Thursday, March 21, 2013

Service Dog Equipment For Handicapped People

By Jill Faulkner


The need for working pets is greater than ever, and this means there are many people who need service dog equipment. Most people think of these animals as being utilized by the blind. However, there are a number of disabilities where a working pet is being utilized to increase the ability of handicapped people to remain independent.

Wounded soldiers often utilize working animals to help them in a variety of ways. For individuals who have experienced brain injuries, their vision or hearing might be impaired without being completely lost. In addition, someone suffering seizures or nervous ticks from an injury might need a working pet to warn others of a seizure, or simply to protect the wounded Vet.

It is an unfortunate fact that the public does not always respond to these animals in a positive way. Not every disability is obvious to everyone around, and simply because a person does not carry a white cane does not mean the animal is not their assistant. The public needs to be better educated about this fact so that misunderstandings can be avoided.

There have even been instances where these animals have been kicked because someone was afraid of it. These pets are trained to never react violently against a human being, no matter what. With such training, to abuse such an animal is about the lowest a person can go, and the owner of the working pet has every right to press criminal charges against anyone who tries to hurt his or her animal.

If anyone wishes to help one of these wounded warriors, they can purchase and donate any of a number of items that will help identify their working animal. Harnesses, capes, and jackets are all available which will identify the animal for what it is, and possibly have the name of the pet as well. This goes a long way towards preventing misunderstanding, and helping to keep these sweet animals safe.

These pets receive a great deal of training specific to the individual who will receive them, and this is very costly to Vets and their families. By donating training hours one can help these soldiers get the assistance that they need, even if they are on a limited pension. It is important for us to provide these support networks to wounded Vets who were injured through no fault of their own.

It has been discovered in recent years that autistic children respond very well to animals, and family members can actually communicate with the children through a pet. Not only that, but children with various forms of autism require protection, and an animal provides that. Disabled people are the most vulnerable individuals in any society, and having a specially trained German Shepherd at their side can definitely deter bullying.

Donating hours of training or service dog equipment to troops, the blind, autistic children, or anyone else who is in need of such a service animal is an excellent charity. Not only that, but helping to provide education to the public is a necessary service. There are problems with the TSA, schools, and sometimes even apartment managers when it comes to the acceptance of these pets in public.




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