A happy graduation day for assistance dogs | Local News | santafenewmexican.com - Santa Fe New Mexican

School’s yet retired for a radical of furry students that dedicates their lives to helping the radical who request it most.

With bedewed noses and wagging tails, 35 recently trained assistance dogs and their owners attended a graduation ceremonial Wednesday astatine New Mexico School for the Deaf's James A. Little Theater, marking the completion of their grooming with Assistance Dogs of the West. Stymied by the coronavirus pandemic, it was the archetypal clip the enactment held a graduation ceremonial since 2020.

Assistance Dogs of the West is simply a section enactment that helps radical larn to go assistance canine trainers, pairing radical who look disabilities with a trained work dog. The dogs assistance with assorted ailments, including mobility impairments, autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, seizure disorders, diabetes and post-traumatic accent disorder.