Service Dogs - Dogs Training to Help the

Disabled

What is Service Dog?

•Service Dog is a type of assistance dog

specifically trained to help people who

have disabilities including visual

difficulties, hearing impairments, mental

illness, seizures, diabetes, autism, and

more.

•With special training these dogs can help

mitigate many different types of

disabilities. They can be trained to work

with people who use power or manual

wheelchairs, have balance issues, have

various types of autism, need seizure alert

or response, need to be alerted to other

medical issues like low blood sugar, or

have psychiatric disabilities.

what does it take to become a Service Dog?

Any dog can train to become a service dog, as long as the dog

has the desirable character traits for one. These dogs need to

have good temperament (good manners & sociable), be of good

health, have good physical structure, and they need to be

intelligent and easily trainable.

Most of the dogs selected begin their training as puppies. For the

first year, the dog is raised by a dedicated volunteer foster family

who trains the dog in basic dog obedience and socialization,

using the guidelines provided by the Service Dog Organization.

How Can help a Service Dogs to perform tasks of Disabled Person

•Service Dogs are dogs trained to work or

perform tasks that help mitigate the effects of a

disability for the handler/owner. In other

words, they are trained to do things like:

•Retrieve things that drop or are hard to reach

•Open & close doors (including the one to the

refrigerator)

•Push elevator buttons

•Turn light switches on & off

•Carry items in their mouths or backpacks

•Provide physical support for transfers to and

from a wheelchair

•Provide balance and support

•Go get help should their handler/owner need

human assistance, etc...

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