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Chihuahua, SD, carrying two nested
feeding bowls from off the floor,
up to her seated partner.
waiting for the lift
 There are a couple of things that HPSD would like to note:
· HPSD does not require its students or graduates to have their photos up on the website. The photos that are on the website
are entirely optional. HP-SD does not have any such requirements stating that we own photographic images of you and your
dog, in its contracts.
· HPSD, along with other legitimate Service Dog (SD) programs, do not use dogs that are trained in or for aggressive protection
work against humans.
There seems to be some confusion or misperception by some by the wording used in one ADA descriptive clause on SDs where it
mentions protection as one of the tasks an assistance animal may be trained to do..
The word protection, in the ADA, DOES NOT mean canine aggressive protection toward humans as a personal guard
dog or as a house security dog is trained to do. Quite the contrary! SDs need to be willing to allow EMS (emergency medical
service) aid their teammate, even if that teammate is unconscious and thus unable to give any commands.
What the word protection in the ADA means is things like the SD being taught a task that, let’s say the
human teammate is going to have or is having a seizure, help the teammate into a safe position (seated or lying down) or turns
their team-mate so to keep their airway clear during the seizure. Another example might be a Psychiatric Service Dog who
has been trained to put itself between its teammate and all others. Yet another example might be the Service Dog trained for
an autistic child that sits or lies down preventing the child from running off and thus protecting the child by keeping the
child safely in one place.
Any SD or SD in training that are or become human aggressive must be immediately removed from the public arena
and never used as a SD again.
Waiting for the other half of
his team to also get ready to leave.
This very large black Lab
is wearing a Circle-e-Custom
mobility dual purpose harness.
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| Pushing Door Access Button |
On the run,
to get the job done.
| Helping his Partner to move to a standing position |
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| Having learned to ride quietly while on |
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| Irish Setter Service Dog, |
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| This girl is now retired and living with a family. |
All of us have had animals with us through most of our adult lives. Many were our working partners not related to any disability
issues, while some were our previous Service Dogs. If you would like to see a glimpse in to other chapters of our lives with
animals, please click the next link to be taken to another photo page.
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