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
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on assistance dog
What made you want to look up assistance dog? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Slippery Words Quiz—Changing with the Times
- What is an earlier meaning of nice?
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Spell words. Make bears.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share assistance dog
Time Traveler for assistance dog
The first known use of assistance dog was in 1979
See more words from the same year