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Good morning,
I have a black lab who I have noticed and have been told by others that she jas the traits to be a service dog. If you have any information or can direct me on where to go to get information on how to make this happen. I truly think she can make someone super happy.
We have a mixed breed GP and Anatolian Shepherd . He was abandoned at our house in our front yard one day and made himself a bed of leaves and refused to leave. ( we take in strays , dogs and people lol) He bonded with me and immediately seemed aware of my health issues. I have Chiari 1 malformation and syringomyelia as well as symptoms of ms and heds. When he sees that I am dizzy or about to pass out, he will brace himself against me to steady me. He will also go get my husband if he hears my voice rise to a frantic tone. He is still a little under a year and we are hoping to find a trainer in the area that will work with him. He has not shown any aggression or dominant traits. He listens and focuses on my voice. He does not guard me from people either or tries to keep people from helping me. He will go get someone if he believes I’m am in need. He talks very well and paws to get attention . He has never bitten or shown any type resource guarding. The pawing can hurt because he has huge paws but he does it to get mine or my husbands attention. From what I’ve read on his breeds, these traits are not very common for them. We are going off the assumption of him being untrained,except for what we have worked on with him, because he was very young when we got him. Most sights say that either of the breeds are not good service dogs, but he shows all the character traits that a mobility aid dog needs. He is very calm and is not easily distracted in public. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Get him trained ASAP as a service dog! Keep his nails trimmed if that bothers you. My daughter has an Anatolian mix found at a shelter that we had trained as a service dog & she is awesome, they are a wonderful breed. Very sensitive to the person they bond with & comforting to the entire family.
I work at a grocery store and we have someone who comes in with there dog and claims it is a service dog, but it is being held and barks. Is this really a service dog?
Most likely not, some people use the excuse of a service dog in order to get by in shops. The only way it COULD be called a service dog is if it was under training. However, that would simply be another reason why it shouldn’t be allowed in restricted places for dogs, as it does not yet have the capability to behave well.
A service dog in training is not yet considered a service dog and does not have the legal rights of a service dog yet.
There’s this 27 year old loser who cant get his life together because of his felonies and lives with his mom. He has a small size dog that attacked/ bit me one day when I was coming home from work with groceries in hand. No apology, he just attempted to defend it by calling it a “service dog.”
My son has been diagnosed with Epileptic grand mal seizures and has had several seizures in a three week time. He would be a perfect candidate for a service dog to help him be alerted when he is about ready to have a seizure. He has fallen and landed on his face and fractured his eye sockets and his eye doesn’t open all the way because of the nerve damage. He just had a seizure yesterday and fell, and broke a chair. His 3 year old daughter witnessed this and it really scared her and don’t want this to be something that sticks with her since she is so young. He is on the Medical card since he is unable to drive and work due to the seizures. I’m unsure if there is any program that would be available due to his financial issues. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
You can look for a personal trainer who is qualified to teach the dog and your son simultaneously. There are training groups as well as qualified training individuals who can do the same thing, only less expensive. Make sure that whomever you decide to go with, they are qualified to do the specific training you’re looking for. Good luck đź‘Ť
I need help getting information about service dog in hospital with Covid email is aperetti61@icloud.com. I want a small dog beside oxygen level I am now taking seizure medications
Very good information, helped clear up some of the questions I had about my dog.
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My 10 year old Yorkie is approved service dog by the VA, I’m going overseas in July, I fly on American Airlines and have a connecting flight in Qatar going to Zambia. A long flight. I know that American Airlines treat service dogs well. Will I enable to have my dog fly with me from Qatar to Zambia?
Our suggestion would be to call the particular airline you have the connecting flight with in advance to find out with their service dog requirements are. For a general guide on flying with service dogs, you may find this link helpful: https://www.servicedogcertifications.org/flying-with-a-service-dog-guide/
I have a 9-month-old, un-spayed female, Corgi, Dauchaund, and Terrier mix. I got her when she was 12 weeks old, and have been trying to train her to be a PSD. Recently she’s been nervous and fearful of any new people. She’ll do this little woof thing most of the time, but if they’re in our house she has a really LOUD bark and she’s not afraid to use it. She also barks at my grandparent’s dogs if she sees them in the yard. She’s extremely brilliant! I use “talk buttons” with her and she knows how to use them properly once I’ve taught her what they mean. She can learn a new “task/trick/skill” in less than an hour. Any advice on how to make this work? This is the first dog I’ve ever trained past basic training. I know personally it’d be better for me to find a PSD that’s already trained (since I’d have to wait 2-3 years for her training to be finished), but I really don’t have the $40,000 it would take for one… Any advice will be much appreciated!