On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:31:17 -0800 (PST) Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for sharing that, Craig. I am sorry to hear that your wife has > seizures. I have recently just read about seizure dogs. IT IS AMAZING. > I could not believe what I was reading! For those who don't know, > seizure alert dogs can tell when a person is about to have a seizure > BEFORE the person knows they are going to have one. The dog alerts the > person and is also trained to protect them during the seizure (laying > between them and objects, etc). Craig, correct me if I'm wrong. That is > my understanding. The book I read said that doctors are not sure how > seizure dogs work but they think the dogs can smell changes in brain > chemistry that precede a seizure! Chris, You are correct. Our dog's grandfather can warn his owner typically 20 minutes before a seizure. Once he warned an hour beforehand. Since the talent to detect seizures runs in dog families, we're expecting good things from Ori. > The newest thing is melanoma detection dogs. Absolutely amazing. Actually, they can detect all kinds of cancers. > There are also termite sniffing dogs ... I hadn't heard that, but it doesn't surprise me. > Gentle as a lamb with our one year old... really neat to watch them > interact. And she'll be very protective of the little one as they both grow up. Craig
