Types of Service dogs

[NicoleLJ]

Another interesting Service Animal link is the Guide Ponies:

http://www.guidehorse.org/

This one is defiantely worth a look.
Nicole

[NicoleLJ]

Service Monkeys:

http://www.helpinghandsmonkeys.org/

Nicole

[mike001]

I took a break for a while because I received an e-mail from a member. I was filled in in great detail about the whole thing. No wonder no one wanted to find the site...lol...

[NicoleLJ]

http://www.ifgdsb.org.uk/page.asp?code=00010018

This link is really interesting. It is the history of the Guide Dog. Very interesting read.
Nicole

[borzoimom]

http://www.ifgdsb.org.uk/page.asp?code=00010018

This link is really interesting. It is the history of the Guide Dog. Very interesting read.
Nicole

I had a belgium that came out of the Morristown seeing eye. She refused to disobey - a trait needed as a guide dog- she was an EXCELLENT obedience dog!

[NicoleLJ]

Yeah that is called "Intelligent Disobience". A must for a Guide Dog. They have to know to disobey a command when that command will lead to the handler being harmed. For example a handler telling the dog to "forward" to cross a street when the dog sees a speeding car coming. They learn to then disobey the command and in fact push their handler back with their side.
Nicole

[borzoimom]

Yeah that is called "Intelligent Disobience". A must for a Guide Dog. They have to know to disobey a command when that command will lead to the handler being harmed. For example a handler telling the dog to "forward" to cross a street when the dog sees a speeding car coming. They learn to then disobey the command and in fact push their handler back with their side.
Nicole

That was exactly the type of problems we had with her but man- she was GREAT IN THE RING! My ex told her one time to jump up on a deck in construction- and she tried like heck to do it.. ( idiot!!!!).. Chancey was great. I miss her... http://i12.tinypic.com/2hp6iya.jpg

[Karen]

I know Gina - sandragonfly - has had problems with bus drivers not picking her up because she has Crayola with her and is not blind. He is her Hearing Ear Dog, just as important as a seeing eye dog - people need to be educated!

I also once met a lovely Bernese Mountain Dog who was her person's Stability dog. She needed a breed tall enough, stable and heavy enough to counter her own weight, as she otherwise has equilibrium problems that give her trouble walking or standing. The dog had a handle on her harness, and her job was just to be there and help mom not fall over. Sounds funny, but if you've never had balance problems, you don't know how awful - never mind painful physically - it can be.