Service dogs can be four-legged lifesavers, alerting to dangerous allergens, assisting with travel and making people with a wide range of disabilities safer. But fake service dogs, advocates say, are ...

Task-trained service dogs serve a vital role, from alerting owners to life-threatening allergens or imminent seizures to helping calm someone with an anxiety disorder. Service dogs are working wonders ...

I love dogs. I am owned by a local three-legged McNab, Sadie. She is a socialite, and it is fun to take her to Ace Hardware for dog cookies. Sometimes I borrow dogs from Wine Country Animal Lovers, ...

As a disabled veteran with a service dog trained by K9 Partners for Patriots in Brooksville, I have a unique perspective on one of the most pressing issues facing the service dog community today: the ...

Fake service dogs are a growing problem. After the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed into law in 1990, people began to see service animals in stores, restaurants, offices, and other ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was taken out to dinner in a town where I was giving a talk. My hostess parked her car using her late husband’s disability parking tag, which had a few months left on it, and put ...

There’s a lot to admire about real service dogs. From how disciplined they are, to their devotion when serving their handlers, and the special skills they possess, service dogs are simply ...