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Types of Service Dogs

Autism Support Dogs
Autism Support Dogs

service dogs for children with autism Service Dogs for Children with Autism act as constant companions to children with autism to help them improve social interactions and relationships, expand verbal and nonverbal communication, teach life skills, increase interest in activities and decrease stress within the family.

Diabetic Alert Dogs
Diabetic Alert Dogs

So just as a dog can be trained for bomb or drug detection, diabetic alert dogs are trained to sense this change in a diabetic person’s breath or sweat. When the dog detects the target odor, he will alert with a specially trained behavior such as pawing, licking, vocalizing, or even fetching a blood glucose meter.

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Fire Dogs Dalmatian
Fire Dogs Dalmatian

The tradition of Dalmatians in firehouses dates back more than a century. Nowadays they mainly serve as mascots, but before fire trucks had engines, Dalmatians played a vital role every time firefighters raced to a blaze. It all dates back to when people used horse-drawn carriages. But, at first, the dogs didn't have anything to do with fire fighters.

Guide & Hearing Dogs
Guide & Hearing Dogs

Guide, conduct, direct, lead imply showing the way or pointing out or determining the course to be taken. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To conduct is to precede or escort to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room.

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Guide Dogs
Guide Dogs

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Hearing Dogs
Hearing Dogs

Hearing Dogs in public. Many people are curious about what Hearing Dogs can do for people who are deaf or hard of hearing when they’re in public. The most important thing a Hearing Dog provides a person in public is an increased awareness of his or her environment. A Hearing Dog isn’t specifically trained to alert to sounds, such as a siren or honking horn, in public.

Mobility Assistance Dogs
Mobility Assistance Dogs

Mobility Assistance Dogs Perhaps more than any other type of assistance dog, mobility assistance dogs are what most people think of when they hear the term service dogs. Mobility assistance dogs perform a variety of tasks for their human partners, like bumping the button on automatic doors, retrieving dropped items, and bringing out-of-reach objects to hand, such as a ringing phone.

Physical Assistance Dogs
Physical Assistance Dogs

A service dog can help create greater freedom and independence. Luke with his physical assistance dog Polar In July 2008 I had a catastrophic diving accident that left me a quadriplegic.

Police Dogs German Shepherd
Police Dogs German Shepherd

Other breeds of service dogs included the Labrador Retriever, The Doberman Pinscher and the GSD’s. Today, the USA uses police dogs in all major law enforcement agencies, thy refer to the police dog as a K-9.

Search & Rescue Dogs Border Collie
Search & Rescue Dogs Border Collie

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Seizure Alert Dogs
Seizure Alert Dogs

CPL Seizure Alert Dogs have a remarkably accurate record in alerting to seizures. In fact, CPL is a leader in the service dog industry in training and placing Seizure Alert Dogs. Very often from early in a placement, the CPL Seizure Alert Dog is already alerting its partner.

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Seizure Response Dogs
Seizure Response Dogs

PAWS Seizure Response Dogs are custom-trained to assist people who have epilepsy or other seizure disorders with tasks such as activating a life-alert system, finding someone to help, retrieving a phone or stimulating a person during a seizure.

Therapy Dogs Popular Breeds: Various
Therapy Dogs Popular Breeds: Various

Top 10 service dogs. ... Patriot Service Dogs. 6. Therapy Dogs. Popular breeds: Various. ... Dogs for Diabetics. Popular breeds: Various. Labrador Retriever.

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A service animal is a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability. Generally, title II and title III entities must permit service animals to accompany people with disabilities in all areas where members of the public are allowed to go.

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