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Technology in Training: Harnessing the Power of Remote Treat Delivery Systems
Published Thursday, July 6, 2023 | by Haley Gorenflo
Delivering effective rewards to assistance dogs after task completion can be challenging, necessitating innovative solutions for timely and precise reward delivery. With the advent of technology, remote treat delivery systems have emerged as invaluable tools in assistance dog training.
Tools for Social Media Success
Published Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | by Stephanie Colman and Tara Doherty
Guidelines for Member Program Volunteers
What are social media guidelines, why are they important and what factors should you consider when drafting guidelines for your assistance dog program?
Training Expert Dogs to Thrive with Novice Handlers
Published Thursday, May 18, 2023 | by Miranda Turenne
How to select and train expert dogs to thrive with novice handlers is integral to the work that Assistance Dogs International (ADI) member programs do each day. This selection, preparation, and training involves not just the dog of course, but the handler as well.
Welcome to the family!
Published Monday, May 15, 2023 | by Chris Diefenthaler
It hardly seems possible that it’s a year since I wrote this blog to mark the UN International Day of Families.
Let’s hear it for autism assistance dogs!
Published Sunday, April 2, 2023 | by Chris Diefenthaler
April is a busy time for people with autism and their caregivers - and of course their assistance dogs! As we mark World Autism Awareness Day, World Autism Month and World Autism Acceptance Week, it’s a good time to celebrate the amazing work done by ADI member programs all over the world who raise, train and place life-changing autism assistance dogs.
Canine Companions' White Paper: Poorly Trained Service Dogs – The Impact on Trained Service Dog Teams
Published Wednesday, February 8, 2023 | by Tara Doherty
The immense benefits of task-trained assistance dogs for people with disabilities are physical, emotional and psychosocial. However, in the past decade, the negative impact of poorly trained assistance dogs and pet dogs in public places has been rising, limiting assistance dog users’ ability to fully access those benefits.
Assistance dogs are in a class of their own
Published Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | by Chris Diefenthaler
Facility dogs and therapy dogs are increasingly part of school, college and university life. For most, that’s a positive experience - but the growing popularity of dogs in educational settings makes it all the more important to make sure they are trained to the highest possible standards.
New Year, New Resolutions to Give
Published Wednesday, January 4, 2023 | by Kristina Stanley
When you volunteer to raise an assistance dog puppy, the volunteering becomes part of your life. It’s an easy way to give back to the community even when life is busy.