MobilityDog Community
MobilityDog promotes barrier-free living, empowering people to achieve FUNctional independence. We build lasting partnerships with individuals facing mobility challenges, matching them with service dogs and adaptive tools that bring freedom, inclusion, and a sense of community that supports and encourages people with disabilities to thrive with confidence in the world.
Our vision is for people with mobility disabilities and challenges to live vibrant lives and achieve FUNctional independence. We achieve this vision by providing service dogs, as well as other assistance, including mobility tools, to create a user-friendly pathway for all.
We are pleased to share that MobilityDog is an Assistant Dog International (ADI) Candidate Program.
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Meet Our Founder
Jackson Hole, Wyomming at the Waffle House
In 2010, a spinal injury could have ended Janie Heinrich’s independence. Instead, she rebuilt her life with her trained service dog Phoebe. She learned a simple truth: the problem isn’t the person’s disability—the problem is the environment that blocks them. That’s why we advocate for barrier-free access.
When Phoebe retired, Janie saw how many people, especially those over 55 and under 30, were denied service dogs and had limited access to mobility tools to become FUNctionally independent. She refused to accept this notion. In January 2018, she founded MobilityDog, a nonprofit that trains service dogs, advocates for people with disabilities and the elderly, presents PAWS & WAG Workshops, and builds a community that says “yes” to inclusion. Barriers disappear through education and understanding, because we all want to be present together. MobilityDog is about community and living your own cadence, using tools that keep you moving.
What moves Janie most is the power of presence: to listen, observe, and truly be there. A service dog senses needs, predicts tasks, and guides pathways so handlers can keep moving forward.
With service dog Beckett by her side, Janie proves that independence isn’t about moving alone; it’s about moving forward together. Janie shares with a smile, “With SD Beckett at my side, I am self-reliant”.
