Following extensive training and appropriate assessments, assistance dogs are helping people with physical disabilities or diseases in everyday life. The responsibilities can differ vastly; dogs use ...

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 ...

A new study focused on defense veterans' mental health has found strong evidence that assistance dogs used in conjunction with traditional therapies provide the most effective treatment outcomes. A ...

Philip Krabbe, Detroit Lakes, gets a "check-in" from his trained service dog, Cal. Krabbe is a former U.S. Marine who did three tours in Iraq and has battled post-traumatic stress disorder and mental ...

“Dog is man’s best friend” is not an expression that is unfamiliar to us. Very often that quote bears witness to the diligent work and acts of heroism performed by dogs, both here and abroad. At the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Trainers acclimated future assistance dogs to the sights, sounds and smells of ambulances to help better prepare them for emergency situations in Grand Rapids on on Wednesday, May ...

ELY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Ely Public Library has two new staff members, and one of them is covered in fur. Most librarians don’t have four legs, or a wet nose, and probably won’t give you this look when ...