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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".

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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.

August 19, 2022–Registration for the 2023 Convention is now open!

July 7, 2022—This year's convention pictures are now posted!

June 30–July 15, 2022—Once again, we're fighting against the creation of a harmful service dog standard. It's quick and easy to help by pasting a message and submitting it. See our top advocacy item!

May 29, 2022—Carrying a small service dog in a pouch used to be looked down on as "unprofessional" in the service dog community. Dr. Veronica Morris trailblazes a more disability-friendly perspective in "Disabled needs over others' comfort—my service dog pouching evolution", with important lessons for everyone about our priorities.

May 20, 2022—We updated our popular public access test! Now it will work even better for different disabilities and ways of working with a service dog. Our PAT also now includes the explanations of our public access standard, so there's no need to use separate documents.