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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Psychiatric service dogs
I have always wanted to train dogs for a higher purpose, like guide dogs for the blind. It has come to my attention recently that there are service dogs for people with mental disabilities. I know there are service dogs that can detect oncoming seizures and problems with blood sugar, but psychiatric disabilities? I needed to look into this. I have been researching for several days now and this is what I have found out. Anyone who has a psychiatric disability can have a psychiatric service dog (PSD). That includes me. These dogs are granted all the same privileges that any service dog is granted. These dogs are trained in a team with their owner. So I have taken it upon myself to begin training Emma to a higher standard. She has already passed her Canine Good Citizen test (CGC) which is suggested. The is a therapy dog already. I am prepared to help anyone who with a mental disability who wants to train their dog to become a service dog. Each dog would be obedience trained, have to take the CGC test, pass a public access test and be trained to each owner specifically. I am currently looking into what privileges are granted to service dogs in training so as not to run into any problems taking Emma somewhere I should not be taking her.
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