PADS is a non-profit organization that trains assistance dogs for people with disabilities other than blindness, e.g. mobility impaired, agility impaired, and hearing impaired.
Offers custom training of service dogs for physically disabled adults, guardian dogs for disabled children, hearing dogs for the hearing impaired and therapy dogs that visit chronically ill adults and children in hospitals and institutions. The dogs can be trained in Danish, English, German and Spanish.
Nonprofit organization trains dogs to turn on lights, open doors, pull chairs, and retrieve dropped objects.
One of the original organizations. Their FAQ is excellent, well worth reading. They train dogs for physically disabled persons as well as hearing impaired persons.
the majority of placements are with children with spinal cord injuries, also provides Service and Social Dogs to children with Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, and other disabilities.
An organization that provides Service and Hearing Dogs nationally.
A video portraying service dogs and their partners in real-life situations with the goal to educate employees in commercial, government and educational settings.
Listing of organizations training and working with service dogs for the disabled.
Dog information on Service Dogs, Hearing Dogs, Guide Dogs, Clicker training, some breed referrals and several links to good dog sites.
In-depth information on working dogs and pets. Dog health, training, breeds, jobs, video clips, pictures, stories, dog quizzes, forum.
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