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Can Dogs Eat Chocolate?
No, dogs should absolutely never eat chocolate, as it is highly toxic to them! We know it can be tempting to share your chocolate treats with those puppy dog eyes staring at you, but this is one human food that should never, ever make it into your pup’s tummy. Why is chocolate so dangerous for […]
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How Dogs Can Smell Anxiety and Stress
Did you know that some service dogs alert their handlers to rising anxiety, sometimes before they even fully notice it themselves? It’s not magic, though it might seem like it. It’s actually an incredible combination of your dog’s amazing nose and your body’s chemical response to stress. Dogs can be trained to detect stress signals […]
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Can You Bring a Service Dog to the Mall?
Shopping can be challenging for people with disabilities, but service dogs make it easier. If you have a service dog or want to understand their rights, this guide will help you navigate mall visits with confidence. What makes a dog a service animal? Not every dog is a service animal. Under the law, a service […]
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I am going to be moving out on my own soon . And have.many health problems my daughter told me about how a service dog could help me in case I need help. I have heart trouble , anxiety attacks ,panic attacks, and pass out trouble and other health trouble . How to about get a dog to help .
Go to your doctor and talk to them about it, a service dog could definitely help you.
My therapist said a service dog would help with my asperger’s syndrome because I get bad anxiety at times and I sometimes loose track of what I am doing and might almost walk into traffic. I also can get flighty and I can be prone to emotional meltdowns so the dog can look for the signs. I plan on rescuing my dog and training it myself once I get the right books and tips. Can you be willing to tell me what books I need to do so? Please and Thank you.
I am on social security disability and my previous canine just died on 6-13-2019 and I am interested in having my new canine be a psychiatric service dog. Is it possible for my psychiatric service dog to also be a theraputic pet and an emotional support dog as well since I have mental health issues? Also by having a psychiatric service dog would my canine then be permitted to be in psychiatric hospitals with me? I usually opt not to go to hospitals because I don’t have anyone to care for my canine. I would like to know the best way to aquire a psychiatric support dog BEFORE choosing my “new” canine so that my canine can be a support dog. I already train my canines to use indoor facilities such as Out Pads since I have been diagnosed bi-polar schizophrenic and sometimes due to depression my canine and I remain indoors for days at a time. Do I have to have my canine crate trained to be in a mental institution with me. Is a psychiatric support dog allowed to sleep in the same bed with its human. Do ambulances allow support dogs inside if I ever need to be transported via ambulance?
A psychiatric service dog isn’t an emotional support dog or therapy dog. It’s a service dog. It has to be trained to preform tasks that help mitigate your disorders, they aren’t there just because their presence is calming they have a job to do. If you have a service animal that has passed all the required tests then yes they will be allowed to go with you everywhere. The ADA makes sure of that.
Hi, I have a psychiatric service dog.
-For psychiatric hospitals, it depends on their rules and regulations. If you have a doctor’s note or “prescription” for the dog, that is something they should accommodate per the ADA rules and regulations. However, if they have rules where you only go outside at certain times, they may not allow the dog even though it’s trained to use potty pads, mainly because the staff there isn’t regularly taking out the trash or whatnot. So if you find yourself in a position where you have to be taken to a psychiatric hospital, make sure it’s one that accommodates a service dog appropriately.
-Yes, the dog can go in an ambulance with you.
-Acquiring a psychiatric service dog can be done a few ways. You can select a dog and train it yourself, or you can go through a dog training program for psychiatric service dogs, where they charge a fee and train the dog with you to have it task appropriately for your needs.
-Yes, your dog can sleep in the se bed as you. One of my dogs tasks is nightmare interruption, which is hard for him to accomplish if he’s crated from across the room.
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I have a begel and I am trying to make her a seves dog
I like how the article explains that service dogs can be a steady support for someone who has balance issues. My grandmother occasionally becomes imbalanced and falls on the ground and hurts herself. Having a service dog might help her stay balanced and not hurt herself by falling.
I’m glad to know that highly trained service dogs can do various tasks. My brother needs a medical service alert dog that can retrieve things for him. Thanks for letting me know that our dog can be trained to alert us if he’s in distress, so I’ll take her to a training service so she can become his medical assistant.
Two young people park themselves and their two untrained dogs at our local Sheetz station for hours and tell everyone that they are training these dogs. They walk the dogs in and out of the store interfering and bumping into people. These people take up one of 5 picnic tables that are provided for paying customers, they fill the dog’s water bowl from the human drink station and allow the dogs to lay in the pathway of human trafic. Now my complaint is I do not believe that these people are truthful and they are doing a disservice to your origination. Thank you
You are allowed to ask them to leave and may get assistance from law enforcement. They need to train them where they are not a nuisance to the public.