Psychiatric Service Dogs
What is a service animal?
"Service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability."
What tasks can a Psychiatric Service Dog perform?
Sleep Disturbance:
Waking the owner from a nightmare
Reminding when it’s time to go to bed
Retrieving sleep meds
Redirecting owner after owner wakes from a nightmare
Waking the owner from a nightmare
Reminding when it’s time to go to bed
Retrieving sleep meds
Redirecting owner after owner wakes from a nightmare
Panic/Anxiety:
Interrupting and redirecting the owners panic
Retrieving meds, phone, water, family member
Creating a barrier between owner on others
Alerting to someone behind owner
Calling 911 and barking
Regulating owners heart rate
Interrupting and redirecting the owners panic
Retrieving meds, phone, water, family member
Creating a barrier between owner on others
Alerting to someone behind owner
Calling 911 and barking
Regulating owners heart rate
Memory Loss:
Finds lost objects to owner (keys, wallet, car, shoes, etc.) alerts when found
Reminds owner of daily routines (waking, meds, work, etc.)
Brings lost objects to owner
Alerts owner at bedtime
Wakes owner in the morning
Finds lost objects to owner (keys, wallet, car, shoes, etc.) alerts when found
Reminds owner of daily routines (waking, meds, work, etc.)
Brings lost objects to owner
Alerts owner at bedtime
Wakes owner in the morning
Medication Reminder:
Reminding the owner to take daily meds
as needed and scheduled
Reminding the owner to take daily meds
as needed and scheduled
Muscle Aches:
Locates the target pain area
Relieves pain in the area
Retrieves needed items for pain relief
Assisting owner up from a seated or lying down position
Locates the target pain area
Relieves pain in the area
Retrieves needed items for pain relief
Assisting owner up from a seated or lying down position
Anger/Rage:
Alerting to anger to prevent escalation
Redirecting owner from source of anger
Redirecting owner from a potential trigger
Alerting to anger to prevent escalation
Redirecting owner from source of anger
Redirecting owner from a potential trigger
Healing the Invisible Wounds
