Mojo and Lancaster, raised by incarcerated handlers at Southeastern Correctional Institution, departed the prison on Oct. 22, 2025, to enter professional service dog training with Canine Companions in New Albany, Ohio. Read On…
Researchers report that female veterans who trained service dogs for eight weeks showed increased telomere length — a biological marker associated with reduced cellular aging — compared with a control group that showed declines. Read On…
Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to Federal Prison Camp Bryan, where Bureau of Prisons policy bars convicted sex offenders from participating in the facility’s service‑dog program; Canine Companions’ chief executive explained the restriction and the program’s goals. Read On…
As part of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities' FETCH program, students live with and help train service dogs; Monday evening, students including Olly Hoagland and Harlow McPherson worked with Jolene in a hands-on session that organizers say readies animals for future placement. Read On…
A funding setback at the Rescue 22 Foundation has interrupted placement of service dogs for veterans, a blow that U.S. Marine veteran Kelsey Lainhart says has tangible consequences for those recovering from battlefield injuries. Read On…
Nick and Brenda Paradiso in Lakewood Ranch were puppy‑sitting Newton, a 9‑month‑old Labrador retriever training for service work, when the dog broke his leg; the Paradisos chose to keep him and help him through recovery. Read On…
In Lockport, N.Y., inmates at the Niagara County Jail are training Mac, a Newfoundland dog, to become a service animal for a soldier as part of WNY Heroes' 'Pawsitive for Heroes' program, which began in 2020 and has expanded to six correctional facilities. Read On…