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Be Of Service

Access To Service trains service dogs for medical alert, mobility, psychiatric, hearing, and allergy needs — including conditions few other organizations take on, like MCAS.

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What "Being of Service" means

There's a difference between being of service and being a servant. Being of service means giving joyfully, according to your ability, from the heart. Being a servant means giving out of obligation. Noticing a need and stepping forward to help — that's the whole idea, whether or not it's noticed, thanked, or recognized. It's unconditional, and it's done anyway.

That's the philosophy behind every dog we train and every family we work with.

Programs

We specialize in medical alert work — especially conditions others don't train for, like Mast Cell Diseases — alongside mobility, psychiatric, hearing, and allergy service dogs.

Medical Alert

Diabetic alert, seizure alert, and other early-warning medical detection work.

MCAS

Specialized training for Mast Cell Activation Syndrome — a condition few organizations take on.

Allergy

Trained to detect allergens before exposure becomes dangerous.

Mobility

Physical assistance and mobility support tailored to the individual.

Psychiatric

Support for PTSD, panic disorders, and related psychiatric needs.

Hearing

Alerting handlers to important sounds they can't otherwise access.

A real story

Caoimhe's Story

Trained to detect cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and more — and later flown across the country to become Keeva, partner to a teenager whose life-threatening allergies made the world unsafe without her.

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A trained service dog

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