Which of the following is NOT listed as a psychiatric service dog task?

• A. Non protective boundary control
• B. DPT
• C. About Face
• D. Ground sniffing

Answer: (D)

Ground sniffing is not one of the typical psychiatric service dog tasks because psychiatric tasks are those that directly help manage mental health symptoms or safety—things like creating a reassuring boundary, applying calming pressure, or guiding the handler to regain orientation. Non protective boundary control helps keep space around the handler, reducing overstimulation. Deep Pressure Therapy provides soothing, grounding pressure that calms heightened arousal. About Face helps the handler refocus attention or move away from triggers. Ground sniffing, on the other hand, is a scent-detection activity more related to odor work than to directly supporting psychiatric symptoms, so it isn’t listed as a standard psychiatric service dog task.