Retiring a Service Dog: Signs It Is Time
<span class="excerpt_part">...loving family. How, exactly, do I retire my Service Dog? How is about like when – only <strong>you</strong> can <strong>real</strong>ly know what’s <strong>best for you</strong>r partner. However, trainers tend…
5 Tips for Helping Your Service Dog Beat the Heat
<span class="excerpt_part">...If <strong>you</strong> have to spend a lot of time outdoors on a hot day, try <strong>you</strong>r <strong>best</strong> to alternate between <strong>are</strong>as that <strong>are</strong> air-conditioned and those which <strong>are</strong> not.…
Tips for Taking Care of a Terminally Ill Pet
<span class="excerpt_part">It can be difficult to take c<strong>are</strong> of a pet with a terminal illness — and that difficulty is <strong>com</strong>pounded if <strong>you are</strong> disabled and have a Service Dog.…
What happens after a Service Dog retires?
<span class="excerpt_part">...<strong>the</strong>se animals get to expand <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>com</strong>panionship even further by becoming another persons new <strong>best</strong> friend. It’s important to remember that while a Service Dog was once trained to…
100+ Examples of Service Dog Tasks
<span class="excerpt_part">...C<strong>are</strong> Kit Wake Up Handler Having Nightmares Interrupt Flashbacks <strong>Search</strong> House Provide <strong>“Real</strong>ity Check” so Handler Can Verify Hallucinations <strong>Are</strong>n’t Present Stabilize Handler’s Routine Other Service Dog Tasks Burrow…
Military Working Dog Team Supports Pope’s Visit
<span class="excerpt_part">...aboard <strong>the</strong> air station. As <strong>for the</strong> unit, <strong>the</strong> mission was <strong>com</strong>pleted successfully. “Having one of our teams <strong>com</strong>ing back from a successful mission like <strong>the</strong> one in Washington…
We’re on Facebook!
<span class="excerpt_part">...States Service Dog Registry page, get Service and Assistance dog news from around <strong>the</strong> country and connect with others. Just <strong>search</strong> our name on Facebook and become a fan…
Elections and Voting 2016: Service Dogs at the Polls
<span class="excerpt_part">...<strong>com</strong>pletely online! If <strong>you</strong> don’t want to register online, <strong>you</strong> can <strong>com</strong>plete <strong>you</strong>r voter registration at <strong>you</strong>r local DMV. <strong>Com</strong>plete <strong>you</strong>r registration early, as <strong>the</strong>re <strong>are</strong> deadlines that must…
Common Service and Working Dog Breed Choices
<span class="excerpt_part">Every dog is an individual, but when it <strong>com</strong>es to doing a job, professionals tend to utilize certain breeds more than others. Learn about <strong>the</strong> most <strong>com</strong>mon Service Dog…
6 Unintended Consequences of Breed-Specific Legislation (BSL)
<span class="excerpt_part">...and in current times played an important role in <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>com</strong>munity. <strong>The</strong>se dogs have acted as <strong>the</strong>rapy dogs, assistance dogs, <strong>search</strong> and rescue dogs, police dogs, or drug detection…