Great volunteer opportunities for service dog trainers at disability assistance dogs Disability Assistance Dogs is developing a volunteer service dog training team. Volunteers will teach a dog the ...

Most people know that an assistance dog helps someone with a disability – but beyond that, many false assumptions surround ...

A service animal is defined in Title II: Section 35.104 under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an ...

Dear Savvy Senior: What can you tell me about service dogs for seniors with disabilities? My 67-year-old father has chronic arthritis and Parkinson’s disease, and I’m wondering if an assistance dog ...

Service dogs play a vital role in the lives of individuals with disabilities, offering assistance, companionship, and a newfound sense of independence. These dogs are trained to perform specific tasks ...

We choose to have dogs in our lives for many reasons. However, some people with disabilities actually need the assistance of intelligent and loving pups to get through their own daily routines. Of ...

WINSTED — Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities, an assistance dog program dedicated to assisting people with disabilities, has achieved reaccreditation by Assistance Dogs International, the ...

Scott Allen, from Cannock, realised how life-changing assistance dogs could be when he trained his own dog, May, when she was 18 months old. He has damaged nerves in his spine, and the three year-old ...

Service dogs can be four-legged lifesavers, alerting to dangerous allergens, assisting with travel and making people with a wide range of disabilities safer. But fake service dogs, advocates say, are ...

Clients of dog trainer stripped of right to train disability assistance dogs say they were given animals that don't meet their needs They also claim they have not received documentation or ID, which ...

SUNY Cortland enforces a no-pet policy in its residence halls and apartments. Exceptions are made for service and assistance animals according to the guidelines outlined below. An assistance animal is ...

What can you tell me about service dogs for seniors with disabilities? My 67-year-old father has chronic arthritis and Parkinson’s disease, and I’m wondering if an assistance dog could help make his ...