I think the AS are very smart dogs. They would probably make good service dogs
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stefanie Brannan Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] service animals Marsha, have you ever looked into trying another breed for your hearing SD? I love Chis to death but I am sure it is hard to find just the right one for that kind of work (like Pepper). Pepper sounds wonderful and I bet it will be hard to replace him. Other small dogs to consider if you don't find a Chi that fits might be a Papillon or a Toy Australian Shepherd. I have seen both breeds exceed in things like agility and obedience. They are very smart and very focused (especially Aussies). I am sure some Chis can be, too. Stefanie --- On Thu, 1/8/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] service animals To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 9:48 PM (It does take a very special dog....in fact, I am now on my THIRD attempt at a replacement for Pepper. Pepper desperately needs to retire. He is way to,old to continue working and his health is not good. I have been trying for 2 years to replace him so he can retire.....I am now on my third attempt. The first two simply did not have what it takes to be a service animal. Cayenne was the first I tried and she does not have a long enough attention span...she didn't make it far at all. Dijon was my next attempt...he has done a great job at alert training and I was so happy....till we made our first venture into public...turns out he is terrified of strangers... way too timid......so now I am still searching. I have recently noticed Berry is doing some nice alerting...he is still a pup so too early to tell...but he may be trainable... ...but it is not just every dog that can make the cut...it takes a very special kind of dog to become a service animal. Marsha > Yes, some can open the fridge, turn on lights, open doors, etc, etc. > It's amazing! I think some dogs are just born with a natural ability to > do some of these things SDs do. Of course, they are rigorously trained > to do those things. But I think you have to find one that will be eager > to please and enjoy the work they do for their human. My husband and > I, fortunately, don't need a service dog. But my male Australian > Shepherd, Twister, has taught himself how to alert my husband and me to > the phone ringing, the oven/microwave timer beeping and other noises > around the house. He gets all excited, jumps on us and guides us to the > noise. We can hear it ourselves but Twister just taught himself to do > that. He really would make an excellent hearing dog! > Stefanie > > --- On Thu, 1/8/09, Mare~~ <bittyd...@gmail. com <mailto:bittydogs%40gmail.com> > wrote: > > From: Mare~~ <bittyd...@gmail. com <mailto:bittydogs%40gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] service animals > To: chihuah...@yahoogro ups.com <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> > Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 9:29 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > I wish I had a service dog for when I can't walk too much because of the > pain. He/she could open the fridge and stuff like that. Hugs,Mare > > > -------Original Message----- -- > > > From: Stefanie Brannan > Date: 1/8/2009 8:24:15 PM > To: chihuah...@yahoogro ups.com > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] service animals > > > > > > > > Well said Marsha. My father has been in a wheelchair for 20 years now. > He is paraplegic (paralize d from the mid-back, down) because of an > accident. He doesn't have a service dog (my step-mom helps him) but I > understand where you are coming from. Such as..... I know that people > who aren't disabled will sometimes park in the handicapped parking > spaces just because they are too lazy to walk far. At least they can > walk! > Stefanie > > --- On Thu, 1/8/09, ruff...@prtcnet. org <ruff...@prtcnet. org> wrote: > > From: ruff...@prtcnet. org <ruff...@prtcnet. org> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] service animals > To: chihuah...@yahoogro ups.com > Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 8:13 PM > > > > > I want to address the entire issue of service animals and the law > regarding their access rights. First, let me say, Sharron, I am NOT > trying to be mean to you or anything. I do not know if you have a > disability or if Katie is trained to assist you in any way. If you > do/she is, then I have absolutely no issues with your situation. She > does look nice, there is no doubt about that. > > But, at the same time, I wanna try to explain a little about "the other > side" There was a time when anyone with a disability was just flat out > of luck. They could not work, they had no chance to socialise, they > realy did not have a life. However, it has taken a lot of years and a > lot of dedication, but those of us with a disability are now able to do > many of the things that people without a disability take for granted. > > I have a boatload of chihuahuas. I love each of them dearly, and when I > am going somewhere where they are allowed to go, I enjoy taking them and > showing them off. I also have an SD. Pepper is by no means my "cutest" > chi....he is not the one everyone will "awwwww" over. But, he is the one > I depend on. > > Emagine going into a store to do your regular routine shopping. You walk > in, you get what you want, you pay, you leave...never giving a thought > to it. Now, emagine you are in a wheelchair and every iten you need to > buy is out of your reach....so you turn to your trusty friend, you gets > the item for you. > > Emagine you are in a dark area that you are not familiar with and you > hear a sound....look around and don't see anyone....you quickly make > your way to a lighted area and now feel safe. Now, emagine you are in > the same area and you do NOT hear the sound....but there is a mugger > behind you who grabs you, rapes you, steals everything you have and > leaves you for dead. Or emagine you don't hear a sound, but your trusty > friend walking behind you does...he alerts you to it and you quickly > leave the area and are spared. > > Emagine you are going for a job interview in a building you are > unfamiliar with. You walk across the parking lot, cross the walkway, > enter the door, get into the elevator, push the button that will take > you to the right floor and enter the room where you are to go. Now, > emagine, you are going for the same interview... the first one you have > had in 3 years...because no one wants to hire the blind girl.....you > don't see the cars, walk right into one parked into the parking > lot...which of course sets off the alarm....make it out of the parking > lot and to the crosswalk, where suddenly you hear horn blast because you > didn't see the car > comming...somehow you make it to the building, fumble around for the > door....ask someone to lead you to the elevator...finally arrive at your > interview, don't get the job because you are so diheveled from your > adventures in getting there. Now, same scenario, but this time, your > trusty friend leads you around the parked cars, holds you back till > traffic is clear, leads you through the doors and directly to the > elevators... . > > In 1996, I left home for the first time to live in my own appartment. I > was in a town where I knew no one.... I was 5 hours from any friends or > family. MY SD at the time, Joe, made this possible for me. I could not > have gone without him. No one would wake me up, no one would tell me > someone was at the door, no one would alert me if an intruder broke into > my appartment while I slept. But, thanks to my trusty friend by my side, > I was able to venture into the real world. > > For many years, dogs have had the ability to do this stuff for us, but > the law did not allow them in public places. Finally law caught up with > reality and we now have a legal right to have that trusty friend by our > sides....not to show off how cute they are, not to just have a buddy > with us....but to give us the ability to do the things that the rest of > you take for granted. We have fought twice as hard to be considered half > as good. > > When someone fakes a service animal, they are telling us that they do > not care about our limitations. They don't care if we get ran over, > attacked in the dark, leave a store without items we need because we > can't reach them, ect. And everytime store personele sees an able bodied > person with a fake service animal, it makes it that much harder for us > to get them to accept ours as legit. > > Faking a service animal is no different than going around riding in a > wheelchair just because you are too lazy to walk. Instead of faking a > service animal, try instead to only take your pet places where they are > welcomed.... .then thank god for giving you the ability to live a normal > life.......because some of us are not that blessed..... . > > MArsha > > This email contains correspondence from an attorney and may contain > privileged information. If you are not the intended receipient, please > delete. > > Do not tell god how big your storm is. 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