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A woman in a bright green dress stands next to a small Japanese Chin service dog sitting on the ground.

September 4, 2024—Community standards and legal standards intersect in unexpected ways. In "Prospect vs. SDIT vs. SD: Which one is my dog?", the Morrises team up to help you figure out what stage to consider your dog to be at for what purpose.

Three happy service dog teams in three wheelchairs face the camera in a museum's dog-themed exhibit.

August 19, 2024—Registration is now open for our 2025 peer convention! Join us for this unparalleled learning and community-building experience in Long Beach, California, May 3rd–5th.

In a lush park, four service dog teams smile at the camera while posing around bronze statues of playing children. The teams have two power wheelchairs and four small dogs.

June 2, 2024—Pictures are now posted from our 2024 peer convention! Stroll through the four-day experience with activity descriptions and beautiful visuals.

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A group of people including five service dogs and five wheelchair users pose together at Disney World.

May 27–29, 2024—The service dog flying form is being updated (with new instructions!). See our advocacy page so you can get the low-down and submit a comment with us before the May 29th deadline!

As a bicycle whizzes by, a small white and sable Japanese Chin dog is framed by the front wheel, lying on the path in front of a power wheelchair user, watching the action.

April 9, 2024—There are so many things to train, so what’s the right service dog training order? Dr. Veronica Morris helps you figure out how to think about this common conundrum in "My future service dog: what should I train first, and next?".

March 31, 2024—A new interview is out with PSDP's Veronica & Brad Morris about housing laws for assistance animals on the "Carolina Real Estate Insider" podcast (45 minutes). It's a great way to learn the laws if you prefer video over the text on our housing page!

A woman sports a laughing smile as she bends at the waist down to pet her vest-wearing Sheltie, who stretches her neck up to enjoy the scratching.

March 25, 2024—Our beloved long-term Vice President Elaine Malkin is retiring from PSDP, but not from her friendship with us. Our freshest face on the board, Katie Jesseph, has been voted into Elaine's office. Karin Strickland will be joining us as an Assistant to the Board. Read more about Elaine's contributions to PSDP and the service dog community in the "Valued past leadership" section toward the end of our Board members page.

A white woman kneels down while outside on a gravel road with a black standard poodle between her knees.

March 11, 2024—We are very excited to announce that Katie Jesseph is now a member of our board of directors! Katie brings exceptional dog trainer insights, an endearingly affable personality, and compassionate wisdom to our board; we are lucky to have her.

Outside in the sun against a beige rough stone wall, a group of 13 people, 9 service dogs, and two wheelchairs faces the camera.

February 27, 2024—Do you believe the flying laws should discriminate against service dog users based on their disability type? We don't! Another organization submitted a petition that's trying to do just that. See our advocacy page for how you can show solidarity against this!

Photo 2: a tan Goldendoodle in a soft harness standing on the deck of the Carnival Ship Glory with his handler and the handler’s wife. The sunrise over New Orleans is in the background. The handler is wearing black shorts and a white top, while his wife is wearing white slacks, a blue shirt, and a white sleeved shirt over it.

January 12, 2024—See our 2023 community photos, with alt text!

A small white and sable Japanese Chin dog puts its paws up on a power wheelchair and looks up at the person in it.

June 8, 2023—"Is owner-training or a program service dog right for me?" Veronica makes it a lot easier for each person to figure out what makes sense for their life in this new, question-based article.

Five service dogs, their handlers (two in wheelchairs), and a few dogless people hang out and talk outside of a hotel.

June 1, 2023—We have a new service dog meetup system to help all types of service dog users build friendships and community. Sign up today!

2: Heeling seminar and around town

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Watch as handlers perfect their heeling skills in a tailored training seminar, then around town!

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