I have read of a man in Israel who has a service dog, but nothing in the States. Does anyone know if there are groups working on this? BTW, SERVICE dog is different from THERAPY dog and while both are great, a therapy dog visits people while a service dog works daily with one person.

I have just recently heard of this as well but not sure where to go to find out any information on this program.

If you find out can you let me know too.

Thanks
Randy

Many service dog schools will train a dog specifically to suit your needs. What would you like the dog to do?

I have raised for both The Seeing Eye and then for a service dog organization in Florida.

I just saw that article about the dogs trained in Israel--was specifically looking today, following a family discussion last night. Aside from what a dog can do for the patient, it can be a treasure for a caregiver. My grandmother and i have a small mixed breed, 16 years old, who is just naturally very smart and sensitive. I didn't realize until lately (while she stays with my niece during a home move) how much I depend on the dog. If grandmother tries to get up (fall) or is having difficulty while I am out of the room, our dog comes to me. She has three different faces & voices (come, she has fallen!; come, she is getting up!; please come, she needs help with something). Now that she is not with us temporarily, I feel like I have to do everything at warp speed and return to the room grandmother is in. I really rely on Bailey to help 'watch' grandmother so I can do a few little things out of the room, or take out the trash, etc. A dog trained to help the patient but also to 'tell' the caregiver would be wonderful! Any Alz-trained dogs in the U.S.??