According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Service Dogs or Assistive dogs are the specifically trained dogs to assist people suffering from disabilities which limit them to perform the day-to-day tasks without assistance. Service dogs make life much easier and comfortable for the people with disabilities and other medical conditions.
Basic forms of tasks service dogs can be trained to do
Service dogs are trained to do a large number of specific tasks to help the people with disabilities function independently. Among the various tasks that the service dogs can help with, the major ones include-
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Not only they can foster autonomy in the people feeling isolated or alone because of their disability, but also boosts their self confidence
Owning a dog creates an easy routine and promotes responsibility in their partners. Service does also encourage people to go outside and interact with others thus breaking the physical and psychological barrier the disabled people feel
Service dogs are specifically trained with unique approach to help people with anxiety disorders such as PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). Furthermore, they are trained to help their partners in specific situations such as if a person becomes overwhelmed by public or crowded spaces, they discreetly escort the owner away from the commotion to make them feel comfortable
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However, it is becoming increasingly popular for people to train their own service dogs to do amazing things. Since the service dogs require specific training to perform a certain task there are certain pre requisites which prepare them to do a fine job. It is important to realize that with proper approach and right training, you can train your service dog to do the job perfectly. Some of the important points regarding the training of service dogs are discussed below-
Service dog must be calm, have a great temperament, and psychologically sound.
The service dog must be in good & sound health along with high intelligence level, enough to train to be of required assistance to the disabled person in need.
Although any dog can be trained to be a service dogs, the most common breeds used in assistance work to be trained as service dogs are Labradors, German Shepherds and Golden Retrievers.
Why proper training is essential part for service