ALL ABOUT SERVICE DOGS

• Mobility Assistance 

• Retrieving dropped items
• Turning the light switch on/off
• Closing the bedroom/bathroom door
• Counterbalance
• Pushing buttons on the wall to open doors for handlers in a wheelchair
• Pulls clothes off handler to help un-dress
• Finding help on command (specific caretaker or even someone in a public area) 
• Retrieving medication bag on command
• Retrieving water from the fridge on command 
• Throwing away trash 
• Assisting with laundry if handler is unable to bend down  
• Follow a specific person in a crowd (family member, etc.) 
• Guide with momentum pull on command

• Psychiatric Assistance — PTSD for both veterans & non-combat, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, OCD, Panic Disorders, etc.

• Interrupting anxious behaviors (leg shaking, lip biting, skin picking, hair pulling, etc.) to re-direct the handler from whatever they’re thinking about
• Finding an exit during a dissociative episode if out in public 
• Deep pressure therapy (releases serotonin and dopamine which are happy hormones in the brain when people with autism, panic, anxiety, etc. release cortisol, the stress hormone)  
• Recognizing the sound of hyperventilating/crying even from another room 
• Waking handler during a night terror 
• “Grounding” when the handler is having a PTSD flashback (licking, nudging or even bringing a toy) to re-direct and bring the handler back to reality 
• NOT GUARANTEED: Scent training to alert when blood sugar is dropping/rising before the handler feels symptoms 
• NOT GUARANTEED: Scent training to alert to chronic migraines before they hit full-force so the handler can medicate 
• NOT GUARANTEED: Scent training to alert to rising cortisol 

Medical Response:

• Responding to someone who passed out by going to find help 
• Responding to someone who had a seizure by automatically lifting their head up or positioning their body in a preferred way 
• Alerting to stoves/microwaves/smoke detector/other alarms for the hearing-impaired 
• Alerting to phone alarms for someone who takes medication daily and responding by going to automatically retrieve the medication 
• DPT before the handler panics to prevent it from escalating 

The task list for each service isn’t limited to only those things. There are some tasks that can be taught because they are specific to the handler. For example: Some people start to scratch before going into severe anaphylaxis; if a dog is being placed with someone who has allergic reactions, we can teach the dog to recognize scratching as a response signal - and to automatically respond by retrieving an epi-pen or IV Benadryl. 

We do place dogs out of city, state and country! 

Service Dog Starter Kit: 

• Provide a dog (additional cost for temperament test and travel expenses) 
• We can help find a breeder for you
• Cost is based on amount of weeks in the program 
• Obedience Trained
• Response, Mobility & Psych Task Training
• Owner is responsible for cost of food and vet throughout the duration of training 
• Payment plans can be discussed for this starter kit