6 Ways to Honor Your Deceased Service Dog
<span class="excerpt_part">Service dogs <strong>are</strong> not just pets; <strong>the</strong>y <strong>are</strong> loyal friends who become family to <strong>the</strong>ir owners. <strong>The</strong>y <strong>com</strong>e in handy <strong>for</strong> persons with any disability besides visual and hearing…
Tweet! The United States Service Dog Registry is now on Twitter
<span class="excerpt_part">...as information about ourselves. We hope <strong>you</strong> add us to <strong>you</strong>r mobile device or <strong>you</strong>r <strong>com</strong>puter. New to Twitter? We recommend using Firefox and <strong>the</strong> Twitterfox addon (just visit…
20+ Holiday Dog Movies to Watch With Your Working or Service Dog
<span class="excerpt_part">...(2009), <strong>The Search for</strong> Santa Paws (2010) and Santa Paws 2 (2012). Click on each of <strong>the</strong> titles to watch <strong>the</strong> trailer <strong>for</strong> each of <strong>the</strong>se movies. Rating: G…
Hearing Dogs provide a link to the environment, for sounds both big and small
<span class="excerpt_part">...warm reminder that <strong>com</strong>pany awaits fails to be recognized — <strong>the</strong>refore, <strong>com</strong>pany <strong>com</strong>es and goes. My nights <strong>are</strong> filled with sleeplessness and dread that <strong>the</strong> smoke detector’s life saving…
How Little Therapy Dogs Help Veterans, Children With Special Needs
<span class="excerpt_part">Little dogs can do <strong>real</strong>ly big work! And Sealyham Terriers <strong>are</strong> definitely little dogs. Learn how little <strong>The</strong>rapy Dogs help veterans and children with special needs, Take <strong>for exam</strong>ple…
Midterm Elections 2018: Service Dogs at the Polls
<span class="excerpt_part">...<strong>you</strong> can <strong>search for you</strong>r state’s requirements here, as well as find everything <strong>you</strong>’ll need to <strong>com</strong>plete registration in <strong>you</strong>r state. Some states will even let <strong>you</strong> register <strong>com</strong>pletely…
Dogs Can be Trained to Detect Health Conditions
<span class="excerpt_part">...<strong>the</strong> sligh<strong>test</strong> of changes in human bodies caused by various systems including hormonal changes and any volatile organic <strong>com</strong>pounds that our bodies release. <strong>The</strong> great news is that scientists…
National Train Your Dog Month 2017
<span class="excerpt_part">...leave it, focus/distraction proofing, and generalizing behaviors. Many of <strong>the</strong> 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…
Service Dogs can help someone injured in a car accident. But what if that injury never occurred?
<span class="excerpt_part">...a motor vehicle accident. From mobility impairments to brain and neurological injuries, Service and Assistance Dogs can be trained to <strong>com</strong>plete indispensable tasks <strong>for the</strong>ir disabled owners. Of course…
Is Your SDiT Ready For Public Access? Here’s How to Tell.
<span class="excerpt_part">...Is <strong>you</strong>r SDiT <strong>free</strong> of temperament or behavioral problems? Before beginning public access work, <strong>you</strong>r SDiT should be <strong>free</strong> of behavioral problems, including any reactivity, aggression, or timidity. Ideally,…