What is an Assistance Dog?

Service Dog: Assistance canines trained to assist people with physical disabilities by retrieving objects, opening doors, pushing elevator buttons, pulling wheelchairs short distances, or going to get help.

Facility Teams: Adults who work as rehabilitation professionals counselors, ministers, or educators partner with an assistance canine to improve mental, physical, or emotional health of those in their care.

Hearing Dogs: Adults who are hard of hearing or deaf are paired with an assistance canine who alerts them to everyday sounds such as doorbells, alarm clocks, smoke alarms, babies crying, etc.

Balance Dogs: Fully trained service dogs that are also trained to help people who use canes or crutches providing balance and stability.

Social Dogs: Help adults & children who can benefit from the therapeutic value of a dog but are not able to assume total responsibility of its care or training.