service dog

[sur-vis dawg, dog]

noun

1. a dog trained to assist a person with a disability, especially a disability other than blindness, such as by alerting a deaf person to important environmental sounds or a person with an allergy to the presence of their allergen in food.

Word History and Origins

Origin of service dog¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Siegel’s service dog, a chill American Bully named Blue, splayed out next to 37-year-old Cardoza along the red booth’s cushioned bench.

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If a veteran with a service dog tried to get onto a train and was denied, they’d be appealing to the Federal Transit Administration.

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Clay’s service dog made the trip as well.

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Guimaraes returned to his duties at Marina del Rey, but allegedly faced difficulties with his necessary accommodations, including having a service dog and requiring a well-ventilated workplace.

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Assignments include service dog training, construction work, clerking positions, computer coding, hospice care and janitorial jobs.

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