We often get inquiries about people who want to train their own service dog. I realize that writing (or reading) the full story about raising and training a service dog would take a whole book, but here are the highlights--the absolute "must know" items. Continue reading

While we don’t usually use the BARC (Behavior and Reactivity Checklist) because we use our own version of the dog behavior assessment checklist. People sometimes ask about the Behavior and Reactivity Checklist, so here is a simplified version (not in a PDF, and not an online test). For the non-simplified version, go here. Continue reading

Your donations to the Ukraine Dog Rescue Fund are going to work! (You can donate the Ukraine Animal Rescue Fund.) Your donations are going to volunteers who are giving away dog food to Kiev, Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih, and the Poltava and Kherson regions, citizens who can't get out to buy dog or cat food, and funds are being provided to a number of shelters to help them keep their dogs and cats. These include small impromptu animal shelters that are set up in homes.      Continue reading

This program at the Minneapolis and St Paul airport helps children on the autism spectrum to navigate the airport by offering free monthly practice runs! You and your kiddo can practice going through security and experiencing the airport stimuli without any time pressure. Continue reading

The following is a wonderful guest post by the author of the book, “Six Feet to Independence,” Lauryn Walton. It's easy to think you know what it's like to have a service dog when you see one in public. However, what the public sees is only the tip of the iceberg. Most people don't realize that having a service dog is one of the hardest ways to mitigate your disability. I recently wrote a book titled Six Feet to Independence where I go into six areas most first-time handlers don't know to think about before they get the dog. The one I want address here is the fact that a service dog is just that--a dog. Continue reading

We feel so lucky to be associated with Master Dog Trainer Ray Nichols of Better Bondz Dog Training in Burlington County, NJ! He can be reached at (908) 240-3430. Continue reading

New! Pawsitivity Service Dogs is now a full accredited member of the the Association of Service Dog Providers for Military Veterans. Continue reading

The awesome Michelle Lauren Anderson from Survivor Not Victim, featured in the Phoenix Society, on ableism, “thriving with accommodations”, fighting for independence, accepting limitations, preventing ableism, utilizing coping strategies, helping others thrive, and more! Continue reading

August 25, 2021: Now that the U.S. military has finished a study that proves that, yes, PTSD service dogs help veterans, Congress has passed the PAWS act. Here is the text. Continue reading