Learn About the Different Types of Service Dogs
<span class="excerpt_part">...Notes: Visual Assistance Dogs are <strong>com</strong>monly called “Guide Dogs” or “Leader Dogs.” Most are <strong>Labs</strong>, Goldens or German Shepherds, but they can be any sturdy, even-tempered, medium or large…
SDiT Socialization Checklist
<span class="excerpt_part">...expose your working dog or future Service Dog to. <strong>For download</strong>ing to your <strong>com</strong>puter or phone, online sound effect libraries like Sounddogs allow you to <strong>download</strong> files individually. …
Federal Service Dog Law in Plain English
<span class="excerpt_part">...you <strong>book</strong> your room with a third-party like Hotwire or Priceline, the hotel doesn’t have to honor room accommodations. You must <strong>book</strong> your room directly with a hotel in…
Federal Service Dog Law
<span class="excerpt_part">...can’t be given away or <strong>book</strong>ed by anyone else <strong>for</strong> any reason. However, if you <strong>book</strong> your room with a third-party like Hotwire or Priceline, the hotel doesn’t have…
How to teach your dog to stop begging for food
<span class="excerpt_part">...slide into only using the “leave it” <strong>com</strong>mand as an admonishment or correction. However, it’s a good <strong>com</strong>mand to use every now and again with treats just <strong>for</strong> fun…
Astro the Robot Dog Could Replace All Kinds of Working Dogs
<span class="excerpt_part">...<strong>com</strong>puterized brain that learns from experience and can be trained. Designed and developed by a Florida Atlantic University re<strong>search</strong> and psychology team, Astro’s potential is far-reaching. Using deep learning…
Dogs Can be Trained to Detect and Assist with Medical Conditions
<span class="excerpt_part">...method <strong>for</strong> cancers, and the other would be to determine the biologic <strong>com</strong>pounds the dogs detect and then design cancer-screening <strong>test</strong>s based on those <strong>com</strong>pounds.” BioScentDx is planning to…
5 Questions to Ask Before Partnering With a Service Dog
<span class="excerpt_part">...cost of the dog, all veterinary costs and <strong>test</strong>ing, temperament <strong>test</strong>ing, transport, initial training, advanced training, any necessary titling/certifications (like CGC or C.L.A.S.S. or the ATTS Temperament <strong>Test</strong>, should…
The Hidden Complications of Fake Service Dogs
<span class="excerpt_part">Rules exist <strong>for</strong> a reason and when it <strong>com</strong>es to service dogs and service dog law, some have <strong>com</strong>e to view them more as “guidelines.” Whether it’s someone who…
How Disabled is Disabled Enough?
<span class="excerpt_part">...get a job, but not ‘disabled’ enough to challenge the adverse action by the employer.” <strong>For exam</strong>ple in the case of Williams vs. Toyota, a lady with carpal tunnel…