ASSISTANCE/THERAPY ANIMALS RESOURCES
These are Assistance/Therapy Animals Resources
Please also see:
Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence || Animal Abuse: Diagnostic Indicators
Animal Companionship ||
Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation
Animals for Comfort, Therapy, and Court Escorts || Animal Welfare
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
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Service dog calls 911 for unconscious veteran
"The Marine had served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan before being injured by a roadside bomb. He got the Pit Bull and Lab mix to recognize when he has seizures coming on, and to help him cope with PTSD. "I don't think I could operate in the everyday world without him right now," McGlade says."
Vetstreet, May 14, 2014.
Special dogs can catch 'wake' of explosives
CNN.com, April 13, 2010
Prison Puppies
The New York Times, June 1, 2008.
Trained by Inmates, New Best Friends for Disabled Veterans
The New York Times, October 31, 2006.
Blind Man Guides Way For Layla's Law
The Seattle Times, May 10, 2001
A Helping Paw: Guide Dogs Provide the Blind with Vision, Independence, and Love
VetCentric.com, 2000
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
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Animal Friends
2643 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: (412) 566-2103
www.thinkingoutsidethecage.org/site/c.elKWIeOUIhJ6H/b.8454429/k.BF0B/Home.htm
Pittsburgh's only no'kill shelter for over 50 years, services include rescue, adoptions, therapy animal program, assistance animal information, pet care and training information, shelter directory.
Australian Support Dogs
P.O. Box 644
Mona Vale 2103
New South Wales, Australia
www.asdog.org.au/
Training and free placement of service dogs for the disabled in Australia.
The Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs, Inc.
80 Powder Mill Road
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Phone: (973) 292-3316
Toll-Free: 1-888-PET-5770
www.golden-dogs.org/
Non–profit organization which evaluates, tests, trains and qualifies Therapy Dogs for work in nursing homes, hospitals, psychiatric wards and other facilities where Emotional Service Dogs are indispensable.
Canine Companions For Independence
P.O. Box 446
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446
Phone: (866) CCI-DOGS
Toll-free: 1-800-572-BARK
www.caninecompanions.org
CCI trains and provides service dogs for adults, adolescents, and children with physical or developmental disabilities, free of charge.
Canine Support Teams, Inc.
Southern California Office
P.O. Box 891767
Temecula, CA 92589-1767
Phone: (909) 587-2962
Northern California Office
P.O. Box 956
Galt, Ca 95632-0956
Phone: (209) 745-3701
www.caninesupportteams.org/
Canine Support Teams (CST) is a California based non–profit organization that provides specially trained dogs to people with disabilities other than blindness. All dogs accepted into the training program pass rigorous health and temperament tests. These dogs are part of the CST breeding program or are donated by private breeders.
Canine Therapy Corps, Inc.
1700 W. Irving Park Road #311
Chicago, Illinois 60613
Phone: (773) 404-6467
www.caninetherapycorps.org
Non-profit organization dedicated to motivating individuals with special challenges through animal-assisted therapy programs using certified therapy dogs.
The Good Dog Foundation
607 - 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: (718) 788-2988
www.thegooddogfoundation.org
The Good Dog Foundation is the largest animal–assisted therapy organization in the New York Tri–State area. Therapy dog training and certification, research into the human–animal bond, adult and pediatric hospital and hospice visitation programs.
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (U.K.)
Burghfield Common
Reading RG7 3YG
England
Phone: 0870 600 2323
www.gdba.org.uk
GDBA provides guide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services that meet the needs of blind and visually-impaired individuals throughout the U.K.
International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
Information and Advocacy Center
38691 Filly Drive
Sterling Heights, MI 48310
Phone: (586) 826-3938
www.iaadp.org
IAADP is a non-profit, cross-disability organization representing people partnered with guide, hearing, and service dogs. Info on assistance dog selection, training, and partnership; lists of service dog groups in the U.S. and internationally; assistance dog laws and legal resources.
PAWS With A Cause
4646 S. Division
Wayland, MI 49348
Toll-free: 1-800-253-PAWS
www.pawswithacause.org
PAWS provides trained assistance dogs for disabled individuals, including hearing dogs, seizure response dogs, and general service dogs.
Pet Therapy Society of Northern Alberta
415 - 8170 - 50 Street
Edmonton AB T6B 1E6
Phone: (780) 413-4682
Fax: (780) 440-3341
Email: pettherapysociety@telus.net
www.pettherapysociety.com
Pilot Dogs, Inc.
625 West Town Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 221-6367
www.pilotdogs.org
Pilot Dogs, Inc. trains dogs to be guides for blind and visually-impaired individuals, free of charge. Training of both dogs and human partners is funded through private donations. Newsletters, FAQ, application, and puppy donation info available at website.
Prison Pet Partnership Program
Washington State Corrections Center for Women
P.O. Box 17
Gig Harbor, WA 98333
Phone: (253) 858-4240
www.prisonpetpartnership.org
The Prison Pet Partnership Program places rescued dogs with prisoners at the women's correctional center, for grooming, boarding, and training as assistance/therapy animals. The trained dogs are provided at no cost to disabled individuals.
Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International
Mailing Address: PO Box 33150
Denver, Colorado 80233
National Office Physical Address: 7475 Dakin Street Suite #600
Denver, CO 80221
Toll Free: (800) 369-RIDE (7433)
Fax: (303) 252-4610
www.pathintl.org
T.E.A.C.H.
P.O. Box 1428
Lakeside, CA 92040
Phone: (619) 596-2025
www.lakesideequestriancenter.com/lakeside-therapeutic-riding/
Therapeutic horseback riding for physically and developmentally disabled youth, ages 3–18. Free of charge. San Diego County.
Service Minis
Phone: (360) 538-1573
www.servicemini.com
Founded in 2003, as a training program for Small Breed Service Dogs.
Support Dogs U.K.
Unit 6, Rotunda Business Centre
Thorncliffe Road
Thorncliffe Park
Chapeltown
Sheffield
S35 2PG
Phone: 0114 257 7997
www.support-dogs.org.uk
Training and placement of seizure alert dogs, general assistance dogs, and medical assistance dogs for people with various disabilities in the U.K.
Therapy Dogs International, Inc.
88 Bartley Road
Flanders, NJ 07836
Phone: (973) 252-9800
www.tdi-dog.org
Non-profit volunteer group providing qualified handlers and Therapy Dogs for visitations to institutions, facilities, and any other place Therapy Dogs are needed.
