In short order, Teddy -- a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 3-year-old yellow Lab -- punched a wall button with his nose, yanked a rope to open a kitchen cabinet door and tugged a walker across the floor.

DELAND - For nine years Allison Leffler felt helpless when her autistic daughter had sensory meltdowns. But recently she watched in awe as her sensory-overloaded daughter found comfort and calm in the ...

A Minnesota House of Representatives bill is aiming to deliver a one-time appropriation of $200,000 to Helping Paws, an organization that places service or facility dogs for people who need them, in ...

Veterans struggling with PTSD and mobility issues can rely on dogs to help them, according to Dr. Bonnie Bergin, founder of Paws for Purple Hearts. Dr. Bergin, a former special education teacher, ...

CONCORD, Calif. (KGO) -- Service dogs have been helping the disabled and visually impaired for decades. But now an innovative program started in the Bay Area is now training dogs to help another group ...

A group of students at Payson High School are making a difference outside the classroom by helping train service dogs for ...

Nakelle Williams is a multi-skilled journalist at CBS News Atlanta, reporting on issues impacting the residents of Fulton County. September is National Service Dog Month, a time to honor heroic ...

Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest in Waco has a new furry companion helping rehabilitation patients. Celia, a two-year-old ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Hundreds of thousands of U.S. veterans need service dogs, particularly to manage PTSD. Even so, less than one percent of veterans who need a dog actually get one. One local ...