assistance dog
noun
Definition of assistance dog
: a dog trained to assist a person with a disability Eight people with disabilities received their diplomas and, more importantly, their assistance dogs after completing a two-week training course. — Karen Jones, New York Times, 6 June 2004
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1979
First Known Use of assistance dog
1979
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