Since 1 in 5 Americans live with a mental health diagnosis, there is an uptick of people who have a psychiatric service dog (PSD). To qualify for the service, individuals must be legally disabled ...

While many disabled people receive service dogs from professional training programs, getting a “program dog” often requires time and resources that many disabled people just cannot afford. Many ...

Training a service dog can be a rewarding experience, but it requires a lot of time and effort. Service dogs are highly trained to perform specific tasks for people with disabilities, such as guiding ...

Dogs training to be service dogs undergo months of training but can still let loose. Dogs brought into the training program can spend as much as 18 to 24 months training and working with their veteran ...

Psychiatric service dogs (PSDs) are dogs that are specially trained to work with people who have certain kinds of mental illnesses or learning disabilities. These dogs can help their owners perform ...

Balanced Obedience launches two online courses for dog training without food bribes or shock collars, using balanced methods to foster obedient, joyful pets. I feel so confident bringing him outside, ...

Training a service dog doesn’t just change the life of another veteran; it may help heal the trainer, too. A new study finds that volunteering with dogs could slow biological aging in female veterans ...

Alice Gibbs is a Newsweek Senior Internet Trends & Culture Reporter based in the U.K. For the last two years she has specialized in viral trends and internet news, with a particular focus on animals, ...