CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — An intensive group therapy program at MUSC is using canine companions to help combat trauma and other mental health issues for its patients. "We need Grant to stand up ...

On Thursday, a custom-trained assistance dog named Walt will arrive at his new home with a client in need after receiving ...

Imagine a loyal partner by your side, ready to open doors, pick up dropped keys, or even alert you to a hidden medical danger. For many people, this is their daily reality, thanks to an assistance dog ...

“Dog is man’s best friend” is not an expression that is unfamiliar to us. Very often that quote bears witness to the diligent work and acts of heroism performed by dogs, both here and abroad. At the ...

“The need is always there – not just for assistance dogs but for positive connections with dogs.” That’s the mission statement of Maddy Phelps at Dogs for Good in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and an ...

Dogs' sensitive noses can detect the early warning signs of many potentially dangerous medical situations, like an impending seizure or sudden hypoglycemia. Now, scientists have found evidence that ...

Five puppies learning to be assistance dogs had a howling good time during a training exercise at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. During the Tuesday training, the quintet of pooches and their trainers ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — It would be nearly impossible to list all the ways the community has stepped up to support students and faculty at Michigan State University in the year since a shooting ...

In short order, Teddy -- a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 3-year-old yellow Lab -- punched a wall button with his nose, yanked a rope to open a kitchen cabinet door and tugged a walker across the floor.

My parents have a 100-pound livestock guardian dog who’s fearless in the face of predators, but when it thunderstorms, he gets terrified. Even the bravest dogs get scared sometimes—in fact, it’s ...