Many people believe that a certified emotional support animal is the same as a service dog. The confusion around these two ...

Sometimes, the right kind of support can change everything. For families navigating autism, that support doesn’t always come ...

Despite the popularity of therapy dogs working to support human well-being, little research has examined the impact of these ...

Service dogs are highly trained animals that assist individuals with specific disabilities, like blindness, hearing loss, ...

Assistance dogs are best known for their ability to help those who are visually impaired. However, did you know there are several additional tasks they’re trained for? Here are seven surprising jobs ...

Brenda Schafer Kennedy, SM ’93, knows that sometimes the best medicine comes with four legs and fur. Kennedy is the chief ...

Assistance dogs are active caregivers, according to a new study by the University of Turku and Aalto University in Finland.

Every day, in every way, the bond between man and dog is unmistakable. It's physical and emotional, but for Megan Stanislow and her service dog, Josie, it's protection and medical service for a ...

A Finnish study examining interaction between humans and their assistance dogs has found that these working canines actively ...

MADISON (WKOW) — A Wisconsin nonprofit that trains service dogs for veterans and first responders is getting help from one of its own. Nicole Meadowcroft, president of Custom Canines, was recently ...

The caption accompanying the video emphasized the high stakes of the seemingly inconsequential deception: “Fake service dogs aren’t harmless—they put real teams at risk. Access is earned through ...