Service Animals

Access information about service animals that are trained to assist people with disabilities.

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Commonly Asked Questions About Service Animals This is a government resource
Answers questions such as "What is a service animal?", "How can I tell if an animal is really a service animal and not just a pet?" and "I have always had a clearly posted 'no pets' policy at my establishment. Do I still have to allow service animals in?"
Information About Service Dogs for People with Psychiatric Disabilities
Describes a number of tasks a service dog could be trained to do that would serve to mitigate conditions such as panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
Patriot Paws
Trains service dogs to provide assistance to disabled Veterans.
Assistance Dogs International

Works to improve the training, placement and utilization of assistance dogs, including guide dogs for people with visual impairments, hearing dogs for people with hearing impairments and service dogs for people with other disabilities.

Paws with a Cause
Trains assistance dogs for people with a range of disabilities, and provides lifetime support to encourage independence.
Psychiatric Service Dog Society

Provides information related to training Psychiatric Service Dogs (PSDs) for people with severe psychiatric disabilities. Includes a Veterans section, as well as resources related to obtaining and training a PSD and accessing VA resources, as well as relevant links.

Service Dog Project, Inc.
Donates large trained dogs to assist patients with balance and mobility challenges such as those resulting from Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's and war injuries. Preference is given to Veterans and their families.
Canines for Combat Veterans

Program of NEADS that trains and provides assistance dogs to Veterans with hearing, mobility and other disabilities.

Leader Dogs for the Blind
Breeds, trains and places guide dogs, and provides formal training of individuals and guide dogs. Extended services include training on cane and GPS, as well as career development.
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.

Breeds, trains and places guide dogs with individuals with visual impairments.

Paws for Purple Hearts

Teaches Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other cognitive and emotional disabilities how to train service dogs for other Veterans with physical disabilities. A program of Bergen University for Canine Studies.

Canine Companions for Independence
Provides highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships between individuals and their service dogs.
Saint Francis Service Dogs
Raises and trains service dogs for individuals with physical and other disabilities.
Freedom Service Dogs
Rescues dogs and trains them to assist Veterans and Service Members with mobility impairments, PTSD and TBI. Trained dogs are matched with and donated to Service Members/Veterans who are taught how to work with the dog. Freedom Service Dogs supports the client-dog team for its lifetime.
Vet Dogs
Trains and places guide dogs and service dogs with Veterans who have visual impairments or other disabilities.
NEADS: Dogs for Deaf or Disabled Americans
Trains and provides hearing and service dogs to individuals with hearing impairments and other disabilities.
Fidos for Freedom, Inc.

Provides trained Service Dogs or Hearing Dogs to people in the Maryland and Washington, D.C. area who have physical disabilities or are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Includes ongoing support services and training.

Eye Dog Foundation for the Blind
Trains and provides German Shepherd guide dogs to blind and visually impaired individuals free of charge. Provides intensive training for individuals and guide dogs.
Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind
Breeds, trains and places guide dogs, and provides one-on-one in-community training of individuals and guide dogs.
Guide Dogs of America
Breeds, trains and places guide dogs and delivers an on-site training course to acclimate individuals with their guide dogs.
Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc.
Breeds, trains and places guide dogs with blind and visually impaired Veterans at no charge. Intensive training and lifetime follow-up support is provided for each individual and guide dog.
Guide Dogs of the Desert
Breeds, trains and places guide dogs, and provides formal and intensive on-site training for individuals and guide dogs.
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation
Breeds, trains and places German Shepherd guide dogs, and provides one-on-one in-community training of individuals and guide dogs.
Pilot Dogs, Inc.
Trains and places guide dogs, and provides formal and intensive on-site training for individuals and guide dogs.
Guide Dogs for the Blind

Breeds, trains and places guide dogs. Provides innovative partnership training at campuses in California and Oregon to acclimate individual and guide dog to each other.

The Seeing Eye, Inc.
Breeds, trains and places guide dogs, and provides formal and intensive on-site training for individuals and guide dogs. The initial fee is $150, with $50 for each subsequent visit.
Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Inc.
Breeds, trains and places guide dogs, and provides formal and intensive on-site training for individuals and guide dogs.

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