Service Dogs and the Disabled Kristy Noble Service Dogs and the Disabled Hello my name is Kristy Noble‚ I am a 36 year old mother of three. Who suffers with PTSD and major depression. A few years ago I was in a really bad car accident leaving me with many physical and emotional dissabilites. Due to these dissabilites I strugal from day to day with simple tasks making my life less enjoyable. I never really knew that dogs could help with some one like me. I thought they were only for the blind. I was
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interacted with service dogs. The results revealed that individuals feel owning a dog‚ service or regular‚ does make a positive and significant difference in the lives of the disabled and‚ therefore‚ supports the hypothesis. There were two surveys. One dealt with disabled individuals and the other dealt with caretakers or people who knew the disabled individual. In both surveys‚ the majority of participants stated that there was only interaction with regular dogs and never therapy dogs. However‚ what
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attributes that give our great dogs such an exceptional disposition is their innate desire to help. We all have examples of how our dogs give back to their community. This is just one of the many examples so you can see some their terrific work. We are hopeful our members will come forward with many more and will have story after story for you to read. Giving back with our great with our support Dogs. It doesn’t matter if you call them guide‚ support‚ therapy‚ or service our dogs are great at it. Since
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Service animal not to be confused with an emotional support service dog must be adequately trained for a specific task. Task-related for the betterment of the person’s disability. A service dog is a dog trained to do specific tasks for a person that he or she cannot do because of a disability (PTSD: National Center for PTSD‚ 2012). According to the American Disability Association‚ the overview requirements to be met to be a service animal are “ Beginning on March 15‚ 2011‚ only dogs are recognized
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Dog Essay 73 million‚ that is the number of dogs in the U.S. of that 73 million only 387 thousand are service dogs.Humans should appreciate dogs for the many ways they help us. A few ways dogs help us by servicing us‚ providing entertainment and companionship and protecting us. There many types of service dogs. They include Diabetic Alert Dogs‚ Severe Allergy Alert Dogs‚ Visual Assistance Dogs‚ Hearing Dogs for the Deaf‚ Wheelchair Assistance Dogs‚ Psychiatric Service Dogs‚ Mobility Support
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Nowadays‚ service dogs are a common sight in the society. Basically‚ they are canine companions strapped with a vest accompanying people with various disabilities. Though it’s tempting to pet one‚ here are the reasons why you should never do so. People get service dogs for a number of reasons‚ but this is usually because of an illness or a disability. Some are trained to guide blind people and give them signals. Others meanwhile‚ can even detect seizures (though it is unclear as to how)‚ and react
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The Effects of Service Dogs on Society Service dogs are individually trained for a specific purpose. Many people that have a disability use service dogs. Disabled people that require them would not be able to be a part of mainstream America without them. Congress has felt the need to create laws regarding service dogs. Having a service dog can help many people. My service dog is useful in assisting me to keep my balance and mobility. Some dogs are needed for the blind in order to be their
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Lastly‚ there is the service dog. These dogs help to assist all other disabled individuals and their exact job varies upon their handler’s problems. One type of service dog is the Psychiatric Service Dog‚ or PSD. A PSD is trained to assist people with an emotional or psychiatric disability. This dog assist with detecting the onset of a psychiatric episode and help to lessen their effects. They can bring their handlers medicine‚ provide safety checks or room searches‚ turn on/off lights‚ interrupt
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Service Dogs A study in 1988 conducted by researcher Sandra Barker; found that patients anxiety levels fell twice as much after patients spent thirty minutes with the dogs. Service dogs are important for people who have disabilities‚ immune disease‚ or who have stress. They provide a sense of protection‚ freedom and help them cope from what’s going on in their life. For instance‚ there are different kinds of service dogs that are good for all sorts of things to help those in need‚ or to protect
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