Browsing Tag service dogs

This week’s reader rescue story is about a shelter dog called Dori. She proves it doesn’t matter where a dog comes from, because dogs are amazing and somehow they always seem to know just what just what you need.

When Bridget Evans, who cannot walk, received her graduate school diploma, beside her, also wearing a cap and gown, was Hero, her service dog.

People who became physically disabled due to the Boston Marathon bombings may receive service dogs thanks to a fund created by NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans.

The Hillsborough County School District in Florida was initially reluctant to allow a disabled kindergartener to bring her service dog to school.

A pack of service dogs from Canine Companions for Independence will march down the streets of Washington, D.C., in the Inauguration Parade on Monday.

The Dept. of Veteran Affairs has decided not to cover the costs of mental health service dogs for veterans until the dogs are proven to be beneficial.

This year’s spcaLA’s 30th Annual National Hero Dog Award goes to a Shiloh German Shepherd called Bear.

Along with Surf Dog Ricochet, last year’s winner was Wyatt, a 2 year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback, who works as a service dog with his owner/handler, Janice Wolfe.

The Denver city council voted Monday not to exempt Pit Bulls that are service dogs from its breed ban, a decision that violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.

An Australian restaurant has been fined for refusing a blind man entry because an employee misheard “guide dog” as “gay dog.”