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When My Child’s Service Dog Walked Into Class — Our First Day Story
The day my child and his service dog walked into class for the first time, everything changed.
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The day my child and his service dog walked into class for the first time, everything changed.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
When My Child’s Service Dog Walked Into Class — Our First Day Story
The day my child and his service dog walked into class for the first time, everything changed.
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The day my child and his service dog walked into class for the first time, everything changed.
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3 Common Misconceptions Teachers Have About Service Animal Rights
Many teachers don’t realize what the ADA really says about service animals in classrooms.
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Many teachers don’t realize what the ADA really says about service animals in classrooms.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
3 Common Misconceptions Teachers Have About Service Animal Rights
Many teachers don’t realize what the ADA really says about service animals in classrooms.
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Many teachers don’t realize what the ADA really says about service animals in classrooms.
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Simple Ways to Make Holiday Travel More Meaningful for Families
Here’s why slowing down and celebrating the small moments can turn any trip into something truly magical. It’s a mindfulness journey that reassures and boosts your confidence.
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Here’s why slowing down and celebrating the small moments can turn any trip into something truly magical. It’s a mindfulness journey that reassures and boosts your confidence.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Simple Ways to Make Holiday Travel More Meaningful for Families
Here’s why slowing down and celebrating the small moments can turn any trip into something truly magical. It’s a mindfulness journey that reassures and boosts your confidence.
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Here’s why slowing down and celebrating the small moments can turn any trip into something truly magical. It’s a mindfulness journey that reassures and boosts your confidence.
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Lilly's Love Weighted Stuffed Animal, 5lb | Sensory Plush for Kids & Adults
Sensory Advantages: The weighted pressure provided by a stuffed animal can aid concentration, making them ideal study or work companions.
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Sensory Advantages: The weighted pressure provided by a stuffed animal can aid concentration, making them ideal study or work companions.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Lilly's Love Weighted Stuffed Animal, 5lb | Sensory Plush for Kids & Adults
Sensory Advantages: The weighted pressure provided by a stuffed animal can aid concentration, making them ideal study or work companions.
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Sensory Advantages: The weighted pressure provided by a stuffed animal can aid concentration, making them ideal study or work companions.
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Advocating With Love: Understanding Service Animal Rights for Our Children
A parent-friendly, plain-language guide to understanding your child’s legal protections.
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A parent-friendly, plain-language guide to understanding your child’s legal protections.
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December 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Advocating With Love: Understanding Service Animal Rights for Our Children
A parent-friendly, plain-language guide to understanding your child’s legal protections.
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A parent-friendly, plain-language guide to understanding your child’s legal protections.
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The Best Guide On The Difference Between IEP & 504
Confused about IEPs and 504 Plans? Learn the key differences, eligibility, and how each can help your child with disabilities — including accommodations for service or therapy animals.
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Confused about IEPs and 504 Plans? Learn the key differences, eligibility, and how each can help your child with disabilities — including accommodations for service or therapy animals.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The Best Guide On The Difference Between IEP & 504
Confused about IEPs and 504 Plans? Learn the key differences, eligibility, and how each can help your child with disabilities — including accommodations for service or therapy animals.
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Confused about IEPs and 504 Plans? Learn the key differences, eligibility, and how each can help your child with disabilities — including accommodations for service or therapy animals.
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Signs of Autism in Toddlers: How To See Them Early
Every parent wonders about their child’s development. Here’s a helpful guide to recognizing signs of autism in toddlers and when to consider a professional evaluation.
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Every parent wonders about their child’s development. Here’s a helpful guide to recognizing signs of autism in toddlers and when to consider a professional evaluation.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Signs of Autism in Toddlers: How To See Them Early
Every parent wonders about their child’s development. Here’s a helpful guide to recognizing signs of autism in toddlers and when to consider a professional evaluation.
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Every parent wonders about their child’s development. Here’s a helpful guide to recognizing signs of autism in toddlers and when to consider a professional evaluation.
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What It’s Really Like to Raise a Child With Special Needs and a Service Dog
A lot of people ask what our days really look like. They picture a perfectly trained service dog, a child who calmly transitions through routines,
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A lot of people ask what our days really look like. They picture a perfectly trained service dog, a child who calmly transitions through routines,
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December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
What It’s Really Like to Raise a Child With Special Needs and a Service Dog
A lot of people ask what our days really look like. They picture a perfectly trained service dog, a child who calmly transitions through routines,
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A lot of people ask what our days really look like. They picture a perfectly trained service dog, a child who calmly transitions through routines,
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5 of the Best Apps Parents Love for Special Needs Children
Suppose there’s one universal truth about raising a child with disabilities. In that case, it’s this: routines matter
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Suppose there’s one universal truth about raising a child with disabilities. In that case, it’s this: routines matter
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December 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
5 of the Best Apps Parents Love for Special Needs Children
Suppose there’s one universal truth about raising a child with disabilities. In that case, it’s this: routines matter
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Suppose there’s one universal truth about raising a child with disabilities. In that case, it’s this: routines matter
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Top 10 Best Tools for Families with Special Needs Children
Whether you’re new to accessibility tools or you’ve been testing every gadget under the sun as I have, this list breaks down the 10 most helpful, family-friendly tools
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Whether you’re new to accessibility tools or you’ve been testing every gadget under the sun as I have, this list breaks down the 10 most helpful, family-friendly tools
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November 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Top 10 Best Tools for Families with Special Needs Children
Whether you’re new to accessibility tools or you’ve been testing every gadget under the sun as I have, this list breaks down the 10 most helpful, family-friendly tools
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Whether you’re new to accessibility tools or you’ve been testing every gadget under the sun as I have, this list breaks down the 10 most helpful, family-friendly tools
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First Christmas Vacation with Service Dog: The Best Moments
What’s it like to travel for the holidays with a service dog and an autistic child? One mom shares her family’s first Christmas travel story — full of lessons, love, and calm moments along the way.
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What’s it like to travel for the holidays with a service dog and an autistic child? One mom shares her family’s first Christmas travel story — full of lessons, love, and calm moments along the way.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
First Christmas Vacation with Service Dog: The Best Moments
What’s it like to travel for the holidays with a service dog and an autistic child? One mom shares her family’s first Christmas travel story — full of lessons, love, and calm moments along the way.
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What’s it like to travel for the holidays with a service dog and an autistic child? One mom shares her family’s first Christmas travel story — full of lessons, love, and calm moments along the way.
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How to Best Help Others Interact Respectfully with a Service Dog During Holiday Gatherings
Hosting or visiting this holiday season? Here’s how to help others respectfully interact with your service dog — kind, simple tips for Autism and special needs families.
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Hosting or visiting this holiday season? Here’s how to help others respectfully interact with your service dog — kind, simple tips for Autism and special needs families.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
How to Best Help Others Interact Respectfully with a Service Dog During Holiday Gatherings
Hosting or visiting this holiday season? Here’s how to help others respectfully interact with your service dog — kind, simple tips for Autism and special needs families.
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Hosting or visiting this holiday season? Here’s how to help others respectfully interact with your service dog — kind, simple tips for Autism and special needs families.
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How to Best Help Others Interact Respectfully with a Service Dog During Holiday Gatherings
Hosting or visiting this holiday season? Here’s how to help others respectfully interact with your service dog — kind, simple tips for Autism and special needs families.
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Hosting or visiting this holiday season? Here’s how to help others respectfully interact with your service dog — kind, simple tips for Autism and special needs families.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
How to Best Help Others Interact Respectfully with a Service Dog During Holiday Gatherings
Hosting or visiting this holiday season? Here’s how to help others respectfully interact with your service dog — kind, simple tips for Autism and special needs families.
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Hosting or visiting this holiday season? Here’s how to help others respectfully interact with your service dog — kind, simple tips for Autism and special needs families.
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Why We Celebrate the Small Moments During Holiday Travel
Holiday travel doesn’t have to be perfect to be meaningful. Here’s why slowing down, staying present, and celebrating the small wins matter most
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Holiday travel doesn’t have to be perfect to be meaningful. Here’s why slowing down, staying present, and celebrating the small wins matter most
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November 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Why We Celebrate the Small Moments During Holiday Travel
Holiday travel doesn’t have to be perfect to be meaningful. Here’s why slowing down, staying present, and celebrating the small wins matter most
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Holiday travel doesn’t have to be perfect to be meaningful. Here’s why slowing down, staying present, and celebrating the small wins matter most
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5 Essentials for Traveling with a Service Dog This Holiday: Packing Made Easy
Traveling for the holidays? Here are the five must-have essentials every special needs family and service dog team needs for calm, stress-free travel this season.
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Traveling for the holidays? Here are the five must-have essentials every special needs family and service dog team needs for calm, stress-free travel this season.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
5 Essentials for Traveling with a Service Dog This Holiday: Packing Made Easy
Traveling for the holidays? Here are the five must-have essentials every special needs family and service dog team needs for calm, stress-free travel this season.
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Traveling for the holidays? Here are the five must-have essentials every special needs family and service dog team needs for calm, stress-free travel this season.
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Holiday Travel Tips for Families with Service Dogs and Special Needs Children
Traveling for the holidays with a service dog and an autistic child? 🎄 Here’s how to make it calm, stress-free, and even enjoyable. 🐾💙
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Traveling for the holidays with a service dog and an autistic child? 🎄 Here’s how to make it calm, stress-free, and even enjoyable. 🐾💙
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November 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Holiday Travel Tips for Families with Service Dogs and Special Needs Children
Traveling for the holidays with a service dog and an autistic child? 🎄 Here’s how to make it calm, stress-free, and even enjoyable. 🐾💙
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Traveling for the holidays with a service dog and an autistic child? 🎄 Here’s how to make it calm, stress-free, and even enjoyable. 🐾💙
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How We Handled Unexpected Delays & Layovers with Our Service Dog
Traveling with a service dog is always an adventure — even when you think you’ve planned for everything.
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Traveling with a service dog is always an adventure — even when you think you’ve planned for everything.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
How We Handled Unexpected Delays & Layovers with Our Service Dog
Traveling with a service dog is always an adventure — even when you think you’ve planned for everything.
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Traveling with a service dog is always an adventure — even when you think you’ve planned for everything.
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What to Expect with a Service Dog at TSA & Security
If there’s one part of flying that used to make my stomach drop, it was airport security. The lines, the noise, the hurry — it’s a sensory storm for any child, let alone one with Autism
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If there’s one part of flying that used to make my stomach drop, it was airport security. The lines, the noise, the hurry — it’s a sensory storm for any child, let alone one with Autism
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November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
What to Expect with a Service Dog at TSA & Security
If there’s one part of flying that used to make my stomach drop, it was airport security. The lines, the noise, the hurry — it’s a sensory storm for any child, let alone one with Autism
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If there’s one part of flying that used to make my stomach drop, it was airport security. The lines, the noise, the hurry — it’s a sensory storm for any child, let alone one with Autism
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How to Best Deal with Layovers and Delays. with a Service Dog
Flights get delayed, gates change, layovers stretch longer than your patience, and sometimes you find yourself eating cold pretzels at midnight while your service dog naps on your carry-on bag.
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Flights get delayed, gates change, layovers stretch longer than your patience, and sometimes you find yourself eating cold pretzels at midnight while your service dog naps on your carry-on bag.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
How to Best Deal with Layovers and Delays. with a Service Dog
Flights get delayed, gates change, layovers stretch longer than your patience, and sometimes you find yourself eating cold pretzels at midnight while your service dog naps on your carry-on bag.
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Flights get delayed, gates change, layovers stretch longer than your patience, and sometimes you find yourself eating cold pretzels at midnight while your service dog naps on your carry-on bag.
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The Truth About Our First Hotel Stay with a Service Dog
Our first hotel stay with a service dog didn’t go as planned — but the lessons we learned made every trip after easier and more meaningful.
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Our first hotel stay with a service dog didn’t go as planned — but the lessons we learned made every trip after easier and more meaningful.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Truth About Our First Hotel Stay with a Service Dog
Our first hotel stay with a service dog didn’t go as planned — but the lessons we learned made every trip after easier and more meaningful.
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Our first hotel stay with a service dog didn’t go as planned — but the lessons we learned made every trip after easier and more meaningful.
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How to Be a Great Guest: Service Dog Hotel Etiquette
Learn how to make your hotel stay stress-free and inclusive with your service dog. Simple, kind etiquette tips for families traveling with service animals.
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Learn how to make your hotel stay stress-free and inclusive with your service dog. Simple, kind etiquette tips for families traveling with service animals.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
How to Be a Great Guest: Service Dog Hotel Etiquette
Learn how to make your hotel stay stress-free and inclusive with your service dog. Simple, kind etiquette tips for families traveling with service animals.
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Learn how to make your hotel stay stress-free and inclusive with your service dog. Simple, kind etiquette tips for families traveling with service animals.
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How to Be a Great Guest: Service Dog Hotel Etiquette
Learn how to make your hotel stay stress-free and inclusive with your service dog. Simple, kind etiquette tips for families traveling with service animals.
pawsofability.com/articles/ser...
Learn how to make your hotel stay stress-free and inclusive with your service dog. Simple, kind etiquette tips for families traveling with service animals.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
How to Be a Great Guest: Service Dog Hotel Etiquette
Learn how to make your hotel stay stress-free and inclusive with your service dog. Simple, kind etiquette tips for families traveling with service animals.
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Learn how to make your hotel stay stress-free and inclusive with your service dog. Simple, kind etiquette tips for families traveling with service animals.
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How to Prepare: Hotel Stays with a Service Dog
If you’re traveling with a service dog and a child with Autism, that “check-in” moment can bring a whole new wave of questions:
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If you’re traveling with a service dog and a child with Autism, that “check-in” moment can bring a whole new wave of questions:
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October 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
How to Prepare: Hotel Stays with a Service Dog
If you’re traveling with a service dog and a child with Autism, that “check-in” moment can bring a whole new wave of questions:
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If you’re traveling with a service dog and a child with Autism, that “check-in” moment can bring a whole new wave of questions:
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Adventure, Trust, and Tails: How Travel Strengthened a Beautiful Friendship
When Max first joined our family, I knew he’d make a difference. What I didn’t realize was how deep their bond would grow once we started traveling together
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When Max first joined our family, I knew he’d make a difference. What I didn’t realize was how deep their bond would grow once we started traveling together
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October 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Adventure, Trust, and Tails: How Travel Strengthened a Beautiful Friendship
When Max first joined our family, I knew he’d make a difference. What I didn’t realize was how deep their bond would grow once we started traveling together
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When Max first joined our family, I knew he’d make a difference. What I didn’t realize was how deep their bond would grow once we started traveling together
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Packing Made Easy: 5 Must-Have Items When Traveling with a Service Dog
Here’s what I’ve learned (sometimes the hard way!) about what to pack when you’re traveling with a service dog — whether it’s your first trip or your fiftieth.
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Here’s what I’ve learned (sometimes the hard way!) about what to pack when you’re traveling with a service dog — whether it’s your first trip or your fiftieth.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Packing Made Easy: 5 Must-Have Items When Traveling with a Service Dog
Here’s what I’ve learned (sometimes the hard way!) about what to pack when you’re traveling with a service dog — whether it’s your first trip or your fiftieth.
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Here’s what I’ve learned (sometimes the hard way!) about what to pack when you’re traveling with a service dog — whether it’s your first trip or your fiftieth.
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