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September 24, 2021—Don’t let the dominos fall against owner-trainers! Paste the email addresses and message on our advocacy page now to stand up against another state (Michigan) trying to give access only to an exclusive set of people training service dogs. Estimated time it takes to help stop this: 60 seconds.

September 20, 2021—Linden tells an important story in a new addition to our Training section, “A personal lesson: paying attention to your dog to pace your training“.

May 20, 2021—Many folks get confused about how assistance animal accommodations work in housing. We break down some of the common sources of confusion. Even better, PSDP’s new housing tools walk you through whether and how HUD’s regulations and guidance apply to your situation.

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April 16, 2021—The proposal to create an international (ISO) service dog standard failed, ensuring this will not create more barriers for disabled people. Read more about this and our efforts on our USAUSA coalition page.

April 15, 2021—Our socialization/exposure checklist is crowdsourced from our service dog user community. The PDF checklist is paired with an intro article and photos to help you get set for the most basic kind of public access training.

April 14, 2021—PSDP is encouraging good reporting on service dog teams by offering an Award for Excellence in Service Dog Reporting. This award is accompanied by a $500 prize. See the press release on the award.

April 8, 2021—Public access training is usually the biggest part of training a service dog. Community member Katie Jesseph helps you understand how to gradually transition to training in more challenging environments in “Preparing for no-pets places“.

February 8, 2021—Want to be comfortable and confident about your training when flying with your service dog? See the new article on “Service dog training for the flying context” in our new training section.

January 6, 2021—Community photos from last year are now posted!

December 16, 2020—New, high-demand article: “Service dog letter templates”. This will help service dog users and healthcare professionals get the right wording for the right purpose.

December 2, 2020—New resource for reporters. In light of the stories we anticipate about the flying law update, we are announcing the release of our service dog reporting guide early!

December 2, 2020—DOT announced its new service animal flying regulations. We have a brief analysis with highlights of DOT’s historic update on our advocacy page. The new rules will come into effect January 11, 2021.

November 27, 2020—Our community voiced high support for the creation of lawmaking resources this year, so we now have a section of our site dedicated to helping lawmakers (and their constituents) craft better service dog laws. Our lawmaking guide can make the process easier for everyone!

Board Minutes

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Board Minutes