Web Directory

» Assistance Animals Training Resources
   Contains a range of articles, organizations and related websites offering information and resources for training and development of therapy and assistance animals.
   http://www.vachss.com/help_text/animal_training.html

» Assistance Dog Group
   Mailing list for trainers, including puppy raisers, service dog users, self raisers, instructors and training school staff.
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-Dog/

» Berkeley DogEars: Do It Yourself
   Instructions for teaching a dog to respond to sounds such as an alarm clock and smoke detector.
   http://www.xenosoft.com/dogears/diy.html

» Canix, European Canine Institute
   Offers custom training of service dogs for physically disabled adults, guardian dogs for disabled children, hearing dogs for the hearing impaired and therapy dogs that visit chronically ill adults and children in hospitals and institutions. The dogs can b
   http://canix.org/

» Disability Aid Dogs
   Australian not for profit group that trains dogs for the disabled, from service dogs to therapy and companion dogs, also dogs for the emotionally and mentally handicapped.
   http://www.aiddogs.com.au/

» Disabled Americans Have Rights Too: Links
   Directory of sites about training service dogs.
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dahrt/links/Service_Animals_000983680297/Training_000987027163/

» Dog AID (Assistance in Disability)
   UK nonprofit organization that helps people with disabilities to train their own pet dogs as Assistance Dogs.
   http://www.dogaid.org.uk/

» Guide and Service Dog Training
   Forum for puppy raisers, owner trainers, handlers, and school trainers to discuss issues, methods and problems.
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gdsdtrainingonly/

» International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
   A non-profit organisation presents several specific exercises.
   http://www.iaadp.org/info.htm

» OC-Assist-Dogs Group
   An unmoderated list discussing clicker training for assistance dogs.
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OC-Assist-Dogs/

» Owner-Trained Assistance Dogs
   Discussion forum for disabled people training an assistance dog. Handlers working with program dogs are also welcome to participate.
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ot-adogs/

» Paws With a Cause
   Trains hearing dogs and service dogs for people with disabilities, provides lifetime support, and promotes awareness through education. Calendar of events, donation form and wish list, and job opportunities.
   http://www.pawswithacause.org/

» Service Dogs: Training Your Own
   Providing detailed information, suggested reading and first-person advice.
   http://sdog.danawheels.net/ot-adog.shtml

» Top Dog
   A non-profit organization teaching those with physical disabilities to train their own dogs as certified service dogs. Program overview, newsletter, and online ordering of training manuals and videos. Tucson, Arizona.
   http://www.topdogusa.org/

» Walking Cane-9s Group
   Forum for owners of service dogs to discuss training methods and problems as well as exercise and fitness for dog and owner.
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/walking_cane-9s/

» Worldwide Welcome Waggin'
   International puppy raisers group. Includes directories of organizations that use puppy raisers and assistance dog mailing lists.
   http://www.beaconbay.cc/dogs/adogs/ipr/