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by vonissk on 08 September 2012 - 02:09
Ah Susan I loved the video!!!! 2 big smiles in one day.somebody upstairs must like me.
I liked your guys disability stories. Maybe I should paint--or better yet beadwork--my cane in red and white and see how far I get. LOL. Dang forgot Podunk America and everuybody knows me.................LOL...........
by Kanas Kennels on 08 September 2012 - 15:09
I've been training dogs for 40 years & I can say without a doubt that YES, dogs CAN alert on migraines. They have to be the kind of dog that has the NATURAL alert ability such as seizure alert, anxiety alert etc. I had a service dog that I trained myself & he would always alert on my headaches. He could tell me if I was going to have a normal headache or a migraine. If it was a normal headache, he'd just lick my head; but if it was going to be a migraine, he'd lick my head & whine & keep licking like he was trying to make it better. One time I was driving {and thank God my husband was with me} & all of a sudden, EVERYTHING went white & I couldn't see. Dagger {my service dog} started acting FRANTIC licking my forehead & whining a LOT. My husband helped me pull over so he could drive. We were going to go home, but Dagger was very serious & wouldn't let it go, then next thing I knew I got SLAMMED with a migraine like no other, so my husband just took me to the ER. After running tests, they found out that I was having a stroke. They said that if I'd have waited any longer that I'd have been in big trouble. They asked how I knew something was different about this migraine so I told them it was my DOG that alerted that something was seriously wrong. He saved my life that day.
I hope this helps. If you'd like any further info, feel free to call me at: 801-686-1496 or email me at: kanasgsdpaps@aol.com. These are the best ways to contact me because I don't ever look at these messages. Sincerely Kana Biddle
I hope this helps. If you'd like any further info, feel free to call me at: 801-686-1496 or email me at: kanasgsdpaps@aol.com. These are the best ways to contact me because I don't ever look at these messages. Sincerely Kana Biddle
by Sunsilver on 08 September 2012 - 15:09
I used to get migranes, but they stopped when I stopped having my period, and quit my very stressful nursing job. When I was diagnosed, the doctor stressed that I needed to take my medication the minute I noticed the first symptoms, as this would often prevent a full-blown migrane from happening. This is where an alert dog could be very valuable, as they would likely alert to the symptoms before the migrane sufferer was aware of them.
My dogs are both trained to alert to things I cannot hear when I take my cochlear implant (left ear) and hearing aid (right ear) off for the night.
Without my ear gear, I can be standing directly underneath the smoke alarm and not hear it. As I heat the house mainly with wood in the winter, being able to hear the smoke alarm is pretty important.
My dogs really do not perform a service for me in public, but I have trained both of them to ADI standards for public access. If I were to go away somewhere, and have to stay in a hotel room, I would need them to alert me to fire alarms, etc., and when travelling, it's not always possible to leave your dogs in the car when shopping or eating in a restaurant.
I take them with me to local stores, to keep their skills sharp. Wal Mart treats them extremely well, and Canadian Tire does too, though I don't take them in there as often because the store is more difficult to navigate with a dog (aisles are smaller and more crowded.) I have been kicked out of restaurants, but that was when I lived in another town. Because I don't REALLY need my dog's support in public, if I'm not welcomed somewhere, I just avoid the place. Yes, I know, I really should step up to the plate, to educate store owners, for the sake of people who really rely on their dogs in public. I am hoping to do puppy-raising for a local service dog organization, so I will have to become more assertive about this.
My male GSD likely saved my life one night, when I fell into a fencepost hole, and was unable to get out. He allowed me to lean my full weight on his back so I could pull myself upright. And no, he's never had any mobility support training. It was purely instinctive on his part. The temperature was below freezing, and there were no people around, so I likely would have succumbed to hypothermia before morning if I hadn't been able to free myself.
The really good service dogs know when to go beyond their training to assist. I've heard dozens and dozens of stories about this.
The first story i remember hearing was about a blind person who got their sight back through an operation. The sight wasn't perfect, and because they'd been blind so long their brain had trouble interpreting what they were seeing.
One day, they had their former Seeing Eye dog on leash, and were trying to cross the street, but the crosswalk was blocked by a float truck. Since the truck was empty, they just could not figure out what this obstacle was, or how to get around it. The former Seeing Eye dog reached up and grabbed the leash in its teeth, and led them around the obstacle.
Yes, of course, the dog was a GSD, as this was the early days of the Seeing Eye.
My dogs are both trained to alert to things I cannot hear when I take my cochlear implant (left ear) and hearing aid (right ear) off for the night.
Without my ear gear, I can be standing directly underneath the smoke alarm and not hear it. As I heat the house mainly with wood in the winter, being able to hear the smoke alarm is pretty important.
My dogs really do not perform a service for me in public, but I have trained both of them to ADI standards for public access. If I were to go away somewhere, and have to stay in a hotel room, I would need them to alert me to fire alarms, etc., and when travelling, it's not always possible to leave your dogs in the car when shopping or eating in a restaurant.
I take them with me to local stores, to keep their skills sharp. Wal Mart treats them extremely well, and Canadian Tire does too, though I don't take them in there as often because the store is more difficult to navigate with a dog (aisles are smaller and more crowded.) I have been kicked out of restaurants, but that was when I lived in another town. Because I don't REALLY need my dog's support in public, if I'm not welcomed somewhere, I just avoid the place. Yes, I know, I really should step up to the plate, to educate store owners, for the sake of people who really rely on their dogs in public. I am hoping to do puppy-raising for a local service dog organization, so I will have to become more assertive about this.
My male GSD likely saved my life one night, when I fell into a fencepost hole, and was unable to get out. He allowed me to lean my full weight on his back so I could pull myself upright. And no, he's never had any mobility support training. It was purely instinctive on his part. The temperature was below freezing, and there were no people around, so I likely would have succumbed to hypothermia before morning if I hadn't been able to free myself.
The really good service dogs know when to go beyond their training to assist. I've heard dozens and dozens of stories about this.
The first story i remember hearing was about a blind person who got their sight back through an operation. The sight wasn't perfect, and because they'd been blind so long their brain had trouble interpreting what they were seeing.
One day, they had their former Seeing Eye dog on leash, and were trying to cross the street, but the crosswalk was blocked by a float truck. Since the truck was empty, they just could not figure out what this obstacle was, or how to get around it. The former Seeing Eye dog reached up and grabbed the leash in its teeth, and led them around the obstacle.
Yes, of course, the dog was a GSD, as this was the early days of the Seeing Eye.
by Mystere on 10 September 2012 - 19:09
Excellent thread and discussion. I share Gsd Newbie's issues with fakers. I know of at least FOUR national competitors who fake, cheat and lie, so their dogs travel in the cabin. We would ALL like our dogs in the cabin, rather than cargo. FMost of us just don't lie to get it. I want them prosecuted, frankly.
by Mystere on 10 September 2012 - 19:09
My first sch dog was a bitch that warned me 3-5 days before cooties put me in bed for daya. It took me a while to noye the connection, but once I did, whenever Magic started hovering over me, I loaded up on Vit C , echinacea, etc. Sometimes, I headed off being in bed for days, others I may have lessened the impact. Her mother was a seizure alert dog for a child with epilepsy. This was discovered when the family visited the kennel for a pup. The bitch became concerned with the kid and ckearly was worried about her. The seizure hit an hour later. The family went back for the bitch, who alerted a few more rimes the first week. Totally untrained.
by Sunsilver on 11 September 2012 - 17:09
Speaking of siezure alert dogs, I found this story on Yahoo news today. For some reason, the text editor is giving me trouble with posting a direct link, so here's the story via cut-and-paste:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/good-news/rescue-dog-detects-6-old-boy-seizures-165731989.html
Six-year-old Leo suffers from multiple brain aneurysms that cause seizures. By his fifth birthday, he'd undergone three brain surgeries. During Leo's long stays at the hospital, the young boy fell in love with the therapy dogs brought in by Love on 4 Paws to comfort the sick children. "As soon as the dogs came, he lit up," Yasmine, Leo's mom, said. "He started walking, he started having them do tricks...he was laughing, he was smiling, and within three days he was out of the hospital." Yasmine decided to get Leo his own dog. A dog named Henry, saved from a shelter's "kill list," quickly became both Leo's new best friend and therapy dog. With some training, Henry became Leo's seizure-detector: he can identify the chemical scent of Leo's body right before a seizure and will alert Yasmine when one is about to happen. "Dogs can smell the smells that the body is going to let off before the seizure and they learn that this is not normal and will raise the alarm," said Bob Taylor, who trains dogs to detect seizures. "Henry's ability to detect seizures is a natural talent. It happened by accident, and it consistently keeps happening," Yasmine told The Pet Collective. "The fact that he is by Leo's side is so valuable to me. I know that he is there for Leo." Henry stays by Leo's side during each episode. "It has helped Leo so much to just recover from all of these hospital visits and these pokings and proddings, and concentrate more on being a little boy, and being a little boy with his dog," Yasmine said. "They have a connection deeper than I could have ever imagined." Watch their story in a video from The Pet Collective below.
Edit: okay, looks like I WAS able to post an active link to the story, but it took about 4 or 5 tries! Please click on the link to watch the heart-warming video mentioned at the end of the article. It tells what a wonderful difference even the therapy dogs that visited the hospital made in this child's life!
Anyone else think Henry might be part white GSD?
What and AWESOME dog he is, regardless of his breed!
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/good-news/rescue-dog-detects-6-old-boy-seizures-165731989.html
Six-year-old Leo suffers from multiple brain aneurysms that cause seizures. By his fifth birthday, he'd undergone three brain surgeries. During Leo's long stays at the hospital, the young boy fell in love with the therapy dogs brought in by Love on 4 Paws to comfort the sick children. "As soon as the dogs came, he lit up," Yasmine, Leo's mom, said. "He started walking, he started having them do tricks...he was laughing, he was smiling, and within three days he was out of the hospital." Yasmine decided to get Leo his own dog. A dog named Henry, saved from a shelter's "kill list," quickly became both Leo's new best friend and therapy dog. With some training, Henry became Leo's seizure-detector: he can identify the chemical scent of Leo's body right before a seizure and will alert Yasmine when one is about to happen. "Dogs can smell the smells that the body is going to let off before the seizure and they learn that this is not normal and will raise the alarm," said Bob Taylor, who trains dogs to detect seizures. "Henry's ability to detect seizures is a natural talent. It happened by accident, and it consistently keeps happening," Yasmine told The Pet Collective. "The fact that he is by Leo's side is so valuable to me. I know that he is there for Leo." Henry stays by Leo's side during each episode. "It has helped Leo so much to just recover from all of these hospital visits and these pokings and proddings, and concentrate more on being a little boy, and being a little boy with his dog," Yasmine said. "They have a connection deeper than I could have ever imagined." Watch their story in a video from The Pet Collective below.
Edit: okay, looks like I WAS able to post an active link to the story, but it took about 4 or 5 tries! Please click on the link to watch the heart-warming video mentioned at the end of the article. It tells what a wonderful difference even the therapy dogs that visited the hospital made in this child's life!
Anyone else think Henry might be part white GSD?
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