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 ...
On social media, young disabled creators are training their own service dogs and sharing their journeys online. It’s a niche community that I’ve been a part of since I began training my service dog, ...
A new facility that will work to train service dogs for veterans and first responders opened its doors Wednesday. The Spot, located in Greenfield, will train around 65 dogs per year, staff members say ...
U.S. Army veteran Ben Keen, who served two tours of duty in Iraq, and his service dog, Bolt, attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Pennsylvania campus of Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs in ...
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - September is National Service Dog Month, raising awareness for the major support these working dogs provide their owners. In the Heartland, those with Carbondale-based group ...
Kathy Schneider was afraid to be alone. She struggled to go into bathrooms and couldn’t get out of the car at the store with her husband. Schneider is a U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force veteran who spent ...
While many disabled people receive service dogs from professional training programs, getting a “program dog” often requires time and resources that many disabled people just cannot afford. Many ...