Mental Health Dogs
These highly intelligent dogs go through a rigorous training period where they may be taught to bring medication to their handler, backtrack if the handler becomes disoriented and lost, or identify hallucinations. Mental illness comes in varying degrees, each with its own idiosyncrasies. Dogs can be trained to handle most situations.
PTSD Therapy Dogs
Allergy Detection
These particular dogs put their overly sensitive noses to good use by scoping out rooms and areas, detecting allergens for people who suffer from severe allergies.
Service Dogs for the Hearing Impaired
Autism Therapy Dogs
Diabetic Detection Dogs
Dogs are trained to sniff the air to detect a drop in blood sugar levels on someone’s breath. Not every dog can do it and potential puppies are screened thoroughly before being accepted into the program.
Therapy Dogs
Not to be confused with the highly trained mental health service dogs, therapy dogs are trained to offer comfort to those who are sick or grieving. Therapy dogs are chosen for their calm easy-going temperament and their people skills.
Seizure Detection Dogs
Sight Guide Dogs
The most well known of the service dogs are the “seeing eye dogs”. These smart dogs are taught to be a person’s eyes, leading them around and through everyday obstacles. They are also taught impeccable manners, they go everywhere their handler goes.
Mobility Dogs
Toledo, United States.
