Real service dog alerting On Camera Not Scripted (Not Clickbait)
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- Опубликовано: 1 дек 2024
- Hi! Awooo! OwO I'm a Furry that has a service dog.
I recorded my service dog, Spirit, tasking. For awhile I made sure to always have my phone with me everywhere, ready to record, in case he did something. So that's how I was able to “catch” him doing things. This was not scripted.
Service dogs and emotional support animals are different and are ADA protected differently. Service dogs (and miniature horses) are trained to respond to specific triggers/commands with specific tasks that alert or aide the disabled individual in relation to their mental and/or physical illness. Emotional support animals provide comfort for their owner merely by their presence. They are not trained to do any specific tasks. ESA’s are ONLY covered under ADA laws insomuch that they must be allowed to fly.
What is an invisible disability? It means having a mental and/or physical illness or disability that is not visually obvious. People are more used to/comfortable with accepting someone who is blind or is in a wheelchair. But bipolar, borderline personality disorder, ptsd, anxiety, migraines, side effects from medications are literally all in my head. So I “look” fine/normal. A lot of people can’t even imagine what a service dog can do, other than being a guide dog. Well…
Spirit alerts me if i’m going to have a panic attack, if I'm nervous/anxious/scared/manic etc. by whining, staring at me, calming signal nose touches, and pawing me
He leads me out of stressful areas, finds safer areas for me
Adjusts his walking pace so that i’ll slow down because i’m getting lightheaded
Provide tactile stimulation/weight comfort/grounding/shielding (depends on the situation). He lays/ stands on me or distracts me.
Breaks me out of dissociation brought on by stress or ptsd.
Guards/covers/blocks me when I feel vulnerable. Usually my back, sometimes my side. Or places himself between me and other people so that I'll feel safer. Not that i ever “really” feel “unsafe” logically speaking...but sometimes paranoia doesn't give a shit
Encourages me to get up if i’ve been spacing out
Leans on me for physical support
A note about “calming signals”. This is something I just recently noticed thanks to a dog trainer. Calming signals are things that dogs do to decrease tension and stress in a situation between each other and us. Behaviors include nose licking, yawning, and touching their nose to the ground. So this is just a theory, but it seems to fit. I think spirit is offering the calming signal of nose touches as another signal to me that something isn't right. Because he's not actually sniffing anything. And he usually whines before or after. shrug just a theory :)
These dogs are such blessings. So smart and intuitive. Thank you for sharing this. We as the public are so uneducated about these things.
thank you, yes education is badly needed
So many emotions watching this. I have symptoms seemingly similar to yours, but my SDiT isn't where yours is, not even close! Your SD reminds me of me ESA who passed away this year, so caring and wonderful. My Sunshine is new, 10 month pup, and while learning quickly (seizure detection and more) the nurturing is something I miss, and appreciate in your video, very touching to watch!! 🥰 Thank you for posting it, very heart warming!! 🫶🏼 Good luck to you both💜
A note about Spirit rubbing his face on me "to get the head collar off". That is NOT what he is doing. He knows how to pull off the head collar off his nose (which btw is not a muzzle) with his front paws. He does this in the car sometimes. Annoying but not dangerous since he's not tasking from the backseat. He's taking a break when he's in the car. He rubs his face on the ground when we're sitting down sometimes (as shown here) but that's just him being a dog scratching an itch. He only does that if we're settled on the ground and I'm relatively calm. It's a good distraction for me anyways. When he's rubbing on me, it's tactile stimulation for me to distract me and calm me down when I'm having a PTSD episode, or anxiety/panic attack, or dissociating etc. He is not distracted. It's his job! I trained him to react with that exact reaction because if he doesn't bring me back to earth so to speak, I could have a full meltdown, I could self harm, I could become suicidal. This video is only a small fraction of the things he does for me. He is not fake. He has literally saved my life
I get what you mean. Thank you for sharing.
Mija Coyote training my baby to mitigate my CPTSD. Yours did so well ❤️
Extremely understandable
Amazing video, you can tell it's real because you can feel the tension.. thanks for sharing
I'm really happy for you and all the other people with special trained dogs that they have somebody to lean on, can't image a better buddy
Thank you so much!! It is real. I've had to delete quite a few comments calling me a fake. *sigh*
@@MijaCoyote just tell them one why i am a facker or two tell them/ show them why you're not fakeing
not all service dogs are trained. some times there just normal dogs
no, thats literally the definition. service dogs are trained to perform tasks to aid their owner
@@MijaCoyote i'll just take you're word on it then
I like that patch "not all disabilities are visible". It's something else to me how often strangers will ask what's wrong with me when I'm out with my dog, or people who are acquaintance teasing me about it because they don't know better. But when I look at my Sunny I'm just so grateful, it is such a blessing to have an animal look out for us and show this kind of love. I can see you are very in tune with your boy and you really love each other a lot
thank you. that means A LOT. i'm so glad that you have your own wonderful fluffy angel by your side. it's too bad most people don't bother to actually read the damn patches!
I like it too been wanting one for my service dog
please let me know if this was helpful/interesting at all and if you want more like this!
I love watching videos of service dogs doing their job, thank you so much.
It was really helpful for me thank you
wow 2 years later...this makes me a little sad. He's pretty much retired now :( he's 11 years old. He's healthy but his reaction time has slowed way down. I wanted to comment though that yeah, at first, it does seem like he's just whining and not paying attention.
He went with me to college. I got him while I was still going to school. His alerts had to be subtle and quiet. He immediately started the whining thing on his own. I think because he would be under my desk, thus not able to look me in the face, he got used to just whining, not making eye contact. Dogs don't normally like making eye contact anyways. I don't like making eye contact! So, no...he doesn't stare into my face, jump up on me...anything that seems like an obvious alert. But all I had to do was to hear his whine, and I would know what it meant. I could excuse myself from the classroom (my teachers were aware that this might have to happen occasionally). I usually tried to sit in the back, to be as unobtrusive as possible. So I guess my point is, just please be aware that service dogs come in all shapes and sizes and do a wide range of things. and FUCK YOU if you have a fake service dog
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I wonder why a lot of people are complaining about how your dog alerts. There isn’t a standard of how a dog needs to alert. Honestly sometimes people need less dramatic alerts. I have no issues to need a service dog but it’s pretty obvious that no everyone is the same neither is a dog.
Like, the hecc.
thank you so much for saying so. i hate having to defend myself over my own damn dog sheesh
@@MijaCoyote yea I’ve noticed that a lot of people that trained their service dog get trash especially dogs that are small and or dogs that only do or show alerting and getting help.
I really don’t get it. I have been thinking of training basic physical assistance service dogs for people that can’t bend over other issues like that or worse. And not every one wants a dog that has alerts that make people look.
I’m sure having an issue that someone can’t fix is already embarrassing enough for a lot, even if it isn’t visible, sometimes, some people just want slightly less attention even if it seems like not a big deal.
People need tah chill, literally.
@@bellw5834 Lot's of You Tube service dog people like to make up rules. Most have no clue what they are talking about.
Such a smart dog AMAZING
thank you so much!!
I personally think I need one for my anger issue
sorry to hear you have anger issues. pets can do amazing things for our emotional control. i hope that you can find a solution
How does spirit know? Smell? Demeanor? (Also hi spirit!! Awooooooo)
i'm not 100% sure but it's mostly from body language. I've trained him to react to specific cues, like if I start jiggling my leg, or rocking, or hitting my head etc etc then he does things to interrupt that, distract me etc etc. But sometimes he just knows when I'm stressed out before I'm even really aware of it. Like if I'm at the store with my boyfriend and Spirit starts whining and stuff and my bf asks me if I'm ok, and I say Yeah I'm fine, he'll say like well spirit is agitated, are you sure you're ok? then I'll take a second to scan myself and realise that wow actually no I'm starting to feel anxious and light headed but I was trying to ignore it. I've had him since he was about 6 - 8 months old and he's now 11! We've just become so in tune with each other that it doesn't take much for me to know what he's "telling" me and vice versa. Yes, I'm still working him at 11. He's perfectly healthy. No health issues whatsoever. He'll let me know when it's time to retire.
How do they alert when the need to go to the bathroom. Or are they taught to hold it.
Great question! I think most dogs usually have a signature "potty dance". An owner can tell when they need to go potty. Spirit will get really really desperate with his whining and will run to the door if he has to go badly enough. But I also make sure to let him at least go pee before we go inside somewhere. But also, yes, they need to be completely housebroken.
@@MijaCoyote potty dance.... That's cute......stay save and all best wishes for him.
Great video. Real world in different places and situations and you explain what he's doing and why. Exactly what I've been searching for and wanted to see for myself if this type of service dog would truly be beneficial for anxiety PTSD and depression. My only question is, does it ever create more anxiety for you having to think about the possibility of people approaching you with questions about your dog or trying to pet(even though they aren't supposed to), or what happens if you have to sit in the corner of a store to calm down (having people look or worse approach to ask if you're ok or need help)?
thank you for your comment :) yes it definitely does cause some anxiety because i can't "blend in" as easily. But i weigh that with not having him at all, and it's better to have him. At the time of writing this, actually, he has been mostly retired! The video is 2 yrs old, I think? He's 11 now and has aged quickly since then. He's healthy, but he doesn't listen very well now. He's kind of a cranky old man now lol. I still take him out occasionally because he gets bored at home and will literally try to follow me out the door! I take him with me to the mall most of the time still because it is a big trigger. Having to adjust to going places without him, especially the grocery store, has been hell!! I'd gladly put up with stares and questions and sitting down in a store if it meant he could be with me. People usually left me alone when i was sitting. But i also tried to find the most out of the way spot as possible, or pass it off like I was looking at a shelf. I don't get how these people on here can take up a whole aisle and lay down flat on the floor in a grocery store for their videos. You do what you gotta do, but you also should be polite imho.
How did you teach him to identify stressful areas ? I’m struggling with this with my service dog right now. Thank you so mich
what do you mean by stressful areas?
SO I have a sdit and he doesn't know low alert. Which I mean he jumps on me instead of pawing me. Is that bad?? I have severe anxiety and I cannot be in public without him. He alerts to panic attacks, anxiety attacks, panicked breathing,leg tapping,hand tapping ETC he doesn't know how to pick up his leash but I don't really use a leash cause he knows to find my relatives in public places. He knows how to guide me to safety. He doesn't bring me water because I cannot swallow no mater what. So does he have to know low alert??
Your service dog can alert you however you need him/her to! I, personally, trained him to do a more subtle thing because I was going to college at the time and didn't want to draw attention to myself in class and he actually started the whining on his own! I just reinforced it. Service dogs work for YOU. They do what YOU need them to do, whatever that may be.
I was wondering where you get your service dog equipment im getting my service dog In under 5 weeks
activedogs.com and etsy for the patches
Hey just wondering what are the requirements for one. I don't have sezuires or anything serious but I have anxiety in crowds. Could I get one just for that?
Certainly. If you have a disabling condition and a service dog could be trained to do a task or tasks to help you with your condition then you can have a service dog. You don't have to be considered disabled by social security, although a lot of ppl with SD are (I am). You don't have to have a doctor's note, but it really really helps. If you can have a doctor write something saying you have x condition and your dog is a task trained service dog, it can really help when you run into access issues (although it is NOT required by law). Having a letter like that can also help you get on disability. What is considered a disabling condition? That's tricky. Easiest answer is that if you have one, you'll know it. Mental and physical illnesses count. But even if you're not formally diagnosed with something, if you have something that SEVERELY impacts part of your daily life, that's a disability. Anxiety counts. A service dog could help alert you when you are starting to get anxious, help guide you through crowds, make you feel safer, do "grounding" tasks to help with fear/anxiety/dissociation, alert to take meds if you're on meds, etc. Often anxiety comes with physical symptoms too. Like people can faint, blackout, get nauseous, headaches...*raises hand* me! Having a service dog to alert you before your anxiety gets too bad or to help you through it can save you from getting hurt or sick.
Hello
people are literally so stereotypically and ignorant when it comes to service dogs. like, because you have a normal dog doesnt automatically make you a trainer for service dogs and a spokes person for them
My only question is why does he whine? Is it an alert of some sort?
Yes I explain that in the video. He has a very specific whine for alerting. It's quiet because originally it had to be an alert that would be not very noticeable in a classroom setting
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thank you!
Me too❤
Hi,I couldn't see your service dog's vest that well but is that an I.D in the vest pocket? I don't think your dog is a fake, but fakes usually have I.Ds. If it's not an I.D, you can skip over this comment. But if it is an I.D, I recommend you please take it out. It just reinforces the idea that service dogs have to be registered and certified, allowing fakes to get in and real ones to not :(
I understand your concern. It's not an id. What I have in that pocket is a memorial card from my grandpa's funeral, my service dog's vaccination record, and the letter from my Dr verifying he's real and I'm not faking
@Mija Coyote, sorry for your loss, I know what it’s like to lose someone so close. 😔
@@doggielover647 thank you. my grandpa was a huge support for both me and my mom. he was there for both of us when we got diagnosed with our mental illnesses. he researched a lot. bought a lot of books on mental illness. really tried to educate himself on our illnesses and how best to help us. which is a hell of a lot more than i can say for other people.
are you the service dog?. bcs it's like the dog can't go out side one sec with out you
Calming signals ? Sniffing the ground ? Whining?
So a fake service dog.
no. if you'd actually watch, i explain those things. dogs don't have to jump up or paw or other big movements to alert. i trained him to do those things so that there would be subtle ways to alert me when i was in class with him. he actually started the behavior on his own, i reinforced it. so since it was natural, it was very easy to turn it into alerts. you don't have to be so mean
Are you suddenly an expert on service dogs???
Last time I checked, (and I'm no expert myself), alerts can be anything from jumping to small nose punches. Not every dog alerts the same way, and just because an alert isn't a commonly seen one doesn't mean the dog is fake.