All dogs are good dogs, but some dogs are extra special—like service dogs. Service dogs give new meaning to the title “man’s best friend” by playing a crucial role in their owners’ lives. From ...

Balance Assistance Dogs are specially trained service dogs that provide stability and support to individuals with mobility impairments. These dogs are trained to perform a variety of tasks that help ...

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 ...

It’s graduation season again, and not just for humans. Six dog owners gathered for a brunch and ceremony on Sunday to celebrate their pups’ completion of service training programs at Canine Partners ...

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Teddy, a three-year-old Labrador, drags a laundry basket as part of his training as a mobility service dog Tuesday at Can Do Canines in New Hope. Some service dogs are trained to do laundry for their ...

Since 2010, prisoners have helped train service animals for the outside world. “I don’t think about much else,” one student said. MONROE — When you’re training dogs, you have to focus outward on ...

In short order, Teddy -- a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 3-year-old yellow Lab -- punched a wall button with his nose, yanked a rope to open a kitchen cabinet door and tugged a walker across the floor.

A woman asking her service dog to find a chair while in a store learned very quickly that she'd better not ask in the kids' section again. Scar, a blue merle Australian shepherd, was trained by his ...