service dog

[ sur-vis dawg, dog ]

noun

1. a dog trained to assist a person with a disability, especially a disability other than blindness, such as by alerting a deaf person to important environmental sounds or a person with an allergy to the presence of their allergen in food.

Word History and Origins

Origin of service dog¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The 375 dogs that were studied were all puppies provided by Canine Companions, a non-profit that trains service dogs.

From Popular-Science

However, if you complete the necessary paperwork, service dogs can come into both parks.

From Outside Online

The DOT rules will make this mischaracterization more difficult and will improve the air travel experience not just for service dog handlers, but for all passengers and crew members.

From Outside Online

As the huge numbers of fake service dogs on flights have demonstrated, there are a lot of dog owners who want to travel with their pets without checking them as cargo.

From Outside Online

While Simonis is handcuffed and their service dog barks, the men surround them, a wall of camo, blocking the videographer from capturing the full extent of what’s happening.

From FiveThirtyEight

His service dog named Apache, an Australian cattle dog, always stays close and “loves the snow.”

From The Daily Beast