Assistance Dog Group - Mailing list for trainers including puppy raisers service dog users self raisers instructors and training school staff.

Assistance Dog Training - Advice is given on whether to use an established program or to undertake owner-training.

Assistance Dogs of America Inc. - A non-profit organization that trains dogs ( often from rescue shelters ) for placement with disabled handlers. Contains PDF files of requirements.

Berkeley DogEars: Do It Yourself - Instructions for teaching a dog to respond to sounds such as an alarm clock and smoke detector.

Disabled Americans Have Rights Too: Links - Directory of sites about training service dogs.

Guide and Service Dog Training - Forum for puppy raisers owner trainers handlers and school trainers to discuss issues methods and problems.

International Association of Assistance Dog Partners - A non-profit organisation presents several specific exercises.

OC-Assist-Dogs Group - An unmoderated list discussing clicker training for assistance dogs.

OTADogs4U Group - Mailing list for people with disabilities wishing to train their own dogs to become service dogs. Also for anyone interested in helping to train such dogs.

Owner-Trained Assistance Dogs - Discussion forum for disabled people training an assistance dog. Handlers working with program dogs are also welcome to participate.

Search and Rescue Dog Training - Describes the requirements in obedience agility tracking and retrieving.

Service Dog Education System - Training curriculum includes guidelines for trainers recommended characteristics and the minimum skills required by service dogs. Free PDF downloads.

Service Dog Training - Assisting people with disabilities or their families in training. Program details costs credentials and FAQ.

Service Dogs: Training Your Own - Providing detailed information suggested reading and first-person advice.

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.

Training and Use of Canines in Medical Rehabilitation - Proposed standards for minimum training requirements and desirable characteristics of the dog.

Training Tips in Animal Facilitated Treatment - Suggestions for adapting standard techniques as well as games that can be played by dog and patient.

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.

Worldwide Welcome Waggin' - International puppy raisers group. Includes directories of organizations that use puppy raisers and assistance dog mailing lists.