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April 3, 2025—Welcome to the newest addition to our board of directors, Karin Strickland! Karin brings a wealth of good ideas and compassion—a perfect fit.

January 14, 2025—Our community photos from 2024 are up, with alt text thanks to our community!

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.

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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.

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

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!

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!

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!

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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.

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

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!

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!