Can Service Dogs Help Epilepsy Patients?
Written by Danny Batten 3.5 million Americans suffer from epilepsy. One-third of those people live with seizures because treatments don’t provide the control they need.
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My Traumatic Canine Encounter While with my SDIT
Written By Amie Chapman Any dog can have a life changing experience after a traumatic encounter with another dog. But when the dog who has
Trick or Treat SDIT
Written By Amie Chapman It seems very fitting for Pixie to earn her first AKC Trick Dog title in the month of October, after
What Having a Guide Dog Means to Me
Written By Katie Cuppy The bond between a blind person and their guide dog is something that is truly indescribable. It’s something you can’t fully
Service Dogs in the Vet Office
Written By: Amie Chapman When I first started puppy raising in 2002, I was still in college going through a veterinary technology program. We learned
Has the Pandemic Affected the Service Dog Industry?
Written By Amie Chapman COVID19 has affected almost everyone around the world. This includes the service dog industry. The industry has felt major effects from
Summer Solstice Litter Turns 2
Puppies from left to right: Pixie, Edison, Paddington, Carmin, Trudy, Tango, Ollie, Scarlett, and Hampton Pixie turns two this month. How did that happen?! It
Stolen Freedom
Written By Katie Cuppy I have had anxiety for almost all of my life. Crowds have always been a huge source of anxiety for me,
SDIT Meets the Last Frontier
Many people who follow us know that I work as an emergency veterinary technician. Usually this job doesn’t include traveling, but in January I received
Anything’s Pawsable with a Little Pixie Dust
Written By Amie Chapman Pixie is now approaching an age where most service dogs in training (sdit) are working on learning specific task skills they
Decade of Growth
It’s that time of year again when people reflect on the year that has passed and new aspirations and goals are made for the upcoming
Raising a Poodle Service Dog
Written By Amie Chapman One of the things I love most about the puppy raising experience is that each experience is different. Each puppy gives