DO YOU LIKE PLAYING WITH AND LEARNING ABOUT TRAINING PUPPIES AND DOGS?
If you like dogs and puppies, we have an opportunity for you. Amazing Tails is a 501c3 nonprofit organization who’s mission is to assist the physically disabled by providing affordable service dogs that are individually trained to meet the specific needs of each...
Need a Service Dog? Why You Should Consider a Professionally Trained Program Dog Vs Owner Training.
People new to the service dog (SD) world that lack previous training experience and choose to owner train (OT), are typically unaware of how difficult and costly it can be. It is especially disheartening when people learn that the cost of a professionally trained...
Help Give the Gift of a Service Dog and Someone’s Independence
There is perhaps nothing more important and empowering for a person than independence. For people with disabilities, the guiding principles of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness are not simple and cannot be taken for granted. Those in need of a service dog are...
Amazing Tails Graduate, Daphne, Receives Service Dog Hero Award from Delaware Veterinary Medical Association (DVMA)
This month the DVMA hosted a ballroom event at the Dover Hotel and Casino that included four awards to be presented to some very hard working canines. Daphne, who is retiring from her full-time working career, was awarded Service Dog Hero, “In recognition of the...
Service Dog, Teddy, Chosen to Retrieve Kick Off Tee by the Baltimore Ravens To Promote Service Dog Awareness
The Ravens “Kick Off Club” gives kids the exciting opportunity to retrieve the tee from the field after kick off. In honor of Service Dog Awareness Month (September), Amazing Tails graduate, Teddy, and his humans were chosen. They got to run across the field and...
Lions, Tigers, and Beckett?… | Amazing Tails Service dogs train at the Philadelphia Zoo
Joanie, Leslie, and Dustin took Ashleigh and her dog Beckett to the Philadelphia zoo as part of their final training program. Ashleigh and Beckett did a great job and all of the animals at the zoo were supportive. Many people enjoy visiting zoos, wildlife habitats,...
Ashleigh and Her Dog Sara
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.
Meet Jubilee
“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...
Gibson & Jimmy at IKEA
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.
How do I certify my pet to be a service dog (SD) so I can take it everywhere with me?
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...