- IAADP Membership StatementTo the IAADP Community: Assistance dogs have gained significant popularity over the last 20 years, worldwide. With that rise in popularity, there has been a… Read more: IAADP Membership Statement
- International Assistance Dog WeekInternational Assistance Dog Week, (IADW) was created to recognize all the devoted, hardworking assistance dogs helping individuals mitigate their disability-related limitations. Assistance dogs transform the… Read more: International Assistance Dog Week
- Assistance Dog Selection and Training InformationAssistance Dog Selection The following information will be of benefit for those of you who are trying to determine if an assistance dog candidate has… Read more: Assistance Dog Selection and Training Information
- California’s New Emotional Support Animals BillWith the help of co-sponsors Guide Dogs for the Blind and Canine Companions, California passed a new law, AB 468, effective January 1, 2022, aimed… Read more: California’s New Emotional Support Animals Bill
- Air Travel with an Assistance DogAfter many rounds of discussions, proposals, and drafts, on December 2, 2020, the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its Final Rule on Traveling by Air… Read more: Air Travel with an Assistance Dog
- Assessing Dogs for a Service Dog CareerPresenter: Jeanne Hampl R.N. As the Executive Director of the Prison Pet Partnership Program, 1994-1998, Jeanne selected and supervised the training of service dog candidates… Read more: Assessing Dogs for a Service Dog Career
- Access to Hospitals and Other Healthcare Facilities for Disabled Persons with Service AnimalsPresenters: Sally Conway, U.S. Department of Justice, Deputy Chief of the Disability Rights Section & Eileen Hanrahan, J.D., the U. S. Department of Health and… Read more: Access to Hospitals and Other Healthcare Facilities for Disabled Persons with Service Animals
- Tug for TreatsLike a number of people who set out to train a service dog for themselves or others, I’ve had to reinvent the wheel on certain… Read more: Tug for Treats
- Teaching Dogs to Fetch the Phone in a CrisisFive years ago, I wrote an article about what I’ve learned the hard way about limitations on a service dog’s ability to “save the day”… Read more: Teaching Dogs to Fetch the Phone in a Crisis
- TRAINING YOUR OWN ASSISTANCE DOGOriginal article by Joan Froling; Edited by IAADP Board of Directors, 2022 Part 1: FINDING A SUITABLE CANINE CANDIDATE FOR ASSISTANCE DOG WORK WHAT KIND… Read more: TRAINING YOUR OWN ASSISTANCE DOG
