Service Dog Resources Including Resources for Veterans and Military Connected Families

Assistance Dogs International (ADI) A worldwide coalition of not-for-profit organizations that train and place Assistance Dogs. For military connected families- do a member search, give geographical location, then search programs that are "Veteran Only."

The International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP) Provides many service dog resources including a grief support group.

The Indiana Canine Assistant Network (ICAN) Trains several types of service dogs to help people find new perspectives, purpose, and hope. This includes a Veteran Services program that provides well-trained service dogs for veterans in Indiana with service-related trauma specific to PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and military sexual trauma.

Healing Companions Nonprofit committed to increasing awareness of and providing access to psychiatric service dogs (PSDs) as a form of treatment for mental illness.

        Book: Healing Companions: Ordinary Dogs and Their Extraordinary Power to Transform Lives by Jane Miller

K9s for Warriors provides highly trained service dogs to military veterans suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injury and/or military sexual trauma.

Dogs on Deployment provides an online network for service members to search for volunteers who are willing to board their pets during their owner's service commitments.

Horses for Mental Health Campaign Horses helping veteran heal.

Michigan War Dog Memorial (MWDM)'s mission is to continue restoration of hallowed ground into a park setting and maintain that setting for the purpose of allowing interment of retired military working dogs and retired service dogs, to provide interment, with full honors, at no cost to the handler/owner, and to provide research for military records and/or service records.