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
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Power Paws' goal is to give well-trained service dogs to adults and children with disabilities around the country.
Canine Partners of the Rockies
CaPR provides Colorado residents with limited mobility with highly trained service dogs.
The Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation is based in Bloomfield, Connecticut and is New England’s only guide dog school. With clients in 34 states and four Canadian provinces, Fidelco relies solely on the gifts and the generosity of individuals, foundations, corporations and organizations that partner with Fidelco to “Share the Vision.”
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 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!
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.
Delta Society's mission is to better human health through service animals and therapy. The Delta Society also attempts to promote awareness of the positive effects animals can have on peoples' health.
Freedom Service Dogs, located in Colorado, rescues dogs from shelters for the purpose of training them to be service animals. Dogs are custom-trained.
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