Psychiatric Hospitalizations and Service Dogs

A psychiatric admission can raise practical questions about your service dog at a time when you need care.

Kea Grace
Published May 9, 2017

5 Common Service-Dog Myths

There is no federal minimum training-hour requirement or compulsory public-access certificate under the ADA.

Kea Grace
Published January 13, 2017

Service Dogs and Boots: Fit, Comfort and Gradual Practice

Boots may help with particular surfaces, weather or traction needs. They do not remove every hazard, and they are not necessary for every dog.

Kea Grace
Published April 11, 2016

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

Train a Service Dog to Retrieve: Getting Started

Start a service dog retrieve with a safe object, a reward marker and small steps from targeting to voluntary mouth contact. Continue through AP’s series.

Kea Grace
Published September 7, 2015

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

Helping Your Service Dog Generalize Behaviors

Your dog knows the cue at home, then seems to forget it everywhere else. Learn how to carry a familiar skill into new places, one manageable change at a time.

Bev Thompson
Published August 20, 2014

Considering a Service Dog When You Have Allergies

Allergies are an important part of deciding whether a service-dog partnership is suitable for you.

Curtis Carr
Published July 30, 2014

10 Practical Principles for Service-Dog Teams

A service-dog partnership needs care, planning and realistic expectations.

Kea Grace
Published June 27, 2014

Service Dog Quest: Practicing Waiting and Disengaging

Waiting for a cue or disengaging from an accessible distraction can be useful.

Kea Grace
Published February 12, 2014