The Healing Powers of Dude

Cute show but I don't like that Dude is an emotional support dog because ony service dogs have public access not ESA's.

I'm 34 and do not have anxiety disorder, nor do I know anyone that does. I am clearly not the intended audience for this program.

However, it has a talking dog in it, caring friendships, funny/annoying parents and is lighthearted and fun. What's not to like? I binged the whole thing in 24 hours :D I hope they make more.

I loved it! I also have social anxiety, not to the extent the character has but I really related to it. The way they portray this disorder might be exaggerated, but I actually liked that, because anxiety is overwhelming and you can see that through the exaggeration. It made me laugh and it also made me tear up. I really liked how they integrated the dog, how he could understand Noah and see what Noah was imagining. I found it to be a great show! I'm waiting for season two now!!

This is a wonderful family show! It tackles great subjects like social challenges, bullying, standing up for yourself, perseverance, kindness, friendship and learning that differences are just differences and we are all valuable people.

The parents, of course, are made out to be a little obnoxious (probably the kids' views), but they are very loving and supportive. All of the characters have fun personalities and the kids are all great actors and very talented. The friend, Simon and the little sister are very funny!

Just a side note: Emotional Support Animals do not have legal public access rights like Service Dogs do. However, I am sure some schools make an acception. 😁

This is an amazing tv show for families, and the fact that the tv show is about a kid that has Social anxiety disorder and a dog helping him with his disability is amazing!