(As of 6/6/23)
154 Accredited Members
52 Candidate Organizations
 
REGIONAL CHAPTERS MEMBERS AND CANDIDATE ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA-CANADA/USA  EUROPE OCEANIA-AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
ADI NA Total members: 121 ADEu total members: 62 OCEANIA total members: 15
Accredited: 86 Accredited: 48 Accredited: 12

Candidate: 35

 

Candidate: 14

 

Candidate: 3

 
ASIA (NO REGION FORMED YET) SOUTH AMERICA (NO REGION FORMED YET)  AFRICA (NO REGION FORMED YET)
Total Members: 6 Total Members: 1  Total Members: 1
Accredited: 6 Accredited: 1 Accredited: 1 
Candidate: 0 Candidate: 0 Candidate: 0 

 

2022 TOTAL ACTIVE ASSISTANCE DOG TEAMS

TOTAL 28,372A black Labrador Retriever in blue assistance dog vest is holding a can of soda in its mouth. A young girl is facing the dog holding out her hand to receive the can from the dog.

Guide Dogs - 12,753 - 45%

Hearing Dogs - 2,268 - 8%

Service Dogs - 13,351 - 47%

Europe Region (ADEu)-  Total Active Teams- 11,444

Guide Dogs- 5,376 - 47%

Hearing Dogs- 1,136 - 10%

Service Dogs- 4,932 - 43%

 

North America Region (ADINA)-  Total Active Teams- 14,809

Guide Dogs- 6,549 - 43%

Hearing Dogs- 936 - 6%

Service Dogs- 7,911 - 51%

 

Oceania Region (ADI Oceania)-  Total Active Teams- 1,088

Guide Dogs- 538 - 49%

Hearing Dogs- 183 - 17%

Service Dogs- 367 - 34%

 

Non-Region (South America, Asia, Africa)-  Total Active Teams- 444

Guide Dogs- 290 - 65%

Hearing Dogs- 13 - 3%

Service Dogs- 141 - 32%

 

A black tan and white dog wearing a blue assistance dog vest is sitting next to a woman in a motorized wheelchair. Both the dog and woman are looking at the camera. Service Dog Types- 2022 Census -  (# of organizations) - % of total service dogs

Mobility Service Dogs - (101) - 48%

PTSD Veterans Service Dogs (59) - 18%

Autism Service Dogs (69) - 18%

Diabetic Alert Service Dogs (27) - 3%

Seizure Service Dogs - (32) - 2%

Psychiatric Service Dogs - (34) - 5%

Medical Alert Service Dogs - (22) - <1%

Other Types of Placements

ADI Total Other Types of Placements (2022):  3,301

  • Facility Dogs – 2,132
  • Companion/Therapy – 527
  • Other (Courthouse, AAI, etc) – 642

 

A black dog wearing a red assistance dog vest is using both front paws to push an automatic door button on the wall. Additional Statistics

Number of Accredited Organizations that will train with an owner and their personal dog:  38

Number of Accredited Organizations training Guide Dogs:  37

Number of Accredited Organizations training Hearing Dogs:  33

Number of Accredited Organizations training Service Dogs:  134

Number of Accredited Organizations training Facility Dogs:  82

Number of Accredited Organizations training Social/Companion Dogs:  29

44 ADI Accredited member organizations operate a prison-based training program. 

ADI Accredited Member Organizations employ 4,649 Full-time employees and 1,804 Part-time employees

43,404 Volunteers are assisting ADI Accredited Member organizations.

81 ADI Accredited Member organizations have breeding programs.

36 ADI Accredited Member organizations utilize shelter/rescue programs.

98 ADI Accredited Member organizations will consider receiving breeder donations.

As of 12/31/22, there are 10,963 dogs/puppies in training with ADI Accredited Member organizations with a wait list of 8,955 potential clients.

12 ADI Accredited Member organizations state they offer a structured internship program for service dog trainers to the public.2

154 Accredited Members.  In 2022, the number of organizations that train and place:

  • 0-10 dogs per year: 67
  • 11-25 dogs per year: 47
  • 26-50 dogs per year: 19
  • 51-99 dogs per year: 10
  • 100+ dogs per year: 11

In 2022, ADI accredited members placed 4,469 new assistance dog teams.