Fidos For Freedom trains two types of Assistance
Dogs:
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| SERVICE DOGS are
trained to aid individuals who are mobility impaired to achieve
their desire to be independent by performing tasks that are
physically demanding. They assist physically challenged
individuals by performing tasks, such as: |
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HEARING DOGS are
trained to reliably alert people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
to all of the significant sounds in their environment, such
as: |
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 Retrieving
out-of-reach objects;
Opening doors;
Counter-balancing a person who is walking;
Assisting in chair-to-chair or floor-to-chair
transfer;
Pulling a wheelchair (short distances);
Assisting with dressing or undressing; and
Helping a person stand who has fallen
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Telephone;
Smoke detector/Fire alarm;
Alarm clock;
Microwave oven;
Someone calling your name;
Items that have been dropped (keys, pens, etc.);
Baby's cry; and
Door knock / doorbell
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Judge starting to taking Bert's coat off |
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Pepe altering Diane to the microwave
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Judge finishing taking Bert's coat off |
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These special dogs
that are trained by Fidos volunteers will spend approximately
2 to 3 years being socialized, learning basic obedience, and
the specialized work that they will perform once they are matched
with a client who can utilize their special talents.
In this section you can follow the progress of these special
dogs, through puppy hood, matching and going out to work with their special partner. |
Assistance Dogs