To fly with a service dog, the only document you need to submit to the airline is the DOT Service Animal Form. You don’t need to get any additional certifications or letters. For a guide on how to fly with a service dog, please see this article: https://esadoctors.com/how-to-fly-with-a-dog-travel-guide/

We recommend contacting the specific airline for clarification on this – each airline handles these requests a bit differently.

Do I need to submit a separate request for each leg of the flight?

The article states that the DOT “essentially” banned ESAs, since shortly after the new rules every U.S. airline ceased to recognize emotional support animals. In addition, ESAs were never categorized as a type of service dog – they have always been entirely separate categories of assistance animals with different requirements.

The DOT carefully considered whether self-training for service dogs should be allowed and they determined it should. Many service dog owners train their own dogs and do not need the assistance of a professional trainer which can add considerable cost to the process of qualifying for a service dog. That is why you are allowed to list yourself as the trainer of a service dog. You can find the DOT’s rules at this link: https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/service-animal-final-rule

I want to see how they themselves address that you can put your own name as a dog trainer.

Thanks so much!!

It depends on the airline – some will keep your form on file, others will require you to submit a new form each time.