In the United States, people who want to apply for a medical alert dog typically need to identify an accredited organization, check their eligibility, fill out an application form, and attend a ...

Seizure alert dogs are working partners trained to notice subtle shifts in scent, movement, or behavior that often happen minutes before a seizure. That warning can give someone time to sit down, take ...

A dog's superhero senses saved the day for a preschooler. When 5-year-old Wells Lewis was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, his mom, Aubrie, knew he'd be unable to detect his blood sugar swings for ...

“I trust him and his nose more than anything else,” a North Carolina mother tells PEOPLE of her son’s diabetic alert dog Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working for PEOPLE ...

UK researchers have shown that in patients with type 1 diabetes who have well-trained medical alert "diabetes" dogs, the animals have greater sensitivity to changes in blood glucose than has been ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A Las Vegas Valley preschooler is one step closer to having a custom-trained, life-saving dog. In about two or three months, four-year-old Kay Posey and her diabetic alert dog ...

Handlers urge lawmakers to modernize Georgia law, protect medical alert dogs, and recognize owner-trained service animals.