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. The hospitals have gone to the dogs. They can sniff out drugs or help in potentially violent situations. The dogs don’t understand English for commands and are imported from Europe... 
If you have an assistance dog, you’re bound to have experienced discrimination when you’re... take for granted, because they object to an assistance dog being on their premises. Now, I don’t mind explaining...
already, and is currently working on her 3rd. She is my assistance aka service dog. Due to the nature of my disorders, she has to cover a lot of needs. She is not only a mobility assist dog (when in scooter, she will retrieve dropped...
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In Santa Fe, N.M., assistance dogs are providing another equally important service – teaching local youth awareness of the challenges faced by people with disabilities. Assistance Dogs... 
because he is an assistance dog! Assistance dogs aid people with all kinds of disabilities. In her delightful books, Newton teaches children about the training required and the tasks performed by assistance dogs like Nito...
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Here are some sites and applications:
East Coast Assistance Dogs
http://www.ecad1.org/
Assistance Dogs... of tasks of daily living. For example, the dogs can pick up dropped items from a key to a crutch, retrieve...
PPUT Senator Al Franken Introduces New Legislation for Funding to Train Service Dogs to Assist... funding to train service dogs for veterans. The training would be provided by inmates...
I always enjoy stories of police dogs coming to the rescue to help stop a criminal. The full article can be found HERE, but the dog part is as follows:
Man commits carjacking and police find the car...
of great memories. A truly special assistant indeed. This dog’s work here on earth ended yesterday...
Ok this is not my usual post but I lost my little assistant this weekend due to kidney failure...
Once in a while it’s time to take a humorous break and it’s that time. My little canine assistant has some interesting behaviors and does this all on his own so one of those moments that hopefully makes you smile... 
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