My Experience As A Service Dog For The Blind Person

The beginnings of therapy dog programs started in World War II with a yorkshire named Smoky. The first systematic use of therapy dogs is attributed to Elaine Smith. Smith noticed how well people responded to their dog and that a trained dog could help people with medical needs. By the time 1976 came around, Smith opened a program for training dogs to visit institutions and these programs started to grow.

Since this is something I enjoy to do I would like to learn more about animals than I may not learn from the career center. Over the summer I worked at a dog kennel and it was ok something I wasn’t crazy about because I liked the little dogs mostly rather than the big dogs. I’m more comfortable at the career center because i’ve been there so many times and with the dog place I wasn’t there but only once. So pretty much I knew the teachers there in the animal care class. But yes I did love spending time with the animals because dogs are cute and at the career center I love petting the animals because some of them are really friendly. I really get along with the animals there at the career center because I basically know what to do there. All they had at the dog kennel was dog’s and they have so many pets at the career center from dogs to medium to small animals. They also even have reptiles which are pretty cool animals. They had a grooming station at the dog kennel a small one wasn’t very big but at the career center had bigger grooming stations. They also had laundry at the dog kennel which the animal care class has there

Once a puppy dog being trained as a service dog reaches eighteen to twenty months, they leave their training family and are brought to the training organization for further training along with other service dogs. The dogs are trained to have good manners. During their training time they learn fifty plus commands. They are trained to perform tasks that are difficult and uncomfortable such as crawling along the floor so that they can get under furniture to retrieve items that their owners may have dropped. The dogs must be strong in case they need to push or pull a wheel chair through a narrow area. At the end of training, they are given difficult tests to test their shyness and submissiveness, if they startle, and if they are forgiving and loving. If they pass all their tests, they go through a boot camp where their potential owners are trained how to take care of them. During

III.     Although this may not seem relevant to you, there are many people who have service dogs for various reasons. Seeing them when you walk into a room can brighten one’s day. Obviously, dogs are cute, but service dog’s jobs are more than being cute, their job is helping individuals with disabilities do as much as they can to live a normal life. (Audience Relevance)

The practicality and variability associated with this profession will be intellectually challenging. However, I enjoy and am driven by challenging problems. Growing up, I noticed how our pets truly enhance our lives. They are an antidote for our loneliness, enrich our joys, and teach us about loyalty and love. Eventually, I became attracted towards medicine and animals. It wasn’t just because I’m interested in the health and welfare of animals, it was also able because I communicate well with people.

Having a companion dog, usually either a Golden retriever or Labrador retriever, due to their size and gentle nature, is vastly different from simply having a pet. Service dogs go through extensive training, usually six to eighteen months, before being placed with a child and continue training after being placed in the home. The key is to evaluate the situation as carefully as possible, keeping expectations realistic and conditions flexible. A companion animal is the most rewarding when the whole family is willing to adapt and take on the responsibilities; thus increasing the quality of life substantially.

One of the biggest dog busts of the century was in 2007. The man in charge’s name was Michael Vick, a quarterback football player in the NFL. Under the name “Bad Newz Kennels”, dogs were beaten, murdered, and gambled on. The dogs found alive were some of the most damaged possible. Missing parts of their jaws, lost eyesight, or non existent limbs, one would wonder why they kept going, striving for acceptance from their owner. These dogs, to the public seemed dangerous, after all they had killed their entire lives. However, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary was willing to take up the task of these gorgeous animals, ultimately saving their lives. The sanctuary took in 22 dogs, 10 of them, now adopted and living in homes of their own.Through rehabilitation the dogs were taught how to trust, interact and most importantly what love truly is with different trainers daily. Even the dogs who can not be adopted out are by any means not dangerous. Meryl, had been one of the dogs found who was deemed dangerous by the state, meaning she could not be adopted out to a home. Nonetheless, when walking into her kennel, dangerous is the last word you would use to describe her. One of her trainers remarks, "She really doesn't mind new people…. She's very happy and loving. I feel totally comfortable with her. I can grab and kiss her." As she embraces Meryl, "I am building a relationship, ...She needed to see that when

I’ll be getting an autism service dog soon, and I’m really looking forward to it. I think the dog will be a great help to me as I finish up high school and prepare for college. Recently, I was telling my friend about my dog, andshe wasn’t sure how my service dog would be different from a regular dog.I realized that many people probably don’t know much about them.

When I was a child I lived in a rather desolate area. We were the only house on our lonely street. Now you may think, “ Wow he must have been rather bored without any children to play with.” I would have to tell you that you are incorrect. While I had no human companionship, I had wonderful pets that were my most dear friends. I have shown a love for animals from a young age and that feeling has not changed with age. While other children were out playing with their friends, I was found in our backyard playing with my dogs. I was as happy as i could possibly be when I was with them. These experiences I had in our house on that lonely street have sparked my interest in becoming a dog trainer.

This story helped widen my views of Occupational Therapy. It gave me the insight that using specific tools or incentives are a good way to encourage a more difficult patient. I really enjoyed getting the feel of what a Occupational clinic is like. It was neat to know that it is common to have therapeutic pets in Occupational

The dog becomes the child’s constant companion, the sense of loneliness is taken away from the child. The children in these cases reported increased physical independence and freedom from relying on others to assit in daily tasks (Davis 136). The dogs undergo serious training before being placed with the child. Sometimes the dog and child would actually meet weeks leading up to the placement to warm up to eachother before permanent placement. The parent is the primary handler, the dog is trained to guide the child but ultimately take orders or listen to the parent. The dog is tethered to the child by a harness and put on a leash that the parent carries, this gives the child freedom and the parent security, the dog controls the child from darting off.

Big Bob knows exactly the what, how and why of the products and services which his organization is set to offer. Triple-B’s declared motto of “Excellence of Dog and Man” serves to remind all new and repeat customers and Triple-B staff member of this share purpose, in fact. Not only does Bib Bob stay on message regarding the noble and meaningful intent and purpose behind the work they do daily at the Triple-B. But, he also recruits and maintains true believers within his ranks; his staff being composed of select performers who are true believers in the Triple-B method of canine and handler training. Big Bob reinforces this belief through his constant mentoring style of; coddling, cudgeling, challenging and encouraging

All of these experiences for me took patience, love, support and TREATS! But I am a happier, healthier pup because of the work we did together. So get out there and help your pup experience new things in a positive

Since 1942, children and their families in the same part of the country as the Seeing Eye have been able to volunteer to be part of the program. These eligible areas are New Jersey, parts of New York and Maryland, eastern Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Volunteer families take seven-week-old Seeing Eye puppies into their home and raise them. Then the families are encouraged to give the puppies plenty of affection, teach them basic commands, and familiarize them with a variety of social situations. When the dogs are about eighteen months old, and they return to the Seeing Eye there they undergo an extensive physical examination and four months of training with a sighted Seeing Eye trainer. The trainers, who must complete three-year

It is often said that a dog is a man’s best friend. In the last 14,000 years, dogs have accompanied man by helping him hunt, guard, and protect. In our modern world, dogs help us combat in war, search-and-rescue, guide the blind, deaf, discapacitated, rehabilitate patients in therapy, aid law enforcement, and are part of our family as beloved pets (Coren). Although canine superstars such as Lassie, Old Yeller, and Rin Tin Tin portray the perfect dog we all want in our lives, these ideals are far from the truth. Many first-time dog owners expect dogs to know behaviors such as how to walk on a leash, not bite, not destroy the house, and in addition to many others. In reality, dogs must be trained on what their handler wants them to do. It is