Sep 18, 2019 | Blog
Ashleigh and her dog Sara are a new team. Together they open heavy doors, enabling Ashleigh to go to work independently. Sarah retrieves items Ashleigh needs. She carries shopping bags and pulls a grocery basket, allowing Ashleigh to shop unaccompanied.
Sep 18, 2019 | Stories
“We Had Never Seen Her So Free” Jubilee Schmid was born an orphaned female in China with enormous health problems. But Jubilee was lucky because Erika Schmid and her husband Peter adopted her when she was five-years old. When she arrived at her new home in the United...
Sep 18, 2019 | Featured
Tuesday we spent the day training at IKEA with Gibson & Jimmy as well as Lisa and Josh (not pictured). The dogs practiced maneuvering, steps, elevator skills, and basic obedience.
Sep 18, 2019 | Blog
The short answer is you do not and you should not. In the USA, there is no federal certification or registration that is recognized by the American Disabilities Act (ADA). There are online companies that sell ‘official service dog certifications’ that are knowingly...
Sep 18, 2019 | Stories
‘Faking’ a service dog (SD) is now a criminal offense in over 20 U.S. states, and means hefty fines, jail time, or both . For example, in California, pretending to be an owner of a service dog is a criminal misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and/or up to...