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The Ultimate Service dog Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference (367 words) |
 | A service dog, a type of assistance dog, is a dog that is specially trained to help people who have disabilities with everyday tasks. |
| According to Assistance Dogs International, "The three types of Assistance Dogs are guide dogs for the blind and the visually impaired, hearing dogs for the deaf and hard of hearing, and service dogs for people with disabilities other than those related to vision or hearing." They are trained and bred by private organizations. |
| In addition to teaching the dogs basic obedience and other skills needed to prepare them for their future careers and thereby adding to the short-supply of service animals, such programs in correctional centers have proved to be mutually beneficial relationships. |
| Dog Owner's Guide: Therapy, guide and assistance dogs (1138 words) |
| Dogs are human partners in a variety of careers and hobbies, but none are more incredible or noteworthy than the relationships built between handicapped or ailing people and canine helpers. |
| Assistance dogs are the arms and legs of wheel-chair bound owners or perform exceptional services for sufferers of epilepsy or other seizure disorders. |
| The dogs must respond to hugs and caresses from strangers and not be spooked by clanging bedpans, wheelchairs, odd-looking medical apparatus, hospital smells, or the quick and erratic movements of some elderly patients. |
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