{"id":171,"date":"2008-02-19T22:49:49","date_gmt":"2008-02-20T06:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/assistance-dogs-and-puppies\/assistance-dogs-vs-therapy-dogs-whats-the-difference\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T15:41:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T22:41:16","slug":"assistance-dogs-vs-therapy-dogs-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/assistance-dogs-vs-therapy-dogs-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistance Dogs vs. Therapy Dogs – What’s The Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is often confusion between Assistance Dogs vs. Therapy Dogs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m embarrassed to say that…your resident expert, me has gotten them confused in the recent past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, you have many other designations including Service Dogs<\/strong>, Hearing Dogs<\/strong>, and Guide Dogs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can all get a little confusing if you don’t have the exact definition handy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s why this article was spawned, to help clarify the differences between these dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is An Assistance Dog?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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As defined by Wikipedia<\/a> – “An assistance dog is a dog trained to help a person with a disability in daily life. Many are trained by a specific organization, while others are trained by their handler (sometimes with the help of a professional trainer)”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the three types of assistance dogs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n