Service Dog Prospect Training
Service Dogs: Incredible Partners
Service dogs are highly trained working dogs that assist individuals with disabilities in performing tasks to mitigate their disability-related limitations. These intelligent and dedicated canines undergo extensive training to provide physical assistance, perform specific tasks, and offer unwavering support to their human partners.
Types of Service Work Training Areas:
Hearing Dogs: Deafness or hearing impairment. Alerting their handler to specific sounds like a smoke/fire alarm, doorbell, phone ringing, or their name being called. The dog typically makes physical contact (like a nudge) and then leads the person to the source of the sound.
Diabetic Alert Dogs (DADs)Diabetes (Type 1 or 2): Alerting the handler to dangerous changes in blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia) through scent detection. They may also retrieve medication, juice, or a blood glucose monitor.
Seizure Response Dogs: Seizure disorders (e.g., Epilepsy). Alerting the handler before a seizure begins (Seizure Alert), or responding during and after a seizure by retrieving medication, calling for help via a specialized phone, or protecting the handler during the episode.
Psychiatric Service Dogs (PSDs)Mental health disabilities: (e.g., PTSD, anxiety, depression)Performing Deep Pressure Therapy (DPT) to interrupt a panic attack, waking the handler from a nightmare, blocking or creating space in crowds (crowd control), or providing medication reminders.
Autism Service Dogs: Autism Spectrum DisorderProviding deep pressure during sensory overload and interrupting repetitive/self-harming behaviors.
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