Since 1 in 5 Americans live with a mental health diagnosis, there is an uptick of people who have a psychiatric service dog (PSD). To qualify for the service, individuals must be legally disabled ...

Seizure alert dogs are working partners trained to notice subtle shifts in scent, movement, or behavior that often happen minutes before a seizure. That warning can give someone time to sit down, take ...

One of the questions people ask the most when Tazuna and I are out and about is about the process to become a service dog and what the service dog qualifications are. She has her vest, is obedient to ...

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 ...

Students had the chance Tuesday to learn about a volunteer organization that offers local first responders and veterans training for their dogs to become service animals at no cost. Dogs 4 Valor can ...

You’ve probably heard of it. Service animals, emotional support animals, acting up. But have you ever seen this? This takes place in a state capitol. My sources tell me that a service dog defecated on ...

A Missouri House committee learned about a valuable heartland service designed to train service dogs to help both veterans and families with severely autistic children. "Our mission is to change lives ...

Service animals are amazing, right? They’re MVPs that they help people with disabilities live life with confidence and independence. We’re not talking about a handful of dogs, either. It’s estimated ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act, enacted in 1990, established a prohibition on disability-based discrimination. The act, in addition to its many provisions, defined explicit safeguards for ...

Ruby the rescue dog is training to be part of the Asista Foundation's new mobile Facility Service Dog Program JP Castonguay/Asista Foundation Ruby, the 1-year-old golden retriever, was surrendered to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 26—Students had the chance Tuesday to learn about a volunteer organization that offers local first responders and veterans ...