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The value of an animal

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jun 17 8:11pm | Replies (102)

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I came across a support animal at the San Anontio airport. The dog was pretty big but kept pulling away from its owner . The owner could not figure out why the dog wanted to come over to me. As they (dog and owner) got close I fell straight backwards and started having a seizure. The dog nudged me over to my side and laid across the top of me The gate agent called for help. The owner of the dog was surprised the dog sensed my seizure but that’s not what the dog had been trained for heart problems. The dog felt very calming laying across on me. Now since I have gotten neuropathy (tremors, dizziness and balance problems) I have been trying to find out more information on how to train a support animal. I would need one that could open the front door to get help when I fall. We have a pretty big dog now that is a year old. I can’t work with the dog. It’s not leash trained and has pulled me down. The neighbors called 911 where the paramedics could get me up. When he was smaller it was like he could sense something was wrong with me. Now he practically knocks me down. How can you get a support dog trained where it’s not 23.000 dollars. Does anyone have any ideas? I have tried to google it but no luck. I found a military man that trained dogs for disabled vets but he would not help me with this dog.

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The American Kennel Club has some information on how to train your own service dog on their site that provides links to some information that may help - https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/service-dog-training-101/.