guide and service dogs

Black Lab Cum Laude

In 2002 Amy Jones life was forever changed after a tragic skiing accident left her a quadriplegic. Two years later she was paired with Skeeter, a trained service dog.  Jones went back to school to...

No Guide Dog For Slow Walker

A frail  widower, Eric Gamsby, who is 78 years old needs a new dog to help him get around since his current dog, Alice, is set to retire. Alice who is nine and  past her retirement age will have her...

Man’s Best Friend

Man’s best friend, in this case, is woman’s best friend.   Borias, German Shepard extraordinaire, and his mom Tami. When you see Tami Michaels and her dog Borias out for a run, the first...

Power Of The Paw

Autistic children live in a very isolated world.  This heartwarming story, once again, goes to show what a powerful influence a dog can be in your life.  Karen Shriek, founder of 4 Paws for Ability,...

Prison Inmates Train Dogs to Help Handicapped Soldiers: Wow!

The New York Times wrote a very touching story about how dogs are saving both hardened inmates and brave soldiers handicapped from their service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each year almost a hundred...

Prison Inmates Train Dogs to Help Hanidcaped Soldiers: Wow!

The New York Times wrote a very touching story about how dogs are saving both hardened inmates and brave soldiers handicapped from their service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each year almost a hundred...

Military Dogs in Iraq Considered Best Partners

As you read through this article you might notice a Muslim tinge to it. For example, notice that the writer starts off saying that the dogs might bite or attack their handlers? Bite by accident,...

Sniffer Dogs Help Save Endangered Species in Brazil

It constantly amazes me how dogs can help us in so many new ways! Take this article for example. Here is a dedicated group of humans trying to address a very serious problem. And who steps up to...

Indian Guide Dogs Approved to Fly

Thanks to The Times of India for this article. Guide dogs allowed to fly 4 May 2008 NEW DELHI: A few days after Bollywood star Rekha was stopped from taking her pet pooch with her onto a plane, the...

Abandoned Japanese Dogs to Be Trained as Service Dogs for the Blind

Thanks to the Daily Yomiuri Online for this article. Abandoned dogs set to serve deaf The Yomiuri Shimbun A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization will open a facility Friday in Yokohama to train...