Neutering timing and breed choice are crucial for service dogs. Research shows 7-11 months is the optimal window for success.

Kind training works best. At Medical Mutts, we teach service dogs with rewards and trust, not fear.

Living with mental health challenges presents its own unique set of obstacles, but for many individuals, a psychiatric service dog can...

A groundbreaking study recently unveiled the remarkable impact of seizure alert dogs on individuals with epilepsy.

Seizure alert dogs play a crucial role in the lives of individuals living with epilepsy. Trained to detect the scent associated with...

Since ancient times, the human sense of smell has been recognized as a powerful tool for detecting changes in health. From Hippocrates'...

Since we help owners train their own dogs as service dogs, the question of how to pick the right dog comes up daily at our training...

We read stories all the time in the media about how service dogs change lives. Over the years, I’ve experienced first-hand how a dog can...

For the past decade, owners, suffering from a disability, were able to bring their emotional support animal (ESA) on the plane with them,...

Living with a disability is difficult, stressful, and sometimes scary if your condition triggers sudden changes in your physiology. Dogs...

It’s almost impossible to find any other creature as loving and comforting as a dog. Their ability to empathize and their natural desire...

Grief and trauma can impact all area of a young person’s life. School is harder, relationships more frightening, the normal “losses” of...

Robin’s training began a year ago with the professional guidance of Jennifer Cattet and her supportive staff at Medical Mutts. Jennifer...

Can a Chihuahua, a Great Pyrenees or a Pit bull be a service dog? Do service dogs have to be Labradors, Golden Retrievers or German...

There are many companies, both for-profit and not-for-profit that train diabetes alert dogs. Most offer high-quality service dogs with...

Over the years, service dogs and working dogs in general, have shown the many ways they can assist those in need by offering autonomy...