-ALERT- Mandatory evacuation issued for NYC coastal areas [LIVE MAP]
<span class="excerpt_part">...shut down at noon Saturday, so please prepare to evacuate immediately. [box_light]Use the Hurricane Evacuation Zone Finder to find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation zone[/box_light] [box_light]…
10 Ways to Be a Better Service Dog Team in 2017
<span class="excerpt_part">...<strong>exam</strong>ple. Since you’re probably working on taxes or your budget <strong>for</strong> the <strong>com</strong>ing year – now’s a good time to consider if you’ll need to replace or upgrade any…
2018 Service Dog Goals: 10 Ways To Be a Better Team
<span class="excerpt_part">...the <strong>com</strong>ing year – now’s a good time to consider if you’ll need to replace or upgrade any gear in the <strong>com</strong>ing year. Prepare <strong>For</strong> 2018: Make a Service…
10 Ways to Be a Better Service Dog Team in 2019
<span class="excerpt_part">...on taxes or your budget <strong>for</strong> the <strong>com</strong>ing year – now’s a good time to consider if you’ll need to replace or upgrade any gear in the <strong>com</strong>ing year.…
EEOC issues revised publications on the employment rights of people with specific disabilities
<span class="excerpt_part">The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity <strong>Com</strong>mission (EEOC) has just issued four revised documents on protection against disability discrimination, pursuant to the goal of the agency’s Strategic Plan to provide…
Solving The Puzzle: Service Dogs For Children Along The Autism Spectrum
<span class="excerpt_part">...with others. Service Dogs can also provide much-needed psychological benefits <strong>for</strong> everyone involved in the Autism Triad by providing: <strong>Com</strong>fort <strong>Com</strong>panionship Calmness Autism Dog Thor, owned by Lesley Reed,…
Beating Bloat (GDV)- Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
<span class="excerpt_part">...hard <strong>for</strong> the dog to breathe. In addition, veins are also <strong>com</strong>pressed, which reduces the <strong>free</strong>-flow of blood to return the heart. Interestingly, when a dog’s stomach is filled…
How Little Therapy Dogs Help Veterans, Children With Special Needs
<span class="excerpt_part">...to <strong>com</strong>municate if both are <strong>com</strong>fortable with it. Do not assume they want to touch the dog. Always Ask! • Narrate clearly what is going on when engaging in…
We Need Service Dog Pictures!
<span class="excerpt_part">...<strong>book</strong> manuscript, and needs some quality images of teams in the field <strong>for</strong> illustration, <strong>exam</strong>ples and flair! We’re looking <strong>for</strong> high quality, high resolution images of dogs in uniform…
How do I get a Service Dog?
<span class="excerpt_part">...which are trained in more than one task. Providing <strong>com</strong>fort or <strong>com</strong>panionship is not a qualifying task. All tasks or work must be things someone has trouble <strong>com</strong>pleting due…