This is absolutely amazing. What a great furbaby!! Your did a very good job training her. Zippy -------Original Message------- From: Marina Date: 7/18/2010 9:51:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Hi Everyone I actually only discovered small breed Service Dogs myself about two years ago. I was at Disneyland and a friend of a friend had a small Chi Service Dog. She had a seizure disorder and told me that she didn't need a big breed dog to warn her of an oncoming seizure. It was such an obvious fact, but one I had never thought of. It was great timing because my pulmonary Drs had been discussing the fact that I needed a companion to go to school with me if I planned to continue my education because of the severity of my breathing problems. They were thinking about a nurse. I suggested a dog. LoL They thought I was crazy at first. Dog hair? Allergies? LoL. But then we started to discuss small breed dogs and eventually found Lizzie. She is self-trained, which just means that we didn't purchase or recieve her through an organization--though there are organizations with small breed service dogs out there. I found that training her myself, with help from professsional s, made it easier to train her to my specific needs, rather than having her trained and then given to me. She has passed all public access tests and is tagged as a service dog by the state. She's small enough to travel easily with me everywhere, to ride with me on my electric scooter when I need to use it, and to sit comfortably in a bag (labeled service dog) in resturaunts. Her size makes her so convenient. But she does have a big job. She can tell when my heart rate is elevated, when I'm having trouble breathing, when I'm just feeling bad. She is trained to alert me when my breathing changes, and if I do not take appropriate action--or my meds aren't working--she is trained to alert to members of my family. Her real job is when I'm out in the world without my family. She alerts to me, but if I am unable to speak and need help, she is trained to unhook her leash and find help. She carries my emergancy medication and medical information. We're a great team, and I don't know what I would do without her. I hope this answers your questions! If you have any more, feel free to ask. Lizzie and I love to spread the word about great Service Dog teams--especially Chi partners.
--- In [email protected], "Marina" <mcburge...@...> wrote: > > http://groups.yahoo com/group/Chihuahuas/photos/album/52330304/pic/179101632/view > > Hey everyone, > > Just wanted to introduce myself and my little girl. Lizzie is going to be four this year, and for the last two years she and I have worked together as a Service Dog team. She's my Super Service Chihuahua. LoL. She's Medical Alert, which means that she lets me know when I need medication, and she also lets others know that I am in need of help when I can not speak for myself. She's a wonderful comapanion and partner. There are a few pictures of her on the job, if you follow the link. I'll probably add some more! > > Thanks for this great Chihuahua group! > > Marina >
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