ANBI 360.3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Companion Dog, Assistance Dog, Alarm Clock
20 Jun 2018
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LECTURE 5
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Canadian guid dog for the blind!
ottawa!•
training program 6-7 months!◦
estimated cost to raise and train a pup is $30,000!◦
blind person pays $1!◦
many people donate dogs to the program!◦
some are not suitable to be a guide dog!◦
not puppies but dogs that are a year or older!◦
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hearing dogs: alert owners to sounds such as:!
door knocks or doorbell!•
alarm clock!•
oven timer!•
telephone!•
baby cry!•
person calling!•
often small/ medium sized dogs because in the home mostly!•
must take the initiative, not wait for commands!•
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service dogs!
retrieve objects!•
pull wheel chairs!•
open and close doors!•
turn lights on and off!•
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companionship and assistance!
dog as companion!•
dog attracts people!•
people in wheelchairs might feel lonely or isolated so the dog helps with this!•
study shows that 8 times more likely for someone to come up to them when they have a dog!•
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special medical conditions!
epilepsy!•
sense that a secure is coming and warn owner to go to aa safe spot!◦
sense secure is imminent and prevent owner from crossing street, going up stairs, eat.!◦
afterwards, bring a blanket or phone!◦
narcolepsy!•
won't allow person to cross street if not spoken to!◦
warns person of episode coming!◦
protects her while she sleeps!◦
go into a comma like sleep at an unexpected time so dogs can warn them!◦
Diabetes!•
alerts person blood sugar is low!◦
wake up the person if blood sugar falls during sleep!◦
prevents coma!◦
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how do dogs detect health signals?!
Document Summary
3 labrador retrievers and 2 portuguese water dogs. 55 patient with lung cancer, 22 with breast cancer and 83 healthy controls breath samples stored in ziplock bags. 90% accuracy after training dogs and human health elderly pet owners listed doctor less heart attack patient survived longer if they owned a pet. 2435 (55%) owned cats fewer heart attacks (but not stokes) for even past cat ownership no bene cial e ect from dog ownership exercise increased. 12 month study at nothwestern university both the people and their dogs lost weight and kept it o visitation programs geriatric residents conversed more when dogs visited distracted them from worry and pain reduced pain medication. 174 patients underwent major surgery hospitalized > 2 days people with dog therapy used less morphine per day then those who did not have dog therapy dogs in the work places.
