Happy International Dog Day! CivicScience data show that in the United States alone, 47% of U.S. adults are dog owners 1. To celebrate the special bond between owners and their furry friends, here ...

Mobility Assistance Dogs are specially trained service dogs that provide physical and emotional support to individuals with physical disabilities. These dogs assist people with mobility issues ...

"The need is always there - not just for assistance dogs but for positive connections with dogs." Dogs for Good in Banbury, Oxfordshire, trains dogs to help people with physical disabilities ...

It is unclear whether the dog in question was an assistance dog. In a similar incident in September, two dogs were spotted in shopping carts at a Woolworths store in Ballina, NSW, without their owner.

Assistance dogs and their handlers are welcome at the Adelaide Zoo for the first time following walking tests to record the reactions of dogs and zoo residents.

Dogs can smell human stress — and it alters their own behavior, reveals new research. Our four-legged friends experience “emotional contagion” from the smell of human stress — leading them ...

The government has set out its plans to protect customers with assistance dogs from being illegally refused entry to businesses. The long-awaited Disability Action Plan (DAP) sets out 32 measures ...

A new law in Michigan allows dogs training to become assistance dogs to enter businesses.

War veterans battling post-traumatic stress disorder are training their own assistance dogs, and it's making a big difference to their lives.

Five puppies learning to be assistance dogs had a howling good time during a training exercise at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.