In June, Jennifer Pegram got her “sidekick” Leonard, a service dog, to assist with her mobility. She has cerebral palsy, a disorder that affects her movement, balance and coordination. In the just ...

In my last column, I wrote about the high-level canine training at Assistance Dogs of the West, the nationally recognized service dog training agency based in Santa Fe. Before those elite students ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a rainy August afternoon, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo was joined by service dogs and their owners to promote a free county-wide ...

Mike Warren, who is retired from a career in the Marine Corps, helps train Gunner, his golden retriever, on how to press a handicap button. The training is part of a program at Vermont Paws & Boots in ...

December means Christmas in the doggy day room at Logan Correctional Center, Illinois’ largest state prison for women. On a recent visit, there were dogs dressed in holiday sweaters or reindeer ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) — A Longview combat veteran was presented with a service dog through the Rusk County Pets Alive’s Second Chance Initiative program that pairs inmates with shelter dogs to ...

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 ...

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