If there is anybody here who is interested in a having a service dog trained for them or someone they know, who lives in the Kansas City, Kansas or Kansas City, Missouri area, I will train one for you free of charge. I am a registered trainer with the International Association of Assistance Dog Partners as well as the United States Service Dog Registry. I have found my service dog Max to be very good at distracting from pain and encouraging me to live as normal as possible life. Also, if you have any other health problems including but not limited too severe depression, diabetes, CP, or severe anxiety, these dogs can be an absolute godsend. Max has made all the difference in my life. Please message me if anyone is interested. Again, I AM NOT CHARGING, this is all on a volunteer basis, I do this because I know firsthand what a difference these very special dogs can make in your life and how much they can improve quality, emotionally, physically, and spirtually.
I am a working dog..
My eyes are your eyes, to protect you and yours
My ears are your ears, to detect evil minds in the dark
My nose is your nose, to scent the invader of your domain
And so you may live, my life is also yours."
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Service Dog
- By Einstein
- Posted July 2, 2009 at 2:19 pm · 8 replies
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- By mphotographer
- Posted July 3, 2009 at 8:43 am
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Hi Einstein-
How wonderful that you are doing this voluntarily! That has always been my dream, to work with animals to support people with disabilities. Thanks for providing such a needed service! Mphotographer
- By nogo
- Posted July 3, 2009 at 11:17 pm
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Hi,
How awesome! I would be interested. I have systemic Sclerosis and MS as well as spinal problems in all three segments. I have two dogs now, but one has hip displasia and is getting old, and the other is not much younger, a golden, and too hyper. Neither were trained as Service Dogs, nor are they useful as one.
It won't be long before I have to put the blk lab down, and I'd love to have a dog who could offer stability and help if I fall, or if I need a wheelchair, which is a probability, it would be invaluable.
I'm not quite ready to adopt, but I'd sure like your help when I do.
You're a blessing, Jan
- By NancyL
- Posted July 4, 2009 at 9:23 am
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My dogs are my life. Most of the joy I have felt since I am sick has come from them. I wish everyone here could have a dog. Especially a trained one. It is very hard to housebreak (and clean up after) a puppy when you are sick. I adopted my older dog from the shelter. Lady was 3 and already housebroke. I know the training you are talking about goes beyond housebreaking. And I am glad you are able to do this. What a rewarding way to spend your time.
- By Einstein
- Posted July 4, 2009 at 1:06 pm
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Jan,
If you live in the KCK or KCMO area, I could arrange to let you see some of the things that my dog, Max, has been trained to do to improve mobility. I am sorry that your babies are getting older. When you are ready to start thinking about adopting, let me know.
Megan
- By sharronm55us
- Posted July 5, 2009 at 9:41 am
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I have two goldens but they have never been trained. I love them so much but am to sick to teach them. They love me too. Do you know anyone in California in the central area that would help me? I really need the "friend" but I can't bring them in the house they go wild and sometimes outside they knock me down. I am weak and sick but they don't mean to hurt me. I don't have money but I know how to do things on the internet, I am almost done with my doctorate in education. I can "trade" services. That sounds like a great thing you are doing, if I was close to you, I would so take you up on the offer. Hugs you, BIG BIG HUGS...hey thank you for caring!
- By Einstein
- Posted July 5, 2009 at 9:54 am
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I can look around and see if there is anybody in the California area that might be able to help. I would give you advice over the internet, but you would have to have someone help do the physical part of the training it sounds like. If you have someone to help you, I would love to give you a hand. Big hugs back :)
Megan
- By carebear422001
- Posted July 17, 2009 at 4:07 am
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Einstein, I live in Arkansas but I might be interested in having you train a dog for me, I would love to have a companion to help me with things, I have a chichuaua but he is 18 years old almost completely blind and deaf and then my father has a dog that he got from the pound but she has nothing to do with me, one question I've always wondered is how can you tell when they need to go outside? What kind of dogs are the best to train to help someone that is in a wheelchair, I can walk very short distances but most of the time I'm either in bed or a wheelchair. I have a lot of medical problems. This is a wonderful service that you are offering I sure hope that I can take you up on it.
Sending many hugs from Arkansas
carebear422001
- By Einstein
- Posted July 17, 2009 at 11:32 am
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carebear422001,
I have found that the best dogs to use for people who are in wheelchairs or have moblity problems are natural retreiving breeds, most specifically, Labrador Retrievers. They are friendly, recognized by most people in the general public as being "working dogs" and they naturally retrieve objects and bring them back to you. This makes it very easy for them to learn to retrieve things like keys, sunglasses, shoes, paper, things you may have dropped that are out of your reach, things in another room, and so on. They are very willing to learn and love to please. Another reason I use labs, is becuase if you are in a manual wheelchair, they are usually strong enough to pull it, as well as brace you when you are standing/walking for support and balance. You can also use Golden Retrievers, but they tend to be, oh how would you say it, ditzy. All that blond hair....;) German Shepards are another breed I love, but they can be very hard to correctly train and they are not a retrieving breed, they are a herding breed and that can lead to problems if not correctly handled while they are pups. Not a breed I would reccomend unless you have trained service dogs before. Basically you can use any breed, or any dog from the pound if it has the required drive and temperment and is correctly trained and handled, Labs are just easier than most to use. I would NOT use a Labradoodle, Goldendoodle, any of those new "doodles". They tend to have major issues with temperment and training.
As far as how to tell when the dog needs to go out, hang a bell on your door. Everytime you take the dog out, ring the bell. Eventually the dog will figure out to ring the bell when they need to go outside. Some take longer to learn than others. Let me know if it doesn't work, somtimes you have to change it a bit for each individual dog.
Hope this helps and I didn't ramble on too much!
Best wishes!
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