Assistance (aka Service) Dogs
Assistance dogs are commonlly referred to as Service Dogs. Seeing Eye Dogs were probably some of the first and most recognized Assistance Dogs. But we have found dogs such willing partners for helping us in our everyday lives many more types of Assistance Dogs have developed.
Assistance Dogs for Persons with Disabilities have become popular and accepted. But there are numerous kinds of Assistance Dogs. There are, of course, the Assistance Dogs who retrieve dropped objects, open doors, turn lights on and off, even call for help on special phones; and so much more.
Alert Dogs is a subset of Assistance Dogs. They not only provide a calming role as companions but can often Alert their Deaf Owner to someone knocking on the door, phones ringing, timers sounding and so on. Some Alert Dogs have the instincts and can be trained to assist a person slipping into a Diabetic Reaction, or help a person about to have a seizure get and stay safe through the seizure.
Another subset of Assistance Dogs are sometimes called Autism Dogs. These specially trained dogs are excellent for assisting children and adults with Autism cope with daily life and find their voice and a way to participate in daily life. The transformation they can help an Autistic person achieve can be amazing.
Psychiatric Dogs is yet another subset of Assistance Dogs. These dogs are trained to recognize and assist a person coping with certain forms of mental illness such as anxiety, depression or other social stifling illnesses. Theirs is a role that assists a person with a hidden disability and often not given credit for all the good they do, but it is all good.
An indirect use of Assistance Dog is also a Sniffer Dog used as an to detect Cancer. The future, when dogs are part of it, is limitless for possibilities.
Assistance Dogs for Persons with Disabilities have become popular and accepted. But there are numerous kinds of Assistance Dogs. There are, of course, the Assistance Dogs who retrieve dropped objects, open doors, turn lights on and off, even call for help on special phones; and so much more.
Alert Dogs is a subset of Assistance Dogs. They not only provide a calming role as companions but can often Alert their Deaf Owner to someone knocking on the door, phones ringing, timers sounding and so on. Some Alert Dogs have the instincts and can be trained to assist a person slipping into a Diabetic Reaction, or help a person about to have a seizure get and stay safe through the seizure.
Another subset of Assistance Dogs are sometimes called Autism Dogs. These specially trained dogs are excellent for assisting children and adults with Autism cope with daily life and find their voice and a way to participate in daily life. The transformation they can help an Autistic person achieve can be amazing.
Psychiatric Dogs is yet another subset of Assistance Dogs. These dogs are trained to recognize and assist a person coping with certain forms of mental illness such as anxiety, depression or other social stifling illnesses. Theirs is a role that assists a person with a hidden disability and often not given credit for all the good they do, but it is all good.
An indirect use of Assistance Dog is also a Sniffer Dog used as an to detect Cancer. The future, when dogs are part of it, is limitless for possibilities.