A North Texas veteran is using his own experience to make it easier for other veterans and first responders to get the help ...

Canines For Service trains service dogs to eventually be paired with veterans for free.

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 ...

People are often shocked when they learn that a fully trained service dog can cost as much as a new car, and a nice one at that. To the average person, these numbers seem unbelievable and a process ...

Helping Paws says Melissa and Mark Hortman started volunteering with the organization back in 2014, when their daughter signed up to train a service dog. They had such a positive experience, Melissa ...

Canine Companions is working on expanding access to service dogs in Oklahoma to help people with disabilities live with greater independence. As demand for trained service animals continues to grow. A ...

Training a service dog doesn’t just change the life of another veteran; it may help heal the trainer, too. A new study finds that volunteering with dogs could slow biological aging in female veterans ...

Therapy dog training in Santa Rosa Beach focuses on assessment, obedience foundations, and prep for evaluation through ...

Service dogs have been found to be of great help to autistic children, promoting social interaction and enhancing safety. Autism is a developmental disorder that affects social interaction, ...

There’s a difference between a comfort animal and a trained service animal, Republican Sen. Taffy Howard said in a Tuesday Senate Judiciary Committee ...

As a nationwide shortage of trained service dogs continues, the Puget Sound chapter of Canine Companions is looking for more ...