Experts share what assistance dogs do, the types of disabilities they support, and the role of reputable organizations in finding the right animal.
A service dog is a veteran’s best friend. These highly trained animals help those who served their country re-enter civilian life by being trusted companions. They can sense something before it ...
It takes intense effort to teach service dogs the skills they need to help people with disabilities or alert them to ...
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Dogs Inc is launching a new program to train service dogs for people with Type 1 diabetes. The ...
What is a service dog and where can they go with their handlers? The Americans with Disabilities Act, aka ADA, states that service dogs are individually trained to perform tasks directly related to a ...
Helping Paws says Melissa and Mark Hortman started volunteering with the organization back in 2014, when their daughter signed up to train a service dog. They had such a positive experience, Melissa ...
Big Dog Ranch Rescue has opened a new 18,000-square-foot facility offering free dog boarding for veterans and deployed ...
Lawmakers in Washington have cut federal funding for service dogs that are trained for veterans. A North Dakota organization ...
Training a service dog doesn’t just change the life of another veteran; it may help heal the trainer, too. A new study finds that volunteering with dogs could slow biological aging in female veterans ...
The problem is that untrained service dogs can be a nuisance to fellow travelers, but also could possibly inhibit actual ...