ECAD Service Dogs

Our mission is to train and place Assistance Dogs to help people with disabilities gain independence and mobility.

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Before the work begins, the partnership is built. 💚🐾

Boggle and Twister completed Facility Dog Team Training this April with their handlers.

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Caption this. 🔴
📷: #SDiT Dresden

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Why does it take 18–24 months to train a Service Dog?
Because reliability isn’t optional - it’s everything.
This isn’t quick training. It’s life-changing preparation.
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📸: Service Dog Battleship & Kyra

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Happy Monday from a happy Tang at the park! 🐟🌹

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Mental Health Awareness Month may be ending, but the need for support continues. 💚🐾

At ECAD, we see how these partnerships can change daily life.

📷: #ECADGrads Jackie & Service Dog Cheever

#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #ECADServiceDogs #ServiceDogsChangeLives

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Your #FacilityDogs Apricot & Ollie visiting Immaculate High School for #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth 💚
#SaturdaySpotlight

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Borrow a dog for the weekend.

Help train a life-changing Service Dog. 🐾

ECAD’s Home for the Weekend volunteers give Service Dogs in training something essential: real-life experience in a loving home.

Join the program today:
👉 https://t.co/kSBVJhe8DQ

📷: Ann Arbor

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Prom night with #ECADGrads Emma and Service Dog Zucchini 💚🐾

Emma shared that Zucchini settled under the table, noticed when she felt overwhelmed, and rested his head in her lap.

He even joined her on the dance floor.

#ThrowbackThursday #ECADServiceDogs

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Your Service Dogs in Training practice focus, confidence, and calm in many different environments. Wishlist items help make that work possible – from enrichment toys to supplies that support daily training. https://t.co/e0YDeUZrEE
#WishlistWednesday

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March 15 vs. May 26 💚🐾

SDiT Tadley is growing fast, but Nursery Home brother Titan is still the best nap spot.

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#TransformationTuesday #ServiceDogInTraining #ECADServiceDogs

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Today, we remember and honor those who gave their lives in service to our country. 🇺🇸

Their sacrifice is never forgotten.

#MemorialDay #RememberAndHonor

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Under the ADA, a Service Dog is trained to perform specific tasks directly related to a person’s disability, not just provide comfort. Understanding this helps protect access, safety, and the integrity of working teams. https://t.co/qFfVMS0J6O

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Your newest Board Games are almost 1 week old.
Watch live:
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Meet the paw-rents 💚🐾

Mama Tater Tot and first-time papa Golden Delicious have welcomed ECAD’s third Board Game litter!

Golden, ECAD’s singleton puppy from 4 years ago, is now a Facility Dog at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital – and officially a dad.

#LittlePaws #ECADPuppies

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Confidence can start with one quiet moment. 💚🐾

At the library, this ECAD team practiced public access skills that help prepare Service Dogs for real-world partnership.

📷: #ECADGrads Denise & Charlie Brown

#PublicAccess #ServiceDogTraining #ECAD

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Wishlist Wednesday 💚🐾

This may look like playtime, but every toy helps your Service Dogs in training build confidence.

Support ECAD here:
https://t.co/dGauUV01VL

#WishlistWednesday #ECADServiceDogs

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Full circle moment 💚🐾

A TED Ed Talk once helped this family find ECAD.

Now ECAD Grad Sabrina joined her handler and his brother on stage to help teach others about Service Dogs.

#TransformationTuesday #ECADGrads #ServiceDogs

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Puppy watch is on! 💚🐾

Tater Tot’s little ones gave us another peek.

How many puppies do you see?

#LittlePaws #ECADPuppies #FutureServiceDogs

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How long does it take to train a Service Dog?

⏳ About 18–24 months
🐾 Countless hours of training
💚 A lifetime of impact

No shortcuts - because lives depend on it.

📷: Limerick ➡️Dominos

Read more:
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Meet ECAD’s newest Facility Dog graduates: Boggle and Twister. 💚🐾

Boggle is headed to PNW BOCES, and Twister is headed to Blythedale Children’s Hospital.

More on their impact coming soon.

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