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 ...

Congress has averted another government shutdown. But often lost in the shuffle during these multi-trillion-dollar budget battles are appropriations for lifesaving veteran programs that employ wagging ...

The hustle and bustle of a college campus can often feel overwhelming. On any given morning, students and staff may appear to be coming and going from every which way to make it to class on time.

December means Christmas in the doggy day room at Logan Correctional Center, Illinois’ largest state prison for women. On a recent visit, there were dogs dressed in holiday sweaters or reindeer ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...