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September 7, 2023—Registration is now open for our 2024 peer convention in Rock Hill, SC from April 26th to 29th.

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.

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!

May 11, 2023—Pictures are now available from our 2023 psychiatric service dog convention!

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March 2, 2023—In "How do I train my service dog when I’m sick?", Linden helps you build your plan for training when you aren’t doing as well, giving you her answers to some guiding questions.

February 1, 2023—Service dogs often have to fit in tight spaces. But how do you teach yours to do this? Heather has a smart, three-step system to remove the mystery in her new article "Our story of training “under”—body awareness & small spaces".

January 25, 2023—Do you have trouble getting out of places when you're symptomatic? In a straightforward new article, Elaine helps you find your way with your service dog when you're "Training to help you exit a building".

January 18, 2023—Our 2022 community photos are now posted!

December 18, 2022—Our first PSDP community calendar is here! Thanks to community members' pictures and volunteer efforts, you can download one of these 32 MB files for free and have it printed—or just enjoy the picture-rich calendars digitally! The first file has 11"x17" pages beyond the cover page, while the second is all 8.5"x11".

PSDP calendar 2023 11x17 Download

PSDP calendar 2023 8.5x11 Download

October 4, 2022—How does the research tell us we should train our dogs? Trainer Katie Jesseph clues us in with her straightforward article "Why I use positive, force-free training methods".

September 20, 2022—Congratulations to Miranda Stein, winner of PSDP's 2022 Award for Excellence in Service Dog Reporting for her article "Why Are Psychiatric Service Dogs So Uncommon?". This $500 award encourages better reporting on service dogs, along with our reporting guide.