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Erasmus+ Collaboration
Published Monday, December 15, 2025 | by Ágota Juharos and Vanessa Wey
Two ADI members - With Dogs for a Smile Foundation (WDSF) from Hungary and Os’Mose from Belgium - just completed a successful two-year collaboration through the Erasmus+ programme. The collaboration focused on professional development, educational outreach, and raising awareness about the many ways assistance dogs support people with disabilities.
Dogs Inc Genetics & Reproduction: Building Better Futures
Published Thursday, November 20, 2025 | by Katherine Arp and Zuhey Medina-Gonzalez
Purpose-breeding plays an important part in producing dogs with the right mix of temperament, health, and ability to succeed in their future roles as assistance dogs for people with disabilities.. By carefully choosing which dogs become parents and thoughtfully pairing them, Dogs Inc increases the chances of producing puppies who are calm, confident, and ready to learn ─ qualities that make great assistance dog candidates.
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) assistance dogs
Published Saturday, October 25, 2025 | by Scott Mobley
Today, in honor of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Awareness Day, we’re highlighting the vital role assistance dogs play in supporting individuals with POTS thanks to accredited ADI member, Ability Dogs of Arizona.
Junior Trainers: Involving Youth in Assistance Dog Training Programs
Published Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | by Kendle Frank
To create more meaningful human-dog partnerships, many organizations rely on volunteer puppy raisers, handlers in prison, and staff and volunteer trainers to raise and train their assistance dogs. Some organizations have expanded their programs further by launching youth and student trainer programs, which offer a mutually beneficial way to help more assistance dog prospects succeed and young people to develop important personal and professional skills.
Paws for Access
Published Monday, June 30, 2025 | by ADI Advocacy and IDEA Committees
Assistance Dogs International (ADI) and the International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF) recently published a global survey entitled Paws for Access Report on Assistance Dog Rights. The survey aimed to uncover a global perspective on the challenges faced by assistance dog handlers in accessing the community. The results of this report are clear: there are widespread challenges for handlers and their assistance dogs accessing public spaces, despite many countries having laws to protect their rights.
Understanding Courthouse Dogs: Support in the Justice System
Published Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | by Felicia Ako, CEO Courthouse Dogs Foundation
The role of facility dogs has expanded beyond traditional areas to accompany people throughout their judicial journey. Courthouse facility dogs serve a crucial purpose by performing specific tasks, such as a visit command to greet a child entering a child advocacy center as well as to lay next to that child as they go through a forensic interview and medical exam. The innovative use of courthouse facility dogs is gaining recognition across the United States and internationally with over five hundred dogs working currently in nine countries.
From Service to Security: How Career Changed Dogs Support Canada Border Services
Published Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | by Avery McConkey
At Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides, we believe in the potential of every dog that walks through our building, regardless of where their journey takes them. While the majority of our dogs graduate as assistance dogs, some may not have the right personality or temperament for life as a Dog Guide. In certain cases, these “Career Change” dogs may be the perfect fit for a job working with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to protect Canadian borders.
Development & Socialization of 7 to 12-Week-Old Puppies with a Purpose
Published Monday, March 31, 2025 | by Kendle Frank and Grace Nystrom
Puppies are drastically developing in their first 12 weeks of their lives, and proper socialization can make a profound impact on a puppy’s future as an assistance dog. Last time, we covered what developmental milestones occur in a puppy’s first 6 weeks of life. In this post, we will break down what development looks like for 7- to 12-week-old puppies and the types of socialization activities leading organizations like NEADS World Class Service Dogs and Freedom Service Dogs of America facilitate to help their puppies with a purpose reach their full potential.