Donate to Help Leo finish service dog training.
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You can join us in making a difference. We are raising money to benefit Leo, and any donation will help make an impact. We are 100% volunteer so your donation goes directly where it is needed most. Leo is three years old and has already completed a year of training. Today, we conducted situational training, distraction training, moving in crowded environments, socializing Leo with other dogs, and a city walk that helped Leo get adjusted to the sights and sounds of walking three blocks and being a good boy while his handler(Army Veteran) simulated eating in a resturaunt. Leo has already shown he can do the work. He just needs support getting him over the finish line. Your support is vital to help Leo and his Army Veteran complete their journey.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a service animal as “dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.” Some examples they provide include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, and calming a person during an anxiety attack.
The ADA clearly states that service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.
What Are The Benefits Of Having A Service Dog?
- Aiding Mobility: Service dogs can provide physical support to those with limited mobility such as wheelchair users. Mobility assistance dogs can be trained to do tasks such as open doors, turn light switches on and off, fetch objects for their owners, pay cashiers, and press elevator buttons.
- Staying Constantly Alert: Service dogs can be trained to help alert people when they are experiencing a medical crisis. For example, a person with epilepsy having a seizure or a person with dysautonomia experiencing a syncopal episode (feeling of faintness and loss of consciousness). This can allow the owner to be prepared before an episode and get to a safe environment such as a soft surface or on the floor, in order to help prevent injury. During or after the episode, the dog can also seek additional help if needed.
- Assisting With Everyday Tasks: Individuals with disabilities that cause fatigue, pain, trouble walking, or limited mobility can highly benefit from having a service dog. Service dogs can help people regain balance, prevent them from falling, fetch medications, and carry items such as groceries if the owner is too weak to move or hold them.
- Providing Companionship: Not only do service dogs provide physical support, but they are also great for providing emotional support. Service dogs act as loyal companions which can help ease feelings of loneliness and provide a sense of security and consistent care. As they say, dogs are man's best friend! Studies have also shown that service dogs provide health benefits and can increase fitness, lower stress, and improve happiness.
- Allowing Increased Independence: Service dogs allow people living with chronic illness and/or disability to experience a greater sense of freedom and independence. Having a service dog means you have to rely less on other humans to help with everyday tasks, which can allow you to feel restricted or dependent on others. Instead, you can transfer your needs to your service dog, who is constantly ready and available to assist you.
Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me. Once we reach our goal, you can follow Leo's progress on our website. www.pavetpets.org and our facebookpage www.facebook.com/pavetpets.
Seeking $970.00
$675.00 will go to the completion of Leo's training.
$300.00 will go toward PTSD recovery services for his Army Veteran handler.
Together, We can Grant the possibility of Hope
Organiser
Omar Brooks
Organiser
Washington, PA
Vetpets
Registered charity
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