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Service Animal
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ser·vice animal (sûrvs)
n.
An animal, such as a dog, that has been specially trained to assist a disabled person with certain daily tasks.

Service Animal
An animal—most commonly dogs, far less commonly capuchin monkeys and miniature horses—which is trained to care for a person with disabilities, especially those with visual impairment, but also those with ambulatory disabilities who are in wheelchairs


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As the first person in North America to use a dog guide, Morris Frank was a living example of the independence and enhanced mobility that could be experienced by a person using an assistance animal.
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