3 Types of Service Dogs – Breeds, Facts and What They're Used For
3 Types of Service Dogs – Breeds, Facts and What They're Used For
We all think of the domesticated dog as being man’s best friend, but throughout history dogs have provided invaluable support to humans in ways other than companionship. Here are three types of service dogs that are assisting people today
Guide dogs
Perhaps the most well-known type of service dog is the guide dog which helps a blind or visually impaired individual travel safely and avoid obstacles. Most guide dogs are golden retrievers, Labradors and German shepherds.
Hearing dogs
Hearing dogs alert deaf and hearing impaired people to specific sounds at home and in public. They are trained to make physical contact with their partner in response to sounds such as sirens, smoke and fire alarms, a doorbell, or a baby’s cries.
Mobility assistance dogs
Mobility assistance dogs help people who are physically disabled be more independent. The dogs are trained to perform tasks and chores for adults and children who utilize wheelchairs, prosthetics or other assistive devices.
Service dogs are changing people’s lives for the better
I have a service dog but she’s only a puppy ATM but she is going to help me around because I’m in a wheelchair
Service dogs can be for many different reasons. Service dogs can be any size, weight, and any breed. There is no set breed or weight or size. You need to spread the true information. Don’t make it seem like only three breeds can be service dogs. When people think that they ridicule people who don’t have those types of service dogs. It just makes public trips even more longer and harder.
There are so many kinds of service dogs. Haha. Thanks for sharing
What about the small service dogs like yorkies Pomeranians or chihuahuas? They can also be service dogs I have a service dog chihuahua so make a proper video
All types of dogs help but these especially are amazing! Thanks for bringing some awareness to this as well!
There’s more them just 3 types of service dogs
you forgot about psychiatric service dogs and other medical alert dogs such as those who have allergies or seizures
they forgot a VERY big one
psychiatric service dogs
and they forgot a lot after that
There are a lot more types of service dogs that you didn’t even say like there are seizure alert there are diabetic there are dogs that detached sleep apnea dogs that detect heart conditions autism alert an allergy alert dogs ptsc do your research before you make a video on service dogs there’s a lot more disabilities that are not visible to the human eye
This was outdated when it was made. There are many more types since 1997.
Service dogs can be any breed and have many job not limited to these three.
They can perform mobility, seizure alert, phyciatric tasks, guide tasks, diabetic alert, migrain alert and so so so many more
There is a cardiac alert dog, pshycatric, medical, guide dog, mobility dog, gluten/ allergy dogs, sezuire dogs, etc
I have a mobility service dog and I don’t have a wheelchair. She assists with balance and forward momentum. You don’t need to have a wheelchair or prosthetic to have a mobility dog.
Also as said before, there are a lot more types of service dogs, and they can be any breed. You should probably do a video to educate a lot more about service dogs as they are not known to all and there are a lot of misinformation, such as this video.
Psychiatric, Guide, Hearing, Mobility, Autism-Support, Wheelchair-Assist…. there are a ton. These are mostly the ones I’ve helped train.
Service dogs can be any breed there are several different types of service dogs not just 3
There are so many more kinds of service dogs don’t spread false information
there are mobility, hearing, guide, medical alert, diabetic, cardiac, psychiatric, etc!
There are way more types than just 3. This ad is. I don’t even have words for it. Sucks?
do not make a video like this unless you are going to name all of the different types of service dogs like I have a anxiety alert service dog
I am trying to find out where I need to go to be able to get a guy dog I am legally blind and have had a mild stroke and I have som balance issues sometimese