is a therapy dog a service animal
Tue, 12/18/2007 - 03:42 â Kirsten. A therapy dog is not a type of service dog. Therapy dogs are trained, registered, and insured by a therapy dog program. They visit institutions such as hospitals, schools, and nursing homes, only when invited, for the purposes of cheering up or educating people in those institutions.ue, 12/18/2007 - 03:42 â Kirsten. A therapy dog is not a type of service dog. Therapy dogs are trained, registered, and insured by a therapy dog program. They visit institutions such as hospitals, schools, and nursing homes, only when invited, for the purposes of cheering up or educating people in those institutions.