2015–2016 Service-Dog Travel Guide: Current Rules

This guide retains its original publication date. Use the current guidance below rather than the airline policies that applied during 2015–2016.

Anything Pawsable Staff
Published November 17, 2015

Handling a Service Dog Alongside a Wheelchair

Positioning, leash management and access through doors need an individual plan for the handler, dog and wheelchair.

April Childers
Published October 23, 2015

Housetraining a Service Dog in Training

House training relies on frequent opportunities, supervision and rewards.

Kea Grace
Published October 7, 2015

5 Useful Public-Access Skills for Service Dogs

Settling beside you, leaving food alone, and staying out of the way make everyday outings easier. Here are five skills to build thoughtfully before asking your dog to work in busier places.

Kea Grace
Published April 27, 2015

From the Archive: The FIDO Wearable-Interface Project

FIDO—Facilitating Interactions for Dogs with Occupations—is a Georgia Tech research project studying interfaces that working dogs can activate.

Kea Grace
Published January 20, 2015

Planning for an Emergency With Your Service Dog

An emergency plan should account for your care needs and the dog's transport and care.

Kea Grace
Published January 6, 2015

Howly Jowly 2014 Christmas Giveaway

H owly Jowly 2014: The Basics The basics are simple: we’re giving away training books, really awesome tasty treats and superbly high quality toys to as many…

Anything Pawsable Staff
Published December 16, 2014

What the Eureka Effect Study Can Tell Us About Dogs

A study by Ragen T. S. McGowan and colleagues explored how dogs respond when their own actions provide access to a reward.

Kea Grace
Published December 11, 2014

Thanksgiving Food and Your Service Dog

Keep holiday meals and scraps out of reach. A food that is safe for a person is not necessarily suitable for a dog, and a busy gathering makes accidental ingestion…

Kea Grace
Published November 21, 2014

A&E’s “Dogs of War” tells the story of vets, PTSD and Service Dogs

This is AP’s November 2014 announcement of Dogs of War . Broadcast times, personnel and program descriptions below are historical, not current viewing or treatment…

Lisa A Faulkner
Published October 29, 2014