Service dogs play a vital role in the lives of individuals with disabilities, offering assistance, companionship, and a newfound sense of independence. These dogs are trained to perform specific tasks ...

Great volunteer opportunities for service dog trainers at disability assistance dogs Disability Assistance Dogs is developing a volunteer service dog training team. Volunteers will teach a dog the ...

A group of assistance dogs in training and their handlers were at the JW Marriott in downtown Grand Rapids Friday, for an ...

Some dogs are more than man's best friend. Service dogs perform critical functions to keep their owners safe, healthy, and independent. Also called "assistance dogs," these specially trained animals ...

Dear Savvy Senior: What can you tell me about service dogs for seniors with disabilities? My 67-year-old father has chronic arthritis and Parkinson’s disease, and I’m wondering if an assistance dog ...

Chronic conditions and disabilities can be challenging. People who have a mental or physical disability or a chronic condition that results in functional impairment, or limitations to their daily ...

Not all dogs wearing service dog vests are genuine. In our modern society there are a huge variety of different types of service and assistance dogs. Not only are there guide dogs for the blind, but ...

Service dogs can be four-legged lifesavers, alerting to dangerous allergens, assisting with travel and making people with a wide range of disabilities safer. But fake service dogs, advocates say, are ...

YORK, Pa. — Throughout the past year, we've collected your nominations for the Jefferson Awards. They're the people you believe go the extra mile for their communities. We have narrowed the field down ...

A trailblazer of the assistance animal world could use the Support Dogs charity’s pioneering work as the blueprint to introduce autism assistance dogs to Japan. Sam Tawada, a respected figure in the ...

What can you tell me about service dogs for seniors with disabilities? My 67-year-old father has chronic arthritis and Parkinson’s disease, and I’m wondering if an assistance dog could help make his ...