Did you know? Service dogs are trained to perform specific tasks to support people with visible and non-visible disabilities. Leaving a Service Dog to do their work undisturbed is a simple way we can all help foster inclusion.
Thanks Scott, that warms my heart that you do volunteer work with animal rescues. I completely agree about pit bulls, they are so kind and loving, it is humans that interfered and took advantage of their loyalty - which gave them the bad name they have today. One of my kindest, sweetest dogs was a pitbull mix (she was a rescue) - she was the only dog I trusted 110%, she was such a darling girl. Sadly she died at 5.5 years old from an immune disorder and we did everything we could to save her. Here's a photo of her, such a beauty. Miss her dearly.
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Thank you for sharing this here. Many people believe only hereditary retrievers can become service dogs. But it's not like that. Any dog can pass the free service dog certification. Any trained dog owner can make it a service dog if he wants his dog to help people with special needs. I saved two mongrels and gave them a home. Of course, I cured them of lichen and parasites and provided all the necessary vaccinations. When my dogs grew up, I began to train them to help people. And my friend suggested that I make them service dogs to help people like our neighbor. He has PTSD, and it's hard for him to go out.