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Owner of service-dog nonprofit is facing criminal charges

Associated Press

Sobie Cummings, 11, plays with her dog, Dallas, at the family's home in Waxhaw, N.C., Friday, March 29, 2019. A psychiatrist suggested that a service dog might help to ease Sobie’s crippling anxiety and feelings of isolation. But when they brought home a $14,500 Briard from Mark Mathis’ Ry-Con Service Dogs, Okami broke from Glenn Cummings' grasp and began mauling Dallas. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

In ‘lawless’ world of service dogs, many families suffer

By Allen G. Breed - Associated Press

Sobie Cummings, 11, plays with her dog, Dallas, at the family's home in Waxhaw, N.C., Friday, March 29, 2019. A psychiatrist suggested that a service dog might help to ease Sobie’s crippling anxiety and feelings of isolation. But when they brought home a $14,500 Briard from Mark Mathis’ Ry-Con Service Dogs, Okami broke from Glenn Cummings' grasp and began mauling Dallas. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Families defrauded by unregulated service dog trainers

By ALLEN G. BREED - Associated Press