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Service dogs can be trained for a variety of tasks, including guiding individuals with visual impairments, alerting individuals with hearing impairments, and providing mobility assistance for ...

What different types of service dogs are there? According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disabilities can be mental, physical, sensory, intellectual, and psychiatric. Given this ...

Parents of children with variable levels of walking impairment perceive significant quality of life improvements in their children after six months of living with a mobility assistance dog, according ...

It seems more common than ever to see dogs strolling through stores with their human companions. Many of these pups are family pets that owners seemingly want to have close by at all times, but quite ...

In 1928, a German Shepherd named Buddy became the first guide dog in the United States, revolutionizing independent travel ...

LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn — Smoky Mountain Service Dogs "passed the leash" of a freshly-graduated mobility assistance dog to an Air Force veteran and 9/11 survivor on Friday. Service dog "Hondo" is now ...

CHEYENNE – Ethan Paiz doesn’t just go to K9s 4 Mobility twice a week to brush his favorite dog. He goes to learn the job skills necessary for a successful future. He is a senior at East High School ...