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Originally Posted by mscat  Without A doubt I love Suzi with all my heart. It just was not like I was able to go out and buy a "dog" becasue I wanted one as a pet. |
Actually a lot of service dogs start out as pets. They are loving family members who one day out of pure coincidence become life savers. I know of several situations of this both in the Yorkie and Doberman worlds that I am involved with.
In one instance the woman who was previously in perfect health suddenly developed epilepsy. Her Doberman, who was never trained for any kind of service work, sensed the seisure coming on and instinctively jumped on her and pinned her down. She said at first she was scared not understanding what her dog was trying to do but when she started to convulse she understood. Her dog stayed there on top of her holding her down until the convulsions stopped and then started nudging her and kissing her to wake her up. Everytime the dog senses a seizure coming on (usually about 2 minutes before they hit) she starts poking and prodding her owner so that her owner can prepare for the seizure.
I also have a friend who's Yorkie alerts her when her blood sugar is low.
I am absolutely amazed by how intuitive our furkids really are!