Recognizing Discomfort in Your Service Dog

A service dog can be skilled at its work and still feel worried, tired or uncomfortable.

Olivia Williams
Published August 12, 2023

Psychiatric Service Dog Tasks: Examples and Individual Planning

Explore psychiatric service dog task examples, how to turn a useful action into a training goal, and safety limits to discuss with your support team.

Kea Grace
Published October 15, 2021

Teaching a Service Dog to Retrieve a Safe Beverage Container

A drink delivered to your hand begins with a few simple skills. Work through taking, holding, and carrying a safe container, then bring those steps together at your dog’s pace.

Kea Grace
Published July 20, 2020

Service-Dog Task Ideas for Wheelchair Users

A service dog's tasks should address its handler's disability-related needs and be safe for both members of the team. Useful possibilities include:

April Childers
Published September 6, 2019

Examples of Service-Dog Tasks

Service-dog work is individual. These examples show possible trained assistance; they are not a universal task menu or proof that any dog can safely perform every…

Kea Grace
Published June 16, 2019

Trained Service-Dog Tasks and Natural Behavior

The ADA requires individually trained work or tasks related to a person's disability. Comfort from a dog's presence alone does not meet that definition.

Terry McCormack, CDT
Published May 10, 2019

Autism Service-Dog Tasks: Start With the Individual

Autistic people have different needs, preferences and relationships with dogs.

Kea Grace
Published April 13, 2019