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03-27-2011, 04:29 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Florida
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| Any Other Service Dog Yorkies? Hi! I am new to this site and was woundering fi there are anyother Service dog yorkies here? We are always trying to make new friends and hope to find some service yorkie friends?!!! Love Phoebe! |
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03-27-2011, 06:30 PM | #2 |
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| Mine aren't service dogs but when I use to work with the Deaf and hard of hearing who used service dogs I starting thinking how Yorkies would be very good companion dogs for the Deaf. I even starting signing (finger spelling words) to my one Yorkie to see how she'd pick it up and so far she's pretty adept at it. I was even thinking about donating a pup (post temperament and intelligence testing of course) to someone in need through the Deaf Society in my city.
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03-30-2011, 11:46 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker | Hi There! What type of service work do your yorkies do? I recently adopted a yorkie who will be 4 years in June. I started taking him to a trainer because basically he's had almost no useful training. He is super sweet and has really come out of his shell in the 3 months we've owned him. We discussed training him for children therapy because he LOVES kids! What are your thoughts? |
03-30-2011, 05:08 PM | #4 |
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| My service yorkie alerts to my medical attacks and also is a PSD so a medical alert/PSD! Service dogs and Therapy dogs are two diffrent things. Service dogs assist people with disabilities and are asigned to one perason lets say a blind man or girl with a sezuire disorder the one dog alerts to sezuires the other guides him those are both service dogs. Another set of dogs lets say a trained and a woman these to dogs vist hospitas to cheer people up and such that is a therapy dog. |
04-29-2011, 10:13 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: orlando, florida USA
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| Training My Yorkie wakes me up to take my medication! He seems to do this with no training at all, its amazing and strange. He will lie beside me if I am having a bad day but he gets agitated if I don't wake up to take my meds and he licks my face, until I sit up and take the meds with a drink. Then he lies back down. He has been with me since he left his mother and I think he just got used to the routine. Would he qualify as a service dog, I am much more relaxed when he is with me as I know I won't miss my medicine. |
04-29-2011, 10:44 AM | #6 | |
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04-29-2011, 10:52 AM | #7 |
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| My yorkie is a therapy dog, but she isn't a service dog. She visits hospitals & nursing homes. Now that I think about it, I wish she was a service dog that cleans my house & does the laundry. hee hee
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04-29-2011, 11:14 AM | #8 |
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| Mine isn't a service or therapy dog.... but I just wanted to say Phoebe is SOOOOOOOOOO "CUTE"!!!! |
04-29-2011, 12:11 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: orlando, florida USA
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| Phoebe is cute!! I am replying to all the people who posted on this thread. First of all thank you for taking the time to reply, I really appreciate your input. My dog helps me even when I am not at home, he came with me to Washington DC for five days and he not only reminded me to take my medicine he also helped me with my fear of flying! This was the first time in ages that I did not take a tranquilizer before flying. I needed to be sure to keep my wits about me as this was Mogwi's first flight. The stewardess let me keep him on my lap almost the whole flight. Having him on my lap, stroking and talking to him was immensely calming to me and removed my need for the tranquiler all together. I have been taking pre flight tranquilizers for 8 years now! I took him on as a pet so I had to pay $100 per segment and on the way back the stewardess did not allow me to have him on my knee, causing major stress to Mogwi and me. The other passengers were not too happy either. The difference was like night and day. What can I do to make sure he is allowed on my lap? It seems that it is a question of the personal preference of the stewardess, so basically if she/he does not like dogs I have to take a tranquilizer, seems very unfair. |
04-30-2011, 03:39 PM | #10 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA
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| I have a yorkie that is a service dog. For psychatrict disabilites. When I was in the hospital and had to have many surgries, she never, ever left my side after I came home. I could not hardly move when I got home, and still my sweet little Suzi stayed there right next to me. It was amazing that she knew instinctly I was not well. Antime I have a scratch or any mark on my body Suzi comes to me and will lick my scratch for about 15 minutes. She was not trained for this , but does it all the time. I do have a note from my Psychatrist to have her here , because my apt. complex does not allow dogs. But a service dog is considered a working dog, and follows the guidelines of the ADA . My autistic son also benifits from Suzi. Suzi now will not sleep anywhere but with him . She will whine and scratch on his door to be with him. I think she is either use to being near him, or knows that he needs the extra support to be able to get a good nights rest. Suzi is on the hyperactive side, and extremely protective of both my son and I. So it is hard to take her out to public places. We also have anther service dog, who is a shih tzu. Now she is also considered a psychatric service dog. And has a much more calmer temperment. And easier to work with. She foloows me everywhere , and barks when the alarm clock goes off every morning, due to me not hearing it because of the heavy medications I take. Wakes up my son every morning for school. He has to catch the bus by 6:30 every am. Because he goes to a special school that is out of town. I do have permission for both these dogs to be with us as service/working dogs. I have a service dog cape with patches on it, saying service dog , and has the propper idenification to allow her to go with us. I am a pretty much recluse, and can have great anxiety , among other things that the dogs pick up on. Having them near me, helps me get up when I still am asleep at 2pm, and alarms me when my son's school bus is here. Although both are small toy breed dogs, they certainly are very good as service dogs to both my son and I. I am always amazed just how much they can pick up on our emotions , and never leaving our side . Always, their is at least one of them right next to us, no matter what we are doing.
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05-06-2011, 03:34 AM | #11 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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| This is one big reason I am looking forward to having a dog again, to help me overcome my inability to go outside (agoraphobia). After years of being a virtual recluse from my accident injuries I need help & support in leaving the home. I know having a dog I am closely bonded to will refocus my anxiety from me to caring for my dog. Hopefully this will enable me to get out but even if it doesn't having the constant unconditional love and affection a dog provides will be strengthening. So I am hopeful and hunting for just that right dog so this was an interesting thread. Thank you Jo |
05-06-2011, 12:04 PM | #12 |
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| Lily is an emotional support animal. |
05-06-2011, 12:20 PM | #13 |
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| Laci is my therapy dog! I got her while I was battling cancer, she layed by my side for months, she was the best cure ever. I also have severe anxiety and she has been a great emotional support. Love my dog!
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05-07-2011, 02:35 PM | #14 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Reedsburg, Wisconsin USA
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| My DH, Molly and I just returned from our neighboring cities Humane Society's Fund Raiser. There was a silent auction and I had the winning bid on a therapy training Course for Molly. Since she is only a little over a year old, I'm going to enroll next spring. The two day course teaches me to teach her what is expected of a therapy dog. Once the course is complete, Molly and I will be able test out when I feel we While we were at the event, many people thought she would be a good dog therapy dog. Last edited by together4ever; 05-07-2011 at 02:38 PM. Reason: Mistakes |
05-07-2011, 02:42 PM | #15 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Reedsburg, Wisconsin USA
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| Sorry for the errors in previous post. We can test out when I feel we are ready. |
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