Service Dog Acclimation Training at Tampa Bay’s Lowry Park Zoo
<span class="excerpt_part">...mile west of I-275 (exit 48) <strong>and</strong> is <strong>open</strong> seven days a week, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Parking is <strong>free</strong>. Visit <strong>www</strong>.LowryParkZoo.org or call (813) 935-8552…
Study: number of people living with paralysis equal the populations of Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. combined
<span class="excerpt_part">...study. Today, this study represents one of the largest population based samples of any disability ever conducted. <strong>Download</strong> the <strong>com</strong>plete 28 page report from the Christopher & Dana Reeve…
Steps toward getting a successor dog and retiring your current service dog
<span class="excerpt_part">...<strong>and</strong> needs. An <strong>exam</strong>ple follows. I have <strong>com</strong>e to a point in my life where I do not want to sort through 10 candidates to find my next partner.…
Homeless Dogs get a Second Chance as Service Dogs
<span class="excerpt_part">...Children Running <strong>and</strong> Playing; Florescent Lighting <strong>and</strong> Dark Corridors; <strong>Com</strong>puter Game Arcades. <strong>(For</strong> more socialization ideas, please read Socializing Service Dogs in Training: <strong>100</strong>+ Things to Include.) It is…
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…
10 Service Dog Commandments
<span class="excerpt_part">...added to the 10 Service Dog <strong>Com</strong>mandments? Have any <strong>questions</strong>, <strong>com</strong>ments, concerns, thoughts or ideas concerning the 10 Service Dog <strong>Com</strong>mandments? Chime in with a <strong>com</strong>ment <strong>and</strong> let us…
How does someone become a Service Dog trainer?
<span class="excerpt_part">...can train new trainers. Those training programs may “certify” that they have <strong>pass</strong>ed their training course once they graduate. The Service Dog <strong>com</strong>munity has <strong>com</strong>e up with minimum training…
Top 10 Best Service Dog Training Resources
<span class="excerpt_part">...perfect launching point. <strong>For exam</strong>ple, while sit, down, st<strong>and,</strong> stay <strong>and</strong> heel are covered, so are <strong>open</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> closing doors, turning lights on <strong>and</strong> off, pulling on a tug…
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,…
Service Dogs and Boots and Shoes, Oh My!
<span class="excerpt_part">...(See gallery <strong>for exam</strong>ples) the boot is either too big, or you didn’t tighten it enough. This is especially <strong>com</strong>mon on back feet, because, strangely enough, dogs often have…