qualified Service Dogs

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Service  Dogs who assist their handler in mobility support with things such as:

• picking up items that are dropped
• standing or sitting still for the handler to use them as  a brace for getting up/down
• walk beside a mobility assisting device such as  walkers or scooters
• help with steadiness on stairways
• retrieving medications and other items
• turning lights on/off
• opening /closing doors

Service  Dogs who assist their handler with injuries of the mind do tasks such as:

• interrupting impulses such as shaking legs, fidgeting hands or pick of the skin
• provide security with things like entering a room first and turning on lights
• deep pressure therapy for anxiety and tactile stimulation
• crowd control or "keeping the distance" through handler blocking 
• alerting handler to changes in mood or mental status
• retrieving medications and other items

 A service dog can help someone with a hearing impairment by performing tasks such as:

• alerting handler to presence of others
• alerting handler to oncoming traffic
• alerting handler to phone or alarm going off
• alerting handler to their name being called

 A service dog can help someone with a medical disability such as seizure disorders, diabetes, cardiac rhythm disturbances and allergic reaction/alert by performing tasks such as:

• retrieving medication or phone if needed
• alerting the handler to changes in medical condition ( impending seizure, low blood sugar, cardiac rhythm disturbances)
• altering others to the need for assistance
• watching over the individual and providing comfort until help arrives or episode subsides

 A service dog can help someone with autism spectrum disorder or similar conditions by  performing such tasks as:

• facilitating social interactions
• preventing the handler from bolting or taking off into a situation that may cause them harm
• calming down the handler by performing deep pressure therapy

A service dog can help someone with a visual impairment or blindness by performing  tasks such as:

• guide handler safely through streets and traffic
• guide handler to doorways, elevators 
• push buttons to open doors 
• retrieve phone, medication or other objects