase. Normally, dogs under 3 years old will be able to provide a reasonably long duration of service and receive the appropriate training required to become a service dog.
