Module 1 Quiz

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The following are examples of Service Dogs

• Guide Dogs
• Hearing Dogs
• Mobility Service Dogs
• Diabetic Alert Dogs
• Seizure Alert Dogs
• Seizure Response Dogs
• Psychiatric Service Dogs
• Autism Support Dogs
• FASD Service Dogs
• Allergy Detection Dogs

Below are not service dogs, but are working animals.

• Therapy Dogs
• Emotional Support Dogs
• Facility Dogs

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1. Guide Dogs

Service dogs who lead visually impaired and blind people around obstacles are one of the most commonly known types of service dogs.

2. Hearing Dogs

For people with hearing impairments, service dogs assist by alerting them to noises such as alarms, doorbells, or crying babies.

3. Mobility Service Dogs

These types of service dogs can perform a wide range of tasks for people with a wide range of mobility issues.

4. Diabetic Alert Dogs

Also known as DADs, these service dogs can provide independence and security by alerting them to chemical changes in blood sugar.

5. Seizure Alert Dogs

Seizure alert dogs are one of the controversial types of service dogs. They react with a specific type of behavior right before their human has a seizure.

6. Seizure Response Dogs

Not to be confused with seizure alert dogs, seizure response dogs provide help to a person experiencing an epileptic seizure.

7. Psychiatric Service Dogs

These types of service dogs assist people who are suffering from issues like depression, anxiety, and most often, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD can afflict people after they have served in combat, worked as a first responder, or experienced abuse, natural disasters, terrorism, and other life-altering events, such as car crashes.

8. Autism Support Dogs

For kids on the autism spectrum, these dogs provide a sense of predictability as the children navigate social settings.

9. FASD Service Dogs

An emerging category of the service dog, these dogs support children who were exposed to alcohol prenatally and have been diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs).

10. Allergy Detection Dogs

With the rise in food allergies has come another type of medical service dog. Allergy detection dogs are trained to sniff out and alert to the odor of things such as peanuts or gluten.

These are NOT Service Dogs, but STILL Working Dogs

1. Therapy Dogs

A therapy dog is a dog that is trained to provide affection, comfort, and support to people, often in settings such as hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools, libraries, hospices, or disaster areas.

2. Emotional Support Dogs

Emotional support dogs work with an individual who needs comfort. Under the governing law, an emotional support dog is not a pet and is generally not restricted by species.

3. Facility Dogs

Facility dogs are highly specialized therapy dogs who come in two types: dogs who provide extensive animal-assisted therapy, and dogs who live (or work extensively) on-site to provide comfort to residents, patients, or visitors.