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At a shoe store, a large black service dog lies under a small, portable seat with angled mirrors on the sides.

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".

A service dog team exits a glass-fronted store with automatic doors. The person is an average sized white woman with short hair and the dog is a Labrador Retriever.

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".

Black and white standard parti poodle with purple pointed hat and black with white bandana around her neck with purple nail polish on her nails while wearing a working harness. She is next to her team partner who has a black sleeveless shirt and grey shorts wearing a black mask on her face and black cat ears in her red hair.

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 11x17Download
PSDP calendar 2023 8.5x11Download

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black and white photo of a smiling white woman sitting against a tree with a black Standard Poodle in her lap.

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.

A woman in a wheelchair with a Golden on her left is being pushed by a woman with a Min Pin on her right. In the background a woman in a power wheelchair has two Japanese Chin on her lap. They are strolling down the boardwalk.

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

In the foreground, a woman in a wheelchair with a bag holding 2 japanese chin listens to a woman across from her. Nearby, a golden retriever and an australian shepherd relax, while in the focus of the picture a woman bends over to give a treat to a min pin as a woman and young boy watch.

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

Three service dog teams of various ages and breeds, two of them in wheelchairs, smile joyfully for a picture at Shoreline Village with boat masts and building in the background and "love locks" on the short rail fencing just behind them.

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.

A white woman in a white mask stands outside with a small white and sable Japanese Chin dog sticking out of a multi-colored pouch; the sky is clear and a saturated blue.

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.

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