Service Animals
Service animals are any animal that has been trained to assist you in your activities of daily living. Most often this will be a service dog, also called a guide dog or seeing eye dog. But there are also service monkeys, service birds, and even service donkeys. Check with the organizations to find the information you need to make a good service animal choice.
Organizations
Assistance Dogs International, Inc.
ADI is a coalition for nonprofit organizations that train assistance dogs. ADI's mission is to better all steps of the process, from training to utilization of service dogs to public education about assistance dogs.
Canine Companions for Independence
Canine Companions for Independence is the largest nonprofit provider of assistance dogs. CCI's mission is to improve the lives of people with disabilities with well-trained assistance dogs.
Dogs for the Disabled, based in UK, trains service dogs to improve the lives of adults and children who have disabilities.
Hearing Dogs, based in the UK, trains dogs for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants
IAABC is a professional association for animal behavior consulting. IAABC's website has a specific section for "working animals" such as service and therapy animals.
International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
IAADP is a non-proft which represent all people with hearing, guide, and service animals.
International Hearing Dog, Inc.
IHDI is dedicated to training and providing hearing dogs to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Dogs are provided free of charge!
