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Originally Posted by red98vett I do have a question 
What kind of Service Dog rides in a Pink Stroller ? What Service is this dog able to do all zipped in a stroller ?
I'm really curious because I keep reading about it ....but to me... a Service dog would be a dog that would need to be NEAR me to sense a problem & be able to Alert (or whatever it is they do) when there's a problem.
Most strollers have a dog encased so they can't jump out - They are zipped in and sometimes WITH a harness. What good is a service dog if it's in a stroller and you have a seizure or something ? How would the dog even KNOW if someone had a seizure ?
if a person is disabled and couldn't bend over for instance. They dropped their car keys - A yorkie in a Stroller is of no use to that person. It sure couldn't pick up those car keys for the owner. So ....How would a easy-riding stylin shopping yorkie in Walmart be of "Service" ? |
Service dogs are not always "working" but they are always service dogs. It could be she needs her dog with her at certain times of the day or for certain appointments she has, but the service dog has to be with it's owner 24/7 and needs access for this reason.
There are dogs trained to do all manner of things for people including simply being there for comfort when a person with social anxiety disorder feels an anxiety attack coming on for example. Soem are trained to call 911 from the home phone or alert when the dorrbell rings at home so they may not "work" at all when they are out of the house, but they are still service animals. The special relationship that develops requires the owner and dog to be together almost constantly.
Several of my dogs are alert dogs and they alert to specific sounds they hear and it doesn't matter where they are they can hear the sound and alert.