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:

• Seeing Eye/Visual Assistance Dogs

• Medical Alert Dogs

• Severe Allergy Alert Dogs

• Hearing Impaired Dogs

• Brace/Mobility Support Dogs

• Autism Assistance Dogs

• Seizure Alert/Response Dogs

• Diabetic Alert Dogs

• Psychiatric Service Dogs

• Wheelchair Assistance Dogs

• Fears and Phobias

• PTSD

Types of Scent Detection:

• Diabetes 1

• Diabetes 2 (harder to detect)

• Hypoglycemia

• Allergies (peanuts, other nuts, spices, fish, etc)

• Gluten Allergies (celiac disease)

Pain Relief:

• Fibromyalgia pain

• Chronic pain

• Arthritis or sciatica

• Back pain