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 ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Service-Dog Training and Education Program at UNC-Wilmington has shut down after service dogs in training were denied access to campus. “It is with incredible sadness as ...

The statistics are sobering: up to 30% of military veterans live with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), yet only a fraction have access to the life-changing support of a trained service dog. With ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As two new residents trot into MCI-Framingham, they won’t be focused on serving time — they’ll learn to sit, stay and how to ...

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 ...

Those incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution Thomson will soon embark on a new adventure to train service dogs for veterans. Pawsitive Paws Dog Training is a brand new program for Thomson, ...

Seizure alert dogs are working partners trained to notice subtle shifts in scent, movement, or behavior that often happen minutes before a seizure. That warning can give someone time to sit down, take ...

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 ...

Nina Digiacomo said she was made to go to prison. Fueled by anger without a shred of ambition, Digiacomo was prepared to keep her head down and get through her three-year sentence, until an unexpected ...

Seven dogs graduated from the New Life K9s training program at the California Men's Colony on Thursday. The dogs are trained by inmates at the prison for about two years, learning how to be service ...

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 ...