Tombot

08/14/2026

Jennie wants to know! Who was your first puppy love?!?

08/11/2026

What's the difference between a service dog and a therapy dog?

🐾 Let’s Clear Up the Confusion: Service Dogs vs. Therapy Dogs 🐾

We’ve been seeing a lot of confusion lately, so we wanted to gently — but clearly — explain the difference between a Service Dog and a Therapy Dog. Words, training, and honesty matter.

✨ SERVICE DOG
• Individually trained to perform specific tasks that mitigate a person’s disability
• Protected under the ADA
• Has public access rights
• Works with and for one handler
• Is working — not visiting

🦮 THERAPY DOG
• Trained to provide comfort and emotional support to others
• Visits places like schools, nursing homes, and children’s hospitals
• Works by invitation only
• Does not have public access rights
• Requires evaluation and certification through therapy organizations

🐾 About Hopey
Hopey did take the classes to become a certified therapy dog. We chose to do that so she would be prepared and qualified to visit schools, nursing homes, and children’s hospitals.

However — her main and most important job is being a trained service dog for her Crazy Mommy. That is her daily work and her primary role.

🐾 Important reminder
Buying a vest does not make a dog a service dog.
Buying a vest does not make a dog a therapy dog.

Both roles require training, evaluation, and responsibility.

Misrepresenting a dog as a service animal:
• hurts people with real disabilities
• puts working dogs at risk
• and can carry legal ramifications and fines under state and federal laws

Please don’t mix them up. Education protects everyone.

Thank you for helping spread awareness, respect, and kindness — especially for those who truly rely on their dogs every single day.

🐾 Stay pawsitive. Have hope. Always be kind.



© Lil Hopey B 🐾✨

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What is your solution for people who can't have pets?

07/23/2026

Promising news in the Alzheimer's world.

07/06/2026

Jennie was just featured in a new book about dog therapy!

05/21/2026

Jennie makes her silver screen debut!!
(link in bio)

05/08/2026

When you think of AI robots...What comes to mind?

05/07/2026

A terrific article on the Tombot mission!
https://innotechtoday.com/tombots-jennie-epitomizes-real-world-robotic-companionship/

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04/15/2026

Tombot wants your input: Why don't you have a live pet right now?