Assistance (or Service) Dogs are trained to help people with disabilities. We will talk about what an assistance dog is and is not, as well as how they are trained to help people. We will also talk about the less obvious benefits having an assistance dog gives someone living with a disability, and provide a video of a working assistance dog. Research evidence of the benefits of assistance dogs and related information for OT service will be included. (for example, how to work with a client who has an assistance dog, what daily occupational tasks does the dog mitigate, how to advocate for an assistance dog). Finally, we'll go over proper etiquette when working with a client who has an assistance dog.