Max, a male Rd Fox colored Labrador Retriever demonstrates his 28 C.F.R. &35.104, Subpart A Service Dog Training including; forward, halt, down, sit, down-stay, sit-stay, and recall.

In addition, Max demonstrates being summoned to assist with recovery from a fall at distance.

Max is also trained to use the Service Dog Assistance Products (SDAP) MA-100 Medical Alert Box to summon medical and security assistance for his owners in the event that they are incapacitated, injured, or threatened. For more information see www.aberdeenacres.com and www.servicedogproducts.com. Max completed Basic Obedience, Extended Off-Leash Obedience, Agility Training and Confidence Building and Service Dog Training at Aberdeen Acres Pet Care Center in Winchester, Virginia (www.aberdeenacres.com). Awesome job Max!!! For more information, please visit aberdeenacres.com, servicedogproducts.com or see Max’s graduation videos and pictures at the Aberdeen Acres and Service Dog Products Corporate Facebook Walls. During his public training, Max Crease was left in a remote stand-stay in the Woman’s Cosmetics Department of Belks Department Store in the Apple Blossom Mall and patiently watched the shoppers go past while guarding the Este’ Lauder Christmas display.

The purpose of a balance and brace dog is to assist individuals with disability to ambulate without having to use a cane. The benefit of the Service Dog compared to a cane is that with a dog there are always two points of support (one leg and the brace bar on the dog’s back). With a cane there are times when the cane is being moved forward that the individual only has one point of support (i.e. standing on one leg) and that is when the majority of the falls occur. Dogs do much better on uneven surfaces, loose materal, ice and slippery conditions. In addition, the dogs are trained to run to their Owner in the event of a fall and “Brace” which allows them to be used as a portable coffee table for support during fall recovery. Another advantage is that the Owner never has to remember where the cane is or walk unassisted to recover it from the other side of the room or house. The dogs are trained to recover automatically to the left or right hand placing the brace bar right at the Owner’s finger tips. Individuals who use Balance/Brace Service Dogs report better posture, fewer back pains, more freedom of movement and a higher degree of stability while walking. The dogs can also carry personal effects such as wallets, cell phones, purses, groceries, etc. while working in the role of balance/brace. It takes a substantial dog to perform these functions and the dog’s height must be matched to the Owner in order to ensure upright posture and comfort. Balance/Brace dogs can also be trained to assist their Owners in and out of chairs and bath tubs, to retrieve fallen objects, to pull shopping carts, and to provide medical alert in the event the Owner becomes incapacitated.

Balance and Brace dogs can be used as an integral part of Physical Theraphy exercises and Yoga to strengthen muscles, help restore joint flexibility, restore range of motion to injured muscles, develop or restore balance and great improve the quality of life for their owners. It is possible to hike, shop, go out for dinner, take walks and run or jog with a Balance/Brace Service Dog. The Service Dog can also assist individuals with arthritis, hip replacements, knee replacements and other such injuries sit down and recover to the stand position. Balance/Brace Service Dogs enjoy full Federal Protection and cannot be precluded from public places under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act and their associated Federal Regulations.

Congratulations to Max and his Owners.

For More Information, Please Contact:

Aberdeen Acres Pet Care Center
667 Walters Mill Lane
Stephenson, Virginia 22656
Phone: (540) 667-7809

E-mail: aberdeenacresva@yahoo.com
website: http://www.aberdeenacres.com

Sandy, a female Labrador Retriever, undergoes her 28 C.F.R. & 35.104, Subpart A Service Dog Training at Aberdeen Acres Pet Care Center in Winchester, Virginia. In addition to Basic Obedience, Advanced Obedience and Agility Training, Sandy is learning to “bump” against the human body in order to arrest aggressive behavior in children with various forms of Autism Syndrome Disorders (ASDs). By bumping against the child, aggressive or errant behavior is disrupted and the child’s attention is diverted to more positive activities. Sandy is also learning the “calm” command. Sandy will crawl into your lap on command in order to provide a calming effect to the child. Recent studies in psychoneuroendocrinology demonstrate that service dogs have a positive effect on salivary cortisol secretion in autistic children. Awakening cortisol levels in children without service dogs were found to be 58% compared to 10% when a service dog was present. The studies show that children with ASDs are sensitive to the presence of a service dog, which lends support to potential behavioral benefits of service dogs for children with autism in reducing Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR) levels, a measure of stress. Approximately one child in one hundred ten born today suffers from some degree of Autism.

Sandy will also be trained to respond to a Speech Augmentation Device (SAD) which utilizes pictures of Sandy performing her commands (i.e. sit, down, heel, come, calm, etc.) to enable children who are speech challenged to be able to command her by merely touching pictures of her executing her various commands. The SAD then converts the child’s choices to the verbal commands Sandy is accustomed to. Current plans are to integrate the SAD into Sandy’s Service Dog vest to take advantage of modern day 3G networks’ GPS capability to track the dog and child should they become separated from their parents.
Sandy also has the capability to summon the parents and/or medical help using the Service Dog Assistance Products (SDAP) A-100 Home Automation System (http://www.servicedogproducts.com/automation.html). Upon completion of her training Sandy will join an elite group of SDAP Service Dogs (http://www.servicedogproducts.com/) that feature all the traditional aspects of a Service Dog but have enhanced capability by virtue of their ability to control electrical, electronic and signaling devices to assist their owner in ways never before thought possible.

For more information see www.aberdeenacres.com and www.servicedogproducts.com. Sandy completed Basic Obedience training at Aberdeen Acres Pet Care Center in Winchester, Virginia (http://www.aberdeenacres.com/) earlier this year which laid a great foundation for her continuing education.

Zeus, a male German Shepherd from Cross Junction, Virginia demonstrates his 28 C.F.R. &35.104, Subpart A Service Dog Training including; forward, halt, down, sit, down-stay, sit-stay, and recall. In addition, Zeus demonstrates being summoned to assist with recovery from a fall from distance. Zeus is also trained to use the Service Dog Assistance Products (SDAP) MA-100 Medical Alert Box to summon medical and security assistance for his owners in the event that they are incapacitated, injured, or threatened. For more information see www.aberdeenacres.com and www.servicedogproducts.com. Zeus completed Basic Obedience and Extended Off-Leash Obedience at Aberdeen Acres Pet Care Center when he was a puppy. Awesome job Zeus!!! For more information, please visit aberdeenacres.com, servicedogproducts.com or see Zeus’ graduation videos

Zeus' Agility during Service Dog Training at Aberdeen Acres

Zeus' Agility During Service Dog Training

Bracing for Fall Recovery During Service Dog Training

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