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Expert Advice: News Guide Dog Roselle Helped Her Blind Partner Escape the World Trade Center
On that fateful Tuesday, sales director Michael Hingson, blind since birth, arrived for work on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center’s Tower One. Hingson’s guide dog, Roselle, settled into her usual post beneath the desk. At 8:45 a.m., a hijacked jetliner crashed into the tower 18 floors above Hingson. After calling his wife, […]
/expert-advice/news/guide-dog-helped-blind-partner-escape-wtc/ | September 5, 2021
Golden Retriever service dog laying down outdoors next to its handicapped owner.
Expert Advice: Dog Breeds Most Popular Service Dog Breeds
The best service dogs have traits that make them indispensable to their owners by helping them in ways that restore their independence.
/expert-advice/dog-breeds/most-popular-service-dog-breeds/ | July 15, 2021
athletic guy with a German Shepherd
Expert Advice: News VA Grant Program to Provide Service Dogs for Veterans With PTSD
Many of us say that our dogs are our best friends, but for some people, they're the key to a better life as well. For veterans, service dogs provide more than just emotional support, especially for people dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Specialized service dogs not only perform specific […]
/expert-advice/news/va-grant-program-provide-service-dogs-veterans-ptsd/ | June 24, 2021
Expert Advice: Feature Service Dogs Provide a New Future for Children With Autism
At ten years old, Cal's life was a struggle. He had been diagnosed with autism a year earlier, and his family was working with a team of psychiatrists and counselors to find the right treatment for him. But life was hard: he was "just not a happy kiddo," says mom Brandy Keippala; "always upset and […]
/expert-advice/news/therapy-dogs-help-children-with-autism/ | April 28, 2021
Expert Advice: News Veteran Craig Grossi Talks Redemption and Dogs in His Book “Second Chances”
Like Afghanistan, the Maine State Prison (the original facility was built in 1824) has a history. And mark my words, Craig Grossi and Fred have left colorful imprints on both. You may have met Fred in Grossi’s earlier absorbing book, “Craig & Fred,” in which the author, a Marine Corps intelligence collector, rescues a friendly […]
/expert-advice/news/veteran-craig-grossi-book-second-chances/ | April 12, 2021
Golden Retriever service dog laying down outdoors next to its handicapped owner.
Expert Advice: Training Service, Working, Therapy, and Emotional Support Dogs: What’s the Difference?
Service dogs, working dogs, emotional support dogs, and therapy dogs all provide aid and support to humans. But they're not the same. What's the difference?
/expert-advice/training/service-working-therapy-emotional-support-dogs/ | February 24, 2021
Expert Advice: Dog Sports Dog Athlete of the Month: Melinda and Tate Conquer Dog Sports
Melinda was about to step into the ring at her first-ever Agility trial on a September day when two-year-old Silver Miniature Poodle Tate alerted for an oncoming aura migraine that would cause Melinda to lose vision temporarily. Agility trials are nerve-wracking, high-stress environments. It takes hours and hours of training to prepare for a trial […]
/expert-advice/sports/dog-athlete-of-the-month-melinda-and-tate-conquer-dog-sports/ | January 29, 2021
Expert Advice: Feature Labrador Retriever “Luke” Awarded Service Dog ACE Award
Each year, the AKC Humane Fund pays tribute to five dedicated, hardworking dogs for making significant contributions to an individual or entire community. One award is given in each of the following categories: Uniformed Service K-9, Service, Therapy, Search and Rescue, and Exemplary Companion Dog. In a split second in 2006 Ryan Garrison’s life changed forever. Fast forward nine years […]
/expert-advice/news/labrador-retriever-luke-awarded-service-dog-ace-award/ | December 4, 2020
Expert Advice: Dog Breeds What It Takes To Raise Puppies for Service Dog Organizations
In 1962 when Marybeth Hearn was 10 years old, she convinced her parents to let her volunteer to raise a puppy for the California-based nonprofit Guide Dogs for the Blind. She wasn’t sure what to expect when they brought home a black Labrador Retriever named Lepta, but she knew one thing for certain. “I do […]
/expert-advice/dog-breeds/takes-raise-puppies-service-dog-organizations-important/ | October 8, 2020
Expert Advice: News Three Rottweilers Help a Navy Veteran Cope with Loss
After his 16-year-old son, Joshua Devon Biggles, tragically drowned, Michael Biggles purchased Rambo, a male Rottweiler puppy. Biggles fell head-over-paws with the brawny working breed. So much so, that he went back the next day and bought Retro, the male littermate he didn't select. Six months later, Biggles and his girlfriend, Mariama Myers, added Rascal, […]
/expert-advice/news/three-rottweilers-help-navy-veteran-cope-loss/ | August 26, 2020

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