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	Podcast:		Talking Animals
	Episode:		Dr. Bonita Bergin, inventor of concept of the service dog
	Category:		Kids & family
	Duration:		00:00:00
	Publish Date:		2026-02-25 17:10:17
	Description:		Dr. Bonita Bergin, who, in 1975, invented the concept of the service dog to assist people with mobility limitations—then launched Canine Companions for Independence, later founded the Assistance Dog Institute, now called the Bergin College of Canine Studies–recalls the scenes of disabled people improvising she’d observed while traveling in Pakistan, India, Turkey, and other countries […] The post Dr. Bonita Bergin, inventor of concept of the service dog first appeared on Talking Animals.
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