Service dog

is a reason people say dogs are a man’s best friend. When I was younger, I was always afraid that some “bad guy” would break into my house. This fear caused me to have nightmares and lose sleep. Then I got a dog and I felt so much safer! Right now there is a case going to the Supreme Court to decide if service dogs should be allowed in schools. Service dogs should be allowed in schools because they help people with disabilities, they provide comfort to people, and because dogs are frequently used in

first sight, service dogs look like any other dog. They are furry. They walk on all fours. They have a tail. But they have many differences from other dogs. Service dogs are well behaved and are obedient. They wear clothing that no other dog wears such as a vest to make people aware that they are service dogs. Service dogs perform tasks that no other dogs can do, like paying for meals and carrying objects for their owners, sometimes in a vest compartment like a backpack. Service dogs are unlike

should be able to keep the dogs that they trained after their time in the army is up. In my opinion, dogs should be kept after service is over. Even though these dogs really belong to the Marines, their handlers should have a say in what happens to the dog. If the handlers are hurt during war, the dogs could be sent to another serviceman or woman. This needs to change very soon. The first reason that this should happen is that the dogs could get put down after service or killed doing their duty

brains normal development of social and communication skills. Service dogs are normally used to aid the blind, deaf or hard of hearing, and other types of disabilities. Service dogs have recently been used to help children with autism. The service dog industry has had a growing impact on the autism community, the benefits and disadvantages affect each child differently. Autism was first discovered by Leo Kanner in 1943, he labeled it as

Animals, such as dogs have been service animals for a very long time, and helped many people that suffer from many diseases. But, dogs aren't the only service animal out there. There can be animals like reptiles that also can help people that are struggling with diseases and or disabilities. This is how animals can help us with our everyday lives in many unique ways. Dogs help humans in many different ways. In the article “how the US military's use of dogs affects their mental wellbeing” by Ellen

There was a man named bud, and he had a service dog that was killed while trying to protect him from an alligator in October, of 1955 but had died to, the public hopes of preventing this future tragedy again. One day a midage dude named bud, was walking his new service dog named barley in the hot summer, in florida on October 30,1955 where it was about 95 degrees outside. He just got home with a new 3 year old dog and he wanted to take him out for a walk. So he packed a bag of water and food

from taking a turn for the worse. Another thing that can be of immense help to such people is getting psychiatric service dogs to help them in this battle. Let’s take a look at how such dogs can help patients with depression and anxiety. What are psychiatric service dogs? Psychiatric service dogs are ones that have received official recognition to help a person with mental

train a dog for 4 Paws University I.          Take a look at this picture (Show the picture of Bernie) Looks like your average dog, right? This dog is a retired service dog who changed my brother’s life and my family as a whole. II.        Bernie has been in our lives for many years. I didn’t witness the training process that helped him to develop his skill set, but my Mom did. (creditability) III.     Although this may not seem relevant to you, there are many people who have service dogs for various

will explain how the discussion on what it was like before the veterans had a service dog and also if the VA is going to be doing any studies, to see if service dogs are really effective at helping the veterans get back to a more normal life. David Steele who got his Master of Science in Human Development, did a study on veterans and their relationship, to see what their PTSD symptoms were like before they had a service dog in their life. According to Steele “two superordinate themes emerged from the

As the City of Thornton and the Police Department expands in population, further develops, and calls for service increase, it is critical that we continue to improve one of our most valuable assets; the Police Service Dog Unit. In my experience and having researched this topic extensively, I have found that the key to success within the unit is a quality training program lead by a core handler/trainer. Historically, our agency has relied on an Arvada Police Department K9 Trainer Bill Delay to fulfill