[ SHOWGSD-L ] More on Service Dogs
- From: "David Fritsche" <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'The list'" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:54:28 -0800
We have two Service dogs in service right now. The brother to our CH.Mar
Haven's Last Cowboy Song HSAS is an amazing service dog...We had kept him to
show and someone came to learn about GSD as she was considering switching
from Doberman's. She fell in love with him ( RODEO) and he with her to
the point of tears...and in tears I let him go.
The other one is with a woman that had served our Country in Viet Nam...and
she has serious PTS....the dog has literally saved her life. Just ONE of
the things she is supposed to do is ALERT the owner just before she gets
stressed...and GUIDE her out of really LOUD situations that cause her to 'go
back' to noises of war.
In other words....these dogs MUST handle all kinds of noise!! They cannot
'bail' on their owner physically or mentally because of any situation
or noise. Sound shy is not acceptable for any working dog. They are
tested for that even as Guide Dogs.
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.marhaven.com
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For many years we donated one dog from every litter to Guide Dogs, until
they started their own breeding program. Not sure what they are doing but I
hear they are reconsidering their program after some decline in their
program.
Form our last litter, Alycia's Indy to Zena, we have two in service homes.
One is in the home with a very serious diabetic who was on constant guard
for comas. At 7 months he is already in tune with the problem and alerts the
family when she starts to slip into the coma state. They absolutely love
him.
The second went to a lady in a wheel chair who had tried a few dogs before,
selected and approved by her handicapped program, which she trained for over
a year, but who simply did not work out. She has the other from this litter
and at 7 months, with only a couple of months training is doing it all.
I could not be prouder of our breed or of these puppies. They are beautiful,
intelligent, and sound in temperament.
Dave
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