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10-24-2014, 06:02 PM
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I have fallen some six times in as many months, and it got so bad, my daughter sought, and found, a service dog for me that I could not afford NOT to have. She has been in our home for 5 weeks now, and she settles in more and more each day. She is a Godsend, and helps me in so many ways. She helps me walk a little better, and I can actually stand back up after I have fallen by pulling up on her and then having her brace while I put my weight on her and get back up to my feet. She is learning more and more each day, and she adores us. She is quite protective of me, which is not necessarily bad, because she is learning about me more and more every day.
It is a great thing to know about how to train your service dog once you have one. Repetition, keeping things light, and rewarding at key points helps the dog know what you are looking for every time you train. She has even alerted me to my low blood sugar several times. She knows to tell me when she needs to go out, and the only thing she loves more than my daughter is me. She fits in so well at school while I am at work, and she knows when to watch, and when it is okay for her to not pay attention to what I am doing. I can't imagine what my life would be like without her. It is amazing what a help a dog can do for your sense of well-being and confidence. It is so comforting knowing she is there to help me whenever I need it, and is still there even when I don't need her to be anything other than a dog. I'm not afraid to fall anymore since I know I can get up. Now, if I fall, and can't get back up, I want to teach her to go get help. That will take a bit of thought and planning before I can begin. If any of you have a service dog, please let me know what other commands might be helpful for me to teach her. I've missed coming here...it's been such a long drought of being depressed, and now since September I am in school, so the stress level is a little higher than it was through the summer, but I am confident that once my one class is finished, I will have more time to work, less time to stress, and less time to worry. Hope to see you all sometime soon. Jewels 
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