Place Training: One Puppy’s First Flight
<span class="excerpt_part">...mash of “Rescue Dog”), a young <strong>search</strong> and rescue dog in training. State law and the airline we’re flying with afford him the same rights as a service dog…
10 Things That Make a Dog Unsuitable For Service Dog Work
<span class="excerpt_part">...done that determine whether or not the dog in question has the potential of developing a genetic illness that’s <strong>com</strong>mon in their breed. While you can’t <strong>test for</strong> everything,…
Would you like a free photoshoot of you and your Service Dog?
<span class="excerpt_part">Your Service Dog is ready <strong>for</strong> it’s closeup, Mr. DeMille! Lacey Rabalais, a professional photographer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, contacted us with a wonderful offer to donate her time…
10 Summer Safety Tips for Service and Working Dogs
<span class="excerpt_part">...die! Also, be aware that a well-intentioned passer-by may see your dog and want to play hero by breaking the glass — a <strong>practice</strong> which can not only harm…
National Train Your Dog Month 2017
<span class="excerpt_part">...leave it, focus/distraction proofing, and generalizing behaviors. Many of the C.L.A.S.S. <strong>test</strong> items focus on behaviors <strong>com</strong>monly performed by Service Dogs, like relaxing quietly in a “down,” or backing…
To Protect and Sniff: Q&A With Snellville, and Duluth, GA K9 Unit
<span class="excerpt_part">...of interviews and informal <strong>test</strong>ing specific to K-9 work. A <strong>com</strong>mittee will then discuss the pro’s and con’s of each applicant — including whether or not the specific dog…
Miniature Horses as Service Animals
<span class="excerpt_part">...Animals! Miniature horses are small, sturdy horses ranging in size from 26″ to 38″ tall. They can weigh 55 to 200 pounds, and they <strong>com</strong>e in a variety of…
Homeless Dogs get a Second Chance as Service Dogs
<span class="excerpt_part">...certain stimuli <strong>for</strong> impulse control in order to <strong>com</strong>plete a needed task.” The stimuli <strong>test</strong>ed that Service Dogs in Training must be able to handle can consist of but…
Promising Cancer Detection Dogs Research Showing 95% Accuracy
<span class="excerpt_part">...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.” Dogs’ Brains Specialize in Processing Scents The canine brain…
The Ragen McGowan Study and Your Service Dog
<span class="excerpt_part">...more excited to enter the <strong>test</strong> area than the control group dogs. Ragen McGowan and team noticed that the control dogs quickly became reluctant to enter the <strong>test</strong> area…