Please send a Christmas card to Lucas and his Service Dog Juno today
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How to travel with a Service Dog: a step-by-step guide
When it comes to Service Dog training, all of the hundreds of available tasks can be boiled down to 7 essential behaviors. One of those behaviors, targeting, is an easy foundation behavior every Service Dog should know. By learning how to teach a Service Dog to target, you'll be able to start task work with a solid base upon which to build.
How developing a task list for seizure disorder and PTSD provided me some measure of relief
As I am walking to the dumpster outside of my apartment complex, I get a whiff of stale alcohol and I stop dead in my tracks. Of course I’m at home and I should feel safe, but in my mind I’m taken back to that night 10 years ago…
Using your phone while driving can harm more than yourself
We all know the dangers of texting and driving. But many still use their smartphones to check their Facebook status, send a Tweet or look up something on the Internet. Please don't risk disability or death — to you or others — or your Service Dog.
Misrepresenting an animal as a Service Dog isn’t funny, it’s illegal
It's not clear if she was joking or not, but actress and comedian Natasha Leggero claimed to pretend she has epilepsy so that she could bring her pet into restaurants as a Service Dog on national TV Monday night.
Salvation Army hosts alternative, free and accessible 9/11 Memorial gathering place
Would you like to attend the National 9/11 10th Anniversary Ceremony — but don’t have an invitation or are otherwise unable to attend? The Salvation Army Greater New York Division and the Mental Health Association of New York City will have an alternative, free and accessible gathering place.
Introducing Anything Pawsable, News and More for Service and Working Dogs!
Welcome to a brand new news and educational resource for Service and Working Dog owners, trainers, breeders and others. A resource that is not only informative but also positive and inspiring. A resource that is created by the Service Dog community, for the Service Dog community.
Online community helps Hearing Service Dog In Training hit by bus
Part of our mission at Anything Pawsable is to provide a way for Service and Working Dog owners to help each other. So when Kiely Clark shared this with us, we had to help get the word out.
-ALERT- Mandatory evacuation issued for NYC coastal areas [LIVE MAP]
Due to the approach of Hurricane Irene, New York City has issued a mandatory evacuation order for New Yorkers who live in the low-lying coastal areas across all five boroughs and the Rockaways.
How does someone become a Service Dog trainer?
A certified dog trainer just emailed us and asked how she could become a certified Service Dog trainer. We sent her a short response and thought it would make an interesting blog post.