In June, Jennifer Pegram got her “sidekick” Leonard, a service dog, to assist with her mobility. She has cerebral palsy, a disorder that affects her movement, balance and coordination. In the just ...

Incarcerated trainers in the Helping PAWS program at Logan Correctional Center raise puppies that will later work as mobility assistance dogs.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Service-Dog Training and Education Program at UNC-Wilmington has shut down after service dogs in training were denied access to campus. “It is with incredible sadness as ...

Seven dogs graduated from the New Life K9s training program at the California Men's Colony on Thursday. The dogs are trained by inmates at the prison for about two years, learning how to be service ...

In my last column, I wrote about the high-level canine training at Assistance Dogs of the West, the nationally recognized service dog training agency based in Santa Fe. Before those elite students ...

On Thursday, United States Senators reintroduced a bill that would help provide service dogs to veterans in need. The bipartisan Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act, would establish a program ...

Those incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution Thomson will soon embark on a new adventure to train service dogs for veterans. Pawsitive Paws Dog Training is a brand new program for Thomson, ...

IT’S A PROGRAM TRULY GIVING PUPS A NEW LEASH ON LIFE AS THEY WALK THE CORRIDORS OF LOUISIANA PRISON. YEAH. THE PARTNERSHIP, A COLLABORATION WITH THE SPCA, THE DOG SCHOOL AND THE LOUISIANA CORRECTIONAL ...

Chase Benoit, currently serving a sentence of 16 years to life at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center for murder, just concluded a year in which he mentored a promising puppy. Benoit trained Wendel, a ...

The Delaware Capitol Police recently announced they will expanding their facility dog program to Kent and Sussex Counties. Currently, Delaware Capitol Police have one facility dog, five-year-old Vin, ...