After the woe is me post from this morning, this is just what I needed to read about a dog from Service Dogs of Virginia! I need to focus on the good that Talos will do and try not to focus on the heartache looming in June.
Here's a great story about a service dog from Talos' agency who's helping an eight year old boy who has autism.
Talos won't be an autism dog, but rather a brace dog – he'll help someone with balance issues. Someone who has multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, or something that affects their gait or their balance.
It's a pleasure to see dogs and people partnered together and enriching one another's lives. There will still be heartache when I turn Talos in. And it will last until Graduation Day when I hand Talos' leash over to his new partner and they begin their new life together.
I think I might have asked you this in the past, but forgot which post. I read that Great Danes are one of the types of dogs who should not be used for bracing because they have a floating shoulder.
Do you know anything about this?
Hi Jude, I asked the breeder after your original question and she said she’d never heard of it before. They’ve been breeding and using Danes for service work for many years.
Thank you for checking. 🙂