A psychiatric assistance dog supports people living with PTSD, severe anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions. It performs specific tasks – grounding its handler during a panic attack, interrupting a flashback, creating space in crowds. This category covers how psychiatric assistance dogs work and why mental health disability in India remains almost entirely unserved by trained working dogs.
Deep pressure therapy uses firm, sustained pressure to calm the nervous system. HeartDogs explains the science, who it helps, and why a trained dog does it differently from a weighted blanket.
What Is Deep Pressure Therapy – And How Do Trained Dogs Provide It? Read More »
Many disabilities have no visible signs, yet are just as limiting. HeartDogs explains invisible disabilities in the Indian context and how assistance dogs help.
What Are Invisible Disabilities? And How Assistance Dogs Can Help Read More »
Psychiatric assistance dogs (service dogs) can support people living with PTSD, anxiety, depression and more. HeartDogs explains how, and why India needs more of them.
What Is a Mental Health Disability? And How Assistance Dogs Can Help Read More »
Developmental disabilities like autism affect how a person learns, communicates and interacts. HeartDogs explains the basics and how assistance dogs can help Indian families.
What Is a Developmental Disability? And How Assistance Dogs Help Read More »
A basic guide to physical disabilities in India – the common types, and the everyday challenges families face.
What Is a Physical Disability? How Assistance Dogs Help Read More »
Not every dog that helps a person is a “service dog”. HeartDogs explains the distinction and why it matters in India.
Service Dog vs Companion Dog | What’s the Difference Read More »
Assistance dogs support a wide range of conditions. HeartDogs explains who they help, with a focus on the Indian disability context.
Who can benefit from an assistance dog? Indian Disability Context Read More »
Assistance dogs cover several types of trained support. HeartDogs explains the main categories and what’s available in India today.
Types of Assistance Dogs Read More »
Assistance dogs, therapy dogs and emotional support animals get used interchangeably in India. HeartDogs explains how they actually differ.
Assistance Dog vs Therapy Dog vs Emotional Support Animal Read More »
Assistance dogs are common in the West but little understood in India. HeartDogs explains why assistance dog in India barely exists.
What Is an Assistance Dog? (And the Gap in India) Read More »
