Assistance Dogs Australia celebrates 20 years!
Twenty years, two hundred dogs and one family… Hannie & Robert Biggs OAM had no idea that their holiday to the USA over 20yrs ago… Read More »Assistance Dogs Australia celebrates 20 years!
Smart Pups receive Newman’s Own grant
Smart Pups Assistance Dogs Smart Pups Assistance Dogs is a dedicated not-for-profit organisation based on the Sunshine Coast, QLD Australia that focuses on improving the… Read More »Smart Pups receive Newman’s Own grant
Bella the Medical Alert & Psychiatric Service Dog
When most people see this photo of Bella and her human, Valerie Parrott, they break out into a smile and utter an ‘aaw!!’. But the meaning… Read More »Bella the Medical Alert & Psychiatric Service Dog
Homeless people and their pets share unbreakable love
Many homeless insist that “their animal companion is their best friend and oxygen without whom life wouldn’t be worth living.” What pets need most is… Read More »Homeless people and their pets share unbreakable love
Blind Service Dog’s Smile Brightens The Lives Of Others
Born without sight, Smiley serves up a smile and hope to those who need it most! Bright and perky therapy dogs are a common sight at… Read More »Blind Service Dog’s Smile Brightens The Lives Of Others
Australian Customs & Border Protection Service – Detector Dog Program – A Case Study
Summary The development and application of a scientifically based method of selective breeding for needed traits in detector dogs has enabled the Australian Customs and… Read More »Australian Customs & Border Protection Service – Detector Dog Program – A Case Study
Australia’s first dedicated dog behaviour and cognition laboratory
Questions that have dogged humans for decades about the behaviour of their canine companions could soon be answered in Bendigo. Australia’s first dedicated dog behaviour… Read More »Australia’s first dedicated dog behaviour and cognition laboratory
New technology helps handlers monitor health, well-being of guide dogs
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a device that allows people who are blind to monitor their guide dogs, in order to keep… Read More »New technology helps handlers monitor health, well-being of guide dogs
Jihu injects a lot of positivity in our lives!
Rolf and Vyrna are the proud owners of Jihu, the 2nd assistance dog to be placed in a Melbourne home in October. Vyrna recently reported that “all… Read More »Jihu injects a lot of positivity in our lives!
Do you want a working dog?
Dogs make fantastic pets. Around the world there are millions of households which have pet dogs, with over 43 million households in the US alone.… Read More »Do you want a working dog?