Purina wants to world to have more therapy cats, so the company is helping to cover training costs Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...
Students lined the hallway at WNY P-TECH in Dunkirk to recognize Penny Lane, a 1½-year-old Mini Goldendoodle Dachshund mix, ...
Chance the therapy dog visits Shriners Children's Lexington to help children navigate overwhelming hospital visits and life with a limb difference Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has ...
Dogs are the most common service animals, with over 50,000 in the U.S. as of 2025. This makes sense, considering that dogs have a long-standing history as service animals and a well-established system ...
Walk around an airport, visit a hospital, or even dine at a restaurant and you’ll find service animals in action. But what services do they provide? There are three levels of working animals: service ...
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Under Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, service dogs are defined as dogs that are trained to assist an individual with a disability by performing specific tasks for that ...
The differences between service, therapy, emotional support, and working dogs can get confusing. They can be distinguished by the spaces they enter, what role they focus on, and their skills. Therapy ...