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Karen I thought this might interest you since you mentioned a Bernese Mountain dog as a Mobility Assistance dog:
http://www.mira.ca/contenta/nc1a.html
This is MIRA. They are a Service dog Training Facility. They have their own breeding stock and one of the breeds they use on a regualar bases is the Bernese Mountain Dog. They are in Quebec Canada.
Nicole
Maggie is an unregistered Psychiatric therapy dog for me.
I get really paranoid, panic attacks, hysterical sometimes, ect... and when I am Maggie is right there with me through it all. She'll lick me, distract, lay with me, do anything she can do to calm me down and make me happy or atleast give me some comfort and a friend.
Maggie's one of a kind who knows me in and out, I'd without a doubt trust her with my life.
Sheena's vest says Do Not Touch - so - I'll follow that instruction, would you give her a big pet for me? She's beautiful!
Whoops, I deleted accidentally! Let me un-delete as best I can. The pup-in-training only barked once. That was before church, the pastor was making some announcements. The pup and handler had stopped and a man came in who uses a power wheelchair. The way he stopped beside the pup, he couldn't turn fully to see that the pup was there. The pup did exactly what you'd expect - got up, moved and barked! We were all surprised because he never, ever barks.
When she first got him there was a "blurb" in the bulletin explaining why he was with her, the program, its goals. There were people who had asked why she had been bringing a dog to church, even though he was wearing his training jacket. The last section of it was What You can Do to Help. It was things like - you may be permitted to pet me if you first ask the person who is holding my leash; I am generally not allowed to have a piece of doughnut during the coffee hour; when you see me, I am working so please keep that in mind; please be careful walking or pulling a chair away from a table when I am near. That sort of thing. He won everyone over - kids, older people and everybody by his willingness to learn. He's almost finished with this piece of his training and we will all miss him a ton when he goes on to the more formal program that comes next. But, we all hope he will have learned everything he needs to complete the program and assist a disabled person in the future.
That is so wonderful. I can understand why he will be missed but he will be enriching someones life and giving them back a sense of independance. What your friend has done is so wonderful it is beyond words.
Nicole
quoted by karen
I know Gina - sandragonfly ..
that's me!
good to see other people with service dog(s) here. :) this is my favorite website - http://www.adionline.org, it seems it had helped us a lot lately when we have problems bringing "a dog" somewhere, even with his vest on.. especially for landlord to take a look at too! a well-educated link on laws, etc., I think. it has information on which state requires which. for example, california requires (bright orange) collar and vest on but new york only requires collar. thank god, humidity! I would still need to put vest on him sometimes though..
great introduction, nicole and thanks for those links, I'd like to do some looks later!
edit ~ karen, it is hearing dog, not hearing ear dog.
Sure no problem. LOL. One of Sheena's favorite things in the summer is after Church, before we walk home, I will take her outside and take her vest off. Then tell her to go visit. She of course is still attached to me via the leash but this way all the kids(and adults too) who had fullow the rules no matter how hard it was get a chance to admire her. She is a kid Addict so it is a reward for her too. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by cassiesmom
Nicole
I LOVE ADI. lol I frequent that website as well. Great info. Also nice to meet another Service Dog Handler. So great to meet you and hope we can become good friends.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandragonfly
Nicole
nice to meet you (virtually) too! :D here are some pictures from dinner with mayor (karen) last year - crayola looks the same. :p
we were waiting for someone outside
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/09eb9e58.jpg
under the table wondering what we have been blabbing about ..
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/3401bec3.jpg
vest off just for mayor's smooches and hug! ;)
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/f463248b.jpg
LOL! The little kids used to try to give the pup a piece of their doughnut - they wanted to share, and the pup was right at about their height. She finally had to tell the kids it was better for them to not share, to help puppy learn. I am not sure if she will do it again because giving him back was hard.
[QUOTE=sandragonfly][color=slateblue]nice to meet you (virtually) too! :D here are some pictures from dinner with mayor (karen) last year - crayola looks the same. :p
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Adorable Pictures. Sheena loves teh attention after working. She sees it as hr reward for a job well done. lol
Nicole
I could never imagine after raising and training Sheena and tehn giving her up. That would have been very difficult.Quote:
Originally Posted by cassiesmom
Nicole
Here are some of my favorite pictures of Sheena when I first got her. She is wearing her Service Dog in Training Bandana and is only about 8 or 9 weeks old.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...3/Sheenasl.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ichistory8.jpg
Nicole
For anyone interested in service dogs for diabetes and / or seizures, here is a site for a group which trains them:
http://www.heavenscentpaws.com/
I'm sure there are many other such groups. I heard about this one because Dad is diabetic, and we watch dlife most weeks on TV. (For anyone with diabetes, it is on CNBC on Sunday at 7 PM) The program did a segment on the woman and her family who started this organization. As I recall, she has 3 children with type 1 diabetes, and she couldn't keep up with everyone's low blood sugar levels. Somehow a dog they had started alerting her! And she took it from there.
This must be SO helpful to parents whose children could have a serious situation develop during the night while everyone is asleep. The dog is trained to respond and get the adults UP! (among other things)
WOW waht a wonderful link. Thanks so much for adding it here. That is just the type of links and info I want in this thread so people can learn about all the different types of Service Dogs. Agian thanks so much for adding it.
Nicole
Niki!
I needed those fuzz butt pics! how sweet she was! And grew into such a beautiful lady!!
Hah! You couldn't have posted this at a better time :D
Turns out I'm doing a research paper for school on service dogs, and this information is SO helpful. Thanks!!
Thanks Dr.Goodnow
Your welcome Riptide. If you have any questions, need more links or want to know any of the legal stuff about Service dogs just let me know. I will be very happy to answer any question you have to the best ability that I can.
Nicole
this is a family friend's retired hearing dog, Pixie. She is retired because she's been deaf herself a few years now, and mostly blind but she's still happy.
well, nevermind, zoto photohosting is down for service right now, but she's in my gallery at longfellow.zoto.com