[yorkiemini]

I can’t speak to the ESA other than to have knowledgeof the definition, but one issue you might be experiencing relates to what people know about service animals. Although there is a vast difference, legally and in function, between the emotional support animals and service dogs, when people think of service dogs and know anything about them or the training of them, they know the concept that a service dog is not a pet.

Many breeders will not relinquish their pups for the service dog function. They want their pups to be pets, even some pampered pets.