Might be getting another in the spring.By the way the dog is effective protection and great companionship.

The provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship do not constitute work or tasks, so these animals are not considered service animals.

Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to: assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasksalerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or soundsproviding non-violent protection or rescue workpulling a wheelchairassisting an individual during a seizurealerting individuals to the presence of allergensretrieving items such as medicine or the telephoneproviding physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilitieshelping individuals with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviorsThe crime deterrent effects of an animal’s presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship are not considered work or tasks for purposes of the definition of a service animal.Asking questionsTo determine if an animal is a service animal, a public entity or a private business may ask two questions: Is this animal required because of a disability?

Emotional Support/Comfort/AssistanceAnimal: any animal that provides emotionalsupport, well-being, or companionship thatalleviates the symptoms of disability; 

If she provides the appropriate documentation, there's nothing you can do.I seriously wonder how our society will survive when so many (particularly the young) are incapable of living in their own private space without the companionship of an animal.

There is a lot of exchanging of ideas, wheeling and dealing, and good companionship.

A companion dog is just that - an animal that only serves as a companion for someone who needs that companionship in order to function well, in spite of their disability.  

They are strictly for companionship, and don't have the same "rights."  

The ESA doctor website says: "Although support animals provide companionship, they are not given basic legal protections like service animals (SA) or Psychiatric Service Dogs (PSD) under ADA.

There are service dogs that are trained and provide a service and emotional support animals that are untrained but provide companionship for a person with a disability.