Experts share what assistance dogs do, the types of disabilities they support, and the role of reputable organizations in finding the right animal.

Since 1 in 5 Americans live with a mental health diagnosis, there is an uptick of people who have a psychiatric service dog (PSD). To qualify for the service, individuals must be legally disabled ...

Training a service dog doesn’t just change the life of another veteran; it may help heal the trainer, too. A new study finds that volunteering with dogs could slow biological aging in female veterans ...

Air Force Veteran Henry J. Ham II share his experience with his service dog, Trip, which was provided to him for free thanks ...

Lawmakers in Washington have cut federal funding for service dogs that are trained for veterans. A North Dakota organization ...

U.S. Army veteran Ben Keen, who served two tours of duty in Iraq, and his service dog, Bolt, attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Pennsylvania campus of Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs in ...

It takes intense effort to teach service dogs the skills they need to help people with disabilities or alert them to ...

Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine, 1080 KRLD and 105.3 ...

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

Hank Ford never expected a dog to be his hero — but when a 30-pound service dog bounded into his life, he was rescued from ...