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    Resource U.S. Department of Transportation Service Animal Air Transportation Form

    Abhean submitted a new resource: U.S. Department of Transportation Service Animal Air Transportation Form - U.S. Department of Transportation Service Animal Air Transportation Form Read more about this resource...
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    Resource ADA Service Dog FAQ

    Abhean submitted a new resource: ADA Service Dog FAQ - ADA Service Dog FAQ Read more about this resource...
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    Service Dogs / ESA's and Rentals (US)

    For those researching how having a service dog or emotional support animal can be regulated in rentals, this is for you. Most readers have seen posts on other groups and alot of people just take at face value what they read especially when it comes to the ADA stuff. When renting there is a new...
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    Outside Article Meet 5 PTSD service dogs changing the lives of veterans

    (BPT) - Did you know that roughly 3.5 million military veterans suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? PTSD can severely affect a veteran's life, but there is hope for those who are impacted. Research shows that veterans with properly trained service dogs show lower symptoms of PTSD...
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    Outside Article Salina women want adherence to ADA service dog rules

    By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post Valerie Linenberger believes that no one should experience what her daughter, Morgan, experienced recently. Morgan, 22, and her service dog, Tikiu, went to the Salina Public Library Sept. 17 so that Morgan could get some books. She and Tikiu left a short while...
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    Outside Article Service dog returned to owner after being stolen and disguised

    PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Anthony Graziani and his 3-year-old white Bull Terrier, Daisy, are inseparable. "She's not only my service dog, she's my best friend," said Graziani. On Sept. 8, Graziani faced his worst fear when Daisy was stolen from his girlfriend at a Fry's Food Store. He says his...
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    Outside Article Life-saving service dog grants Tomball family peace of mind

    Author: Marcelino Benito (KHOU) Published: 10:18 PM CDT September 24, 2022 Updated: 10:38 PM CDT September 24, 2022 TOMBALL, Texas — Last year, we introduced you to Heather Moccia and her now 16-year-old daughter, Kayley. Kayley suffers from nighttime seizures that can be deadly. "First thing...
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    Outside Article Wilmer Valderrama Says Service Dogs Are a 'Critical Element' in Helping Veterans with PTSD

    By Shafiq Najib Published on September 21, 2022 04:49 PM PHOTO: PURINA DOG CHOW Wilmer Valderrama is using his platform for good. The NCIS star recently discussed his latest project with PEOPLE: a collaboration with Purina Dog Chow to honor finalists of the brand's first-ever Visible Impact...
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    Outside Article GVSU veteran and service dog receive national recognition

    Author: Veronica Ortega Published: 12:20 PM EDT September 18, 2022 Updated: 1:56 PM EDT September 18, 2022 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As director of Grand Valley State University's Military and Veterans Resource Center, Jill Hinton Wolfe navigates between two campuses and travels across the country...
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    Outside Article ‘She saved my life’: Veteran shares importance of having a service dog

    A fundraiser aiming to raise money to train and pair service dogs for veterans is coming back to Pittsburgh on September 17. Team Foster was created to honor fallen veteran Eric Foster By Tori Yorgey PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — A fundraiser aiming to raise money to train and pair service dogs for...
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    Outside Article Life-changing companions: How to afford a service dog

    Service dogs are specifically trained to help individuals living with physical, psychiatric, intellectual or sensory disabilities. Service dogs© David Osberg/Getty Images Service dogs can help with physical needs like guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a...
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    Outside Article Service dog helps local veteran cope with PTSD, injuries

    Veteran James Hamby and his service dog Pokey. BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com After serving in the Marines and the Army as a Special Operations soldier for a total of 20 years and suffering a traumatic brain injury after a bomb blast in Iraq, James Hamby found returning to...
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    Outside Article Rick Scott Highlights How Service Dogs Help Veterans With PTSD

    This week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., visited K-9s for Warriors in Ponte Vedra Beach "to tour the organization's facility and thank the volunteers and leadership for their efforts to support our American heroes." "I was proud to visit K-9s for Warriors today, an incredible organization with...
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    Do I Qualify for a Service dog?

    While this is an old copy It is still very relevant when testing if you "qualify" for a service animal. Unfortunately, servicedogcentral is no longer available.
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    Outside Article Service dog's attack raises questions on whether Ohio's dog laws have enough teeth

    CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - A local veteran says his service dog may no longer be able to help him because it was attacked by another dog. The incident raises questions about the effectiveness of Ohio's dog laws and how they're being enforced. "Good boy. C'mon, Ranger!" Kenneth Carroll...
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    Outside Article Jacksonville woman says she was kicked out of Cold Stone Creamery because of service dog

    Author: Destiny McKeiver Published: 11:41 PM EDT August 14, 2022 Updated: 11:41 PM EDT August 14, 2022 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville woman says when she visited Cold Stone Creamery on Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville recently, she was told she couldn't have her service dog inside of the...
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    Outside Article Accessibility issues leave local veteran and service dog hoping for change

    Erin Cleavenger, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. Sun, August 14, 2022 at 12:01 AM·5 min read Aug. 14—Most people have seen or come into contact with a service animal. Many also have an idea of what the rules associated with service animals are — many of are also wrong. Local U.S. Army...
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    Outside Article Service dog helps ease Frederick veteran’s anxiety

    Joe Nieves, a United States Army veteran who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD in 2006, talks about his service dog Jem at his home in Frederick, Md., on July 15, 2022. (Ric Dugan/The Frederick News-Post via AP) FREDERICK, Md. — Joe Nieves, 40, sank into the couch of his living room...
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    Video Woman with service dog denied Uber ride – again

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    Outside Article Local business allegedly turns away service dog

    Service dogs are furry friends with an important job: keeping their owners with disabilities safe. Rebecca Steele told The Courier-Times that she went to Hardee's in New Castle and was allegedly refused service twice because she had her service dog, Romeo, with her. The Americans with...
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