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VA Says No to Paying for Veterans’ PTSD Service Dogs
Last week the Dept. of Veteran Affairs (VA) ruled that while it will cover the cost for service dogs who assist veterans who have mobility, vision or hearing problems, it will not pay for dogs that...
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Service Dogs to March in Inaugural Parade
Along with bands, drill teams and dancers, a pack of service dogs from Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) will be marching down the streets of Washington, D.C., in the 57th Presidential...
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Florida School Reluctant to Allow Disabled Girl’s Service Dog
Laura Tobia, a kindergartener at Dolby Elementary School in Apollo Beach, Fla., suffers from a mitochondrial disease that saps the 6-year-old’s energy. Sometimes she loses her balance and falls down....
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New Fund Will Provide Service Dogs for Boston Marathon Victims
People who now have physical disabilities due to the horrific Boston Marathon bombings last month may soon be receiving free assistance dogs, thanks to a new fund created by the nonprofit NEADS/Dogs...
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Pup and Circumstance: Service Dog Wears Cap and Gown at College Graduation
Bridget Evans, who has spina bifida and cannot walk, received her graduate school diploma earlier this week. Right beside her, also wearing a cap and gown, was Hero, her service dog, who helped make...
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Reader Rescue Story: Finding Dori
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...
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Man Tries to Steal Service Dog on Bus in Broad Daylight
Arrica Okenka of Toledo, Ohio, has cerebral palsy and depends on her service dog, Ingrid, to help her with everyday tasks. As Okenka was riding a bus to the mall with Ingrid on Monday, a passenger...
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First-Ever ‘Dementia Dogs’ Assist People in Early Stages of Memory Loss
For years, service dogs have been helping people with disabilities. Now they’re being trained to assist people in the early stages of memory loss. The first-ever “dementia dogs” – a Golden Retriever...
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Disabled Veteran and His Service Dog Kicked Off New Jersey Boardwalk
While vacationing at the Jersey Shore, Jared Goering, a U.S. Army veteran from Tampa, Fla., took a stroll down the boardwalk with his wife, Sally, and his service dog, Gator (short for Navigator)....
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Does Your Pooch Have What It Takes to Be a Therapy Dog?
If your dog is mellow and loves people and other pooches, you just might have a therapy dog in the making. Accompanied by their handlers, therapy dogs visit people in hospitals, nursing homes, schools...
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