Service dogs are trained to perform tasks directly related to a person's disability and are allowed in public spaces. Handlers must adhere to local laws regarding licensing and vaccinations, but ...

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 ...

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 ...

Handlers urge lawmakers to modernize Georgia law, protect medical alert dogs, and recognize owner-trained service animals.

Training a service dog takes patience, repetition and apparently, a healthy sense of humor. A viral TikTok from @doggy.u, a guide dog and service dog trainer, is making the rounds online after her ...

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 ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Hundreds of thousands of U.S. veterans need service dogs, particularly to manage PTSD. Even so, less than one percent of veterans who need a dog actually get one. One local ...

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 ...