WASHINGTON — Hank Ford, a 54-year-old Army and Marine Corps veteran, was dozing one morning in February after his wife left for work, when his service dog, Tommy, started barking and pawing his chest ...

ALL RIGHT, GLENN THANK YOU. WELL, THIS MONTH HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACT CERTAIN DOGS HAVE ON THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL SERVICE DOG MONTH. BROOKE JOINS US WITH WHY THESE ...

Obtaining a medical service or an alert dog can be expensive and challenging. They may be beneficial for many health conditions, but training is a crucial factor that can impact the animal’s ...

Somerville resident Tarik Griggs gets up at 5:30 a.m. every day to feed and walk his dog Walter, a Labrador-Golden retriever mix. Along the way he chats with neighbors and anyone coming up to say hi ...

Service dogs can be four-legged lifesavers, alerting to dangerous allergens, assisting with travel and making people with a wide range of disabilities safer. But fake service dogs, advocates say, are ...

It can be incredibly tempting to want to interact with or ask to pet a guide dog or service dog you see in out and about. However, there is an etiquette when it comes to interacting, or not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lexi VanOsdol/Dogs Inc. Hank Ford and Tommy After years of waiting, Hank Ford, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army veteran who retired ...