In 2021, Service Dog Standards announced profile webpages for participating teams.
Olivia Williams
Published August 5, 2021
Service-dog rules depend on the setting. This guide summarizes key U.S. federal distinctions and is general information, not advice about a particular dispute.
USSDR
Published July 17, 2021
In July 2021, Service Dog Standards announced tools for handlers and trainers, including team profiles and ways to organize training information.
Olivia Williams
Published July 5, 2021
For ADA public access, a service animal is a dog individually trained to do disability-related work or tasks.
USSDR
Published May 17, 2021
A person's appearance, diagnosis or choice of dog is not a reliable test of service-animal status. Staff should use the rules for the actual setting.
USSDR
Published May 17, 2021
Begin with the assistance you need in daily life. Under ADA public-access rules, a qualifying service dog is individually trained in work or tasks directly related…
Anything Pawsable Staff
Published February 1, 2021
Service dogs generally may accompany people with disabilities in hospitals and other healthcare settings, including patient rooms and inpatient stays.
Kea Grace
Published January 2, 2020
Good training starts with small skills you can use every day. Help your dog tune in, settle comfortably, and move with you before taking on bigger lessons.
Kea Grace
Published September 17, 2019
For many Service Dogs, training begins in puppyhood. Most of the puppy training for Service Dogs consists of the same type of skills all well-behaved dogs learn…
Kea Grace
Published September 16, 2019
Give working teams room. A handler may depend on a particular trained response, and deliberately engaging the dog can interrupt its work.
Kea Grace
Published August 18, 2019