It is well documented that service dogs have beneficial impacts on their person's physical and psychologically wellbeing. Research has also shown that service dogs have a major impact on reducing doctor office visits and the number of hours for personal assistant care, thus reducing health care expenses. It can be estimated that of the 130,000 individuals documented as disabled in Salt Lake County, approximately 40,000 could benefit from a service dog program. See More...
Read about some of our clients:
| "Bailey came into my life just as it began to badly unravel. He literally saved my physical life over half a dozen times. He saved my soul and sanity daily. He was the inspiration for and the founding 'canine' of Gateway To Canine Partnerships." Continue... |
| Chase is a 15 - year old, blonde, blue eyed boy. He was born with FG Syndrome along with other disabilities. Continue... |
| "I needed something in my life that I could love and would love me back. Her name is Tootsie. She is a Toy Poodle, and she had a big job to do, to help me survive all these tragedies. She gave me a reason to get up in the morning, and she brought joy back into my life just to watch her play during the day." Continue... |
| "Karen Nelson is one busy young woman. She has a Gateway service dog—Haggarty, and she's a promising athlete. Because of Special Olympics, Karen has a wall full of medals for sports like bowling, basketball, t-ball, track, gymnastics, swimming and bocce." Continue... |
| "Just last Monday, July 7th, my life was saved by Dusty – my little 3½ year old Shetland Sheepdog." Continue... |
| "Hi, my name is Kirsty, and I have a mild form of cerebral palsy. I am extremely excited about having my wonderful dog Thumper. Next to having my wheel chair, Thumper is the most exciting thing in my life." Continue... |
| "I'm 56 years old and am a disabled Vietnam veteran. I was a door gunner on a helicopter, and I guess we just fell out of the sky one time too many." Continue... |
| "My biggest concern was that I'm scared of dogs and how was I going to pay for him, even though I was told that all I would have to pay for were the interview and classes. It sounded too good to be true." Continue... |
| "I am a forty-four year old woman with various illnesses. These include Seizure Disorder, Systemic Lupus, Arthritis and Fibromyalgia." Continue... |
| Travis Sampson's mother tells what a Gateway service dog for her son means to her and her family..."When Sadie Rose joined our family last August, we didn't realize what a blessing and a challenge she would be. We have always had a dog in the house, but a small dog, not a 95 pound puppy!" Continue... |
