• Home
  • Dogs
  • Wild
  • Cats
  • Animal Cloning
  • Horse
  • Pets in General
    • Pet Owners And How Their Health Affects Their Pets
  • Animal Hybrids
  • Pet Insurance
  • Dog Obedience Training
  • Birds
  • Vet Jobs Function And Salaries
  • Extinct Animals
  • Funny Animals
  • Create Your Own Pet Blog
  • Ebooks
  • Cute Dog Pictures
  • Comments
Dogs and Cats Pet Care and Advice plus Wild Animals.

Benefits Of A Service Dog

5/25/2016

0 Comments

 
Service Dog
Hugging A Service Dog
What is a service Dog?
Before you can acquire a service dog, you must know what is a service dog right? Well a service dog is a good trained dog that is bred to assist an individual with special needs. Those special needs are not limited to the physically challenged. But goes on to security personnel as well.  Service Dogs are trained to assist the following:
  • Blind Personnel
  • Deaf Personnel
  • People with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Persons Prone To Seizures
  • Persons who are crippled
Service dogs are used to alert their owners or other persons should the need arise for external help. They are trained to detect and signal when ever they perceive danger. These are very smart and well trained animals which are highly intelligent. The common dog breed used for service dogs are Labrador retriever, German Shepherd and Golden Retriever. There is no biased as it relates to which dog is picked as a service dog, but it boils down to attributes of the animal which makes it qualify to be a well trained service animal.

Qualifications Of A Service Dog
  1. The Dog must exercise good temperament
  2. Good level of intelligence
  3. Physically Strong
  4. Good Resistance To Illnesses
  5. Healthy
  6. Trainable
A service dog is not a super dog, but if you want a reliable companion that you need to help you around, you must get an animal with the above qualifications. You really don't want a service dog that you spend more time taking care of and when you need it's guidance or help, it is unavailable or simply lacking.  Remember, don't mix up a companion dog with a service dog. Every dog can be a great companion, but not every dog makes a great service dog. If you have a specific dog breed and you want to train it to become a service dog, that too can be done.  There are animal training facilities which exist that will help in this plight and will make the animal as serviceable as possible.

Other Than Helping Those With Medical Conditions, What Else DO Service Dogs Do?
As i mentioned before, there are service dogs which are used in the police force to help fight crime. They are also used by trained personal security. Here is a list of other functions given to service dogs.
  • Fire and Rescue - Popular breed is the Dalmatian
  • Security and Crime - Popular breed is the German Shepherd
  • Search And Rescue - Popular Breed is the Border Collie
  • Seizure Detection -  Popular Breed, Border Collie, German Shepherd

Where to get a service dog
Assistance Dog international (http://www.assistancedogsinternational.org) is a great place to start as it relates to acquiring a service dog.  You could also use the lists above and acquire a breed and then have it trained by certified Service Dog Trainers. Whatever means you use to get your service dog, as long as the animal is well trained for your particular needs, it will make a difference in your life.
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed

    Funny Dog Adventure short Story

    RSS Feed Widget


    Categories

    All
    Dog Behavior
    Dog Breeds Terrier
    Dog Care
    Dog Food
    Funny
    Health
    Need To Know
    Puppies

    Archives

    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015

www.dogcatplace.com
Blog Author

    Get The Latest and Cool Pets and animal Info Right In Your Mailbox

Subscribe to Newsletter
Clive Williams is an Animal Enthusiast and the father of two dogs, Nica and Venom.
  • Home
  • Dogs
  • Wild
  • Cats
  • Animal Cloning
  • Horse
  • Pets in General
    • Pet Owners And How Their Health Affects Their Pets
  • Animal Hybrids
  • Pet Insurance
  • Dog Obedience Training
  • Birds
  • Vet Jobs Function And Salaries
  • Extinct Animals
  • Funny Animals
  • Create Your Own Pet Blog
  • Ebooks
  • Cute Dog Pictures
  • Comments