A Wrentham family acquired a diabetic alert dog to help monitor a 9-year-old girl's Type 1 diabetes. The service dog, named Dexter, is trained to detect high or low blood sugar levels by scent. A ...

What different types of service dogs are there? According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disabilities can be mental, physical, sensory, intellectual, and psychiatric. Given this ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A mom from Ohio has shared how quickly her daughter's diabetic alert dog detected a fall in her blood sugar and saved her ...

CONCORD, Calif. (KGO) -- Service dogs have been helping the disabled and visually impaired for decades. But now an innovative program started in the Bay Area is now training dogs to help another group ...

PLAINS, Texas (KCBD) - It wasn’t long ago KCBD featured a girl from Plains whose family launched an effort to raise $32,000 to buy a dog. Now, the Powell family’s prayers have been answered. Kimber ...

MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) — Service dogs can help people with all sorts of medical needs, including alerting to the highs and lows of diabetes. In Madison, 5-year-old Paislee Landreth has a diabetes-alert ...

In October 2025, Aubrie Lewis arrived early to pick up her 5-year-old son, Wells, from preschool. Along for the ride was the family’s 2-year-old English cocker spaniel, Ducky, who also doubles as her ...

A Culver family is fundraising for a diabetic alert service dog for their 5-year-old daughter, Maybel Lowry. The specially trained dog would provide an extra layer of security by detecting changes in ...