Anything Pawsable Gets a Makeover. Here’s What’s New.

Clearer navigation, improved search and practical training lessons: take a look around the redesigned Anything Pawsable.

Meredith Yeung
Published October 5, 2026

Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs, Emotional Support Animals and Facility Dogs

These terms describe different roles. A dog's friendly behavior, vest or registration does not establish a legal category.

Kea Grace
Published February 10, 2022

From the Archive: Conan and the October 2019 Raid

AP originally reported on military working dog Conan in November 2019, following the U.S. raid against ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Kea Grace
Published November 3, 2019

After Chilean Forest Fires Specially Trained Working Dogs Reseed the Land

AP’s 2017 report described a project in Chile using dogs to carry seeds through areas affected by wildfires.

Kea Grace
Published October 28, 2019

Working Dogs Protecting Wildlife: An Interview With Working Dogs for Conservation

This is AP’s interview with Pete Coppolillo from the original publication period.

Devon MacPherson
Published September 4, 2019

How Small Therapy Dogs Help Veterans and Children

This is an archived profile. Program numbers, schedules, credentials and personal accounts describe the original reporting period and have not been independently…

Bev Thompson
Published July 25, 2019

Cancer-Detection Dogs: Research Is Not a Diagnosis

AP reported on canine cancer-detection research in 2019. A published study by Heather Junqueira and colleagues tested trained beagles on blood-serum samples from…

Kea Grace
Published May 25, 2019

Water Search and Water Rescue Dogs

Water-search teams and water-rescue teams have different assignments.

Kea Grace
Published May 11, 2019

Dogs That Work with Fire Departments

Dogs can support fire departments and disaster-response teams in several distinct roles.

Kea Grace
Published October 6, 2018

What Search-and-Rescue Dogs Do

Search-and-rescue dogs work with trained handlers as part of an organized response.

Kea Grace
Published August 11, 2018