International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP)

02/14/2026

There is no greater love than a partner with four feet! Happy Valentines day.

02/08/2026

When you see a Service Dog working in public—calm, focused, unbothered by noise, people, carts, or chaos—you see the result.

What you don’t see is the two years behind that moment.

You don’t see the thousands of quiet repetitions.
The hours of practice.
The patience it took to teach calm where excitement once lived.

You see a dog lying peacefully under a restaurant table.
You don’t see the countless meals spent training that behavior—sitting through clattering dishes, dropped food, loud laughter, and curious strangers. Training a dog to ignore everything so they can be everything for one person.

You see a dog walking confidently through a store.
You don’t see the early mornings and late nights spent in places like Walmart and Target—not for attention, not to bother anyone—but to prepare a dog to one day guide someone safely through the same aisles. To help them find what they need. To pick up what they drop. To give them dignity without asking for help.

You see a polished working dog.
You don’t see the puppy.

You don’t see the foster family who opened their home and their heart. The family who donated their time, their sleep, their energy—feeding, grooming, socializing, teaching basic life skills. Loving a puppy fully, knowing one day they would have to give them back. Not because it was easy—but because it mattered.

You don’t see the moment that puppy leaves the foster home and returns to the organization.
You don’t see the trainer who takes over—building confidence, sharpening skills, shaping purpose. Turning potential into reliability. Curiosity into calm. Drive into service.

You don’t see the setbacks.
The slow days.
The days when progress feels invisible.

But all of it matters.

Because one day, that dog will change someone’s life.

They will help someone see their way through a store.
They will retrieve what hands cannot.
They will ground someone when the world feels overwhelming.
They will give independence back to someone who lost it.
They will create freedom where there once was limitation.

Service Dogs are not accidental.
They are built—with time, consistency, compassion, and community.

What you see is a dog doing a job.
What you don’t see is the investment made so someone else can live with more confidence, more safety, and more hope.

That quiet dog at your feet?
They carry years of work in their calm.
They carry love in their training.
They carry purpose in every step.

And sometimes—
They carry a little wiggle of hope,
Changing lives without ever saying a word.

12/24/2025

We wish you a Merry Christmas!

11/26/2025

We wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are grateful for you.

11/12/2025

This is an eye opening video about service dogs. If this was your interview, would you have what it takes to become an assistance dog?

How tough is a Guide Dog's job?Watch real people being interviewed for the role, and see how they handled it.

11/11/2025

Did you know that experts estimate that the average Military Working Dog (MWD) saves 150 soldier lives during their tenure of service?
This Veterans Day, be sure to celebrate veterans on BOTH ends of the leash!

09/12/2025

They guide, listen, balance, lead and love. They provide friendship and independence, freedom and peace of mind. They live to serve their handler to the fullest extent of their capability, be it through retrieving dropped items, offering physical support to an unsteady handler or alerting a Deaf or hard of hearing handler to important events. We’re talking about Service and Assistance Dogs, and this month, September, is National Service Dog Month. It’s all about celebrating the magic these special dogs bring to their people’s lives.

09/03/2025

National Service Dog Month, is an annual awareness campaign held each September, and is the perfect time to reflect on the roles service animals play in our lives. They provide companionship, inspire confidence, and live to serve, protect, and assist their handlers. Service and assistance animals are helping their humans perform tasks, accomplish lifelong goals, embark on adventures, overcome debilitating mental illnesses and so much more each and every day, all across the world.
Here is some history about National Service Dog Month. Originally known as National Guide Dog Month, National Service Dog Month was first established in 2008 by actor, animal advocate, Dick Van Patten. Inspired by what he experienced during a life-changing visit to the Guide Dogs of the Desert facility in Palm Springs, Calif., Van Patten launched a fundraising drive to benefit guide and service dog training schools throughout the country.
What started as one fundraiser has transformed into an annual celebration honoring the extraordinary work service animals do each and every day to help the people in their care.
Please join us in a month long celebration of these highly skilled canine companions who deserve this recognition and so much more.

09/01/2025

September is National Service Dog Month; this month is devoted to raising awareness as well as showing gratitude for the amazing work service animals do each day for the people in their care, whether it is for the blind, Deaf, disabled veteran, diabetic alert, seizure, autistic, etc. This month honors these hard-working dogs for improving the lives of millions and increasing their security, safety, and quality of life.

08/31/2025

Working Dogs don't get vacation days, they work 365 days a year-They deserve to be honored for their unwavering dedication and love for their human partners.

08/26/2025

Happy National (Service) Dog Day!

08/16/2025

Worth resharing. The service dog song.

This is a love story between a deaf person and her hearing dog, narrated from the dog's point of view. This is the true story of Danielle Rose and her hearin...