Types of Service Dogs:
Below are some of the tasks that service dogs are used for. I will build on this section as there are many more tasks to be included.
Task and Assistance Work:
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Seeing Eye/Visual Assistance Dogs
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Medical Alert Dogs
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Severe Allergy Alert Dogs
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Hearing Impaired Dogs
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Brace/Mobility Support Dogs
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Autism Assistance Dogs
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Seizure Alert/Response Dogs
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Diabetic Alert Dogs
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Psychiatric Service Dogs
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Wheelchair Assistance Dogs
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Fears and Phobias
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PTSD
Types of Scent Detection:
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Diabetes 1
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Diabetes 2 (harder to detect)
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Hypoglycemia
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Allergies (peanuts, other nuts, spices, fish, etc)
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Gluten Allergies (celiac disease)
Pain Relief:
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Fibromyalgia pain
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Chronic pain
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Arthritis or sciatica
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Back pain