The earliest
service dog organizations used this approach.
Many
service dog organizations use volunteers called «Puppy Raisers» in which a puppy is sent to the volunteer family at a young age (6 - 7 weeks) to live until he is an adult (around a year old) before entering an intensive training program.
Not exact matches
The miracle worker is Next Step
Service Dogs, a San Diego nonprofit organization that aims «to empower positive change for veterans with invisible disabilities... through the use of expertly trained service dogs.
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Dogs, a San Diego nonprofit
organization that aims «to empower positive change for veterans with invisible disabilities... through the
use of expertly trained
service dogs.
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dogs.»
For the purposes of this subsection, «
service dog» means a
dog owned,
used, or in training by any police or fire department, rescue, or first response squad, ambulance corps, or search and rescue
organization for the purposes of locating criminals and lost persons, or detecting illegal substances, explosives, cadavers, accelerants, or school or correctional facility contraband.
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There are other
service dog organizations that
use shelter
dogs but the process I believe is about the same.
Before you apply to a certifying body (government or ADI accredited
organization) for certification to
use your
dog as an Assistance
dog or
service dog, you will need to collect proof of your
dog's training and
use.
Mixed breed
dogs make good therapy
dogs; the
service dog organizations that train hearing ear
dogs frequently
use mixed breeds; and mixed breeds are now allowed to compete nationally in the Gaines Classic Obedience trials throughout the country.
There were so many
organizations that would breed
dogs for
service dog placement, but there was such a desire for clients to
use their own pet
dog they had already bonded with or have the option to select a
dog breed for training.
4 Paws for Ability is a nonprofit, 501 (c)(3)
organization whose mission is to place quality
service dogs with children with disabilities and veterans who have lost
use of limbs or hearing; help with animal rescue, and educate the public regarding
use of
service dogs in public places.
Animal charities run the gamut from animal welfare to animal rights and include
organizations that place
service dogs with handicapped owners and groups that
use the human / animal bond to bring love and trust to people in nursing homes, prisons, and juvenile detention centers.
Now the
organization uses service - trained
dogs from Guide Dogs for the Blind, trains them to recognize hypoglycemia, and matches them with human compani
dogs from Guide
Dogs for the Blind, trains them to recognize hypoglycemia, and matches them with human compani
Dogs for the Blind, trains them to recognize hypoglycemia, and matches them with human companions.
There are many disabilities that do not have large
organizations that
uses or helps with
service dogs.