Meaning of service dog | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A dog which serves people by helping them with activities of daily living, with search and rescue, or with other (non-draft and nonfarming) tasks.
2. A dog which assists the work of military or law enforcement officers.
3. A dog which assists a person who has a physical disability or a mental disability such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
   Canada, US

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Examples

“The German Shepherd probably is the top all-round service dog. He had an enviable record with the K-9 Corps during World War II.”

“A suspected burglar was tracked down by a police service dog and bitten early today.”

“Dago, a retired Army service dog, served as a bomb detecting dog with the 28th Military Police Detachment at Ft. Wainwright, Alaska for eight years.”

“A spinal cord injury will confine him to a wheelchair for life. […] He has a service dog and lives alone in a one-bedroom apartment, although there are relatives nearby.”

“Reggie was a “release” from Guiding Eyes; he kept leading his trainers into light poles, so he was deemed temperamentally unsuited to be a service dog.”

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