Canine Partners for Life: How Service Dogs Unleash Abilities

The Thornburgh Family Lecture on Disability Law & Policy presented:
CANINE PARTNERS FOR LIFE:  HOW SERVICE DOGS UNLEASH ABILITIES

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October 30, 2018
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The University Club / Ballroom A


Have you always wanted to learn more about the gentle canines that work so diligently to make life easier for the people they serve? 

Join us as Kathleen Smith Bell, a volunteer for Canine Partner's for Life and the SCI-Somerset Prison Puppy Program, and Ella, a 13 month old labrador retriever service dog,  teach us:

  • The mission of Canine Partners for Life and the Somerset Prison Puppy Program.
  • The many ways service dogs assist children and adults with disabilities.
  • How service dogs are bred, raised, and trained.
  • How service dogs are matched with their partner.
  • Examples of the spectrum of disabilities these canines serve.
  • The difference between a service dog and a therapy dog.
  • How the general public should react when in the company of a service dog.

To learn more about Canine Partners for Life, visit their website using this link.

This lecture is sponsored by The Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law & Public Policy. Co-sponsored by Pitt Law, the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Office of Disability Resources and Services, PittHonors, and assistance from The Office of the Chancellor.