Causes: Animal Training, Animals, Public & Societal Benefit
Mission: It is the mission of Domino Service Dogs (DSD) to assist people with disabilities in assessing and training their own service dog using reward based training techniques.
Results: Domino Service Dogs has provided support to more than 40 owner-trained service dog teams.
Target demographics: people with disabilities train their own service dog
Direct beneficiaries per year: 15 service dog teams.
Geographic areas served: Metro Denver, Colorado
Programs: Hearing dogs are individually trained to alert their hearing impaired handler to a variety of environmental sounds. Sound alerts may include, but are not limited to the following; a doorbell/knock, timers, washer/dryer alarms, phone ringing, fire alarm, emergency vehicle sirens, horns, baby crying, name being called, etc. Some hearing assistance dogs only work sounds in the home. While other hearing dogs work sounds both inside and outside of the home. Mobility assistance dogs are individually trained to assist persons with physical impairments that effect mobility. Our mobility dogs are trained to perform tasks such as retrieving dropped items, retrieving items by name, clothing assistance, laundry assistance, stability/balance, door opening/closing, turning lights on/off, wheelchair propulsion, etc. Each teams tasks are individually trained to fit the specific needs of the handler. Mobility assistance dogs can be trained for a wide range of disabilities, including Multiple Sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, Cerebral Palsy, and many others. Psychiatric service dogs are individually trained to perform tasks which mitigate the psychiatric disabilities of their handler. Our Psychiatric Service Dog can be trained to perform tasks such as, deep pressure therapy, leading their handler from a crowded/stressful situation, medication reminders, interrupting self harm behaviors, etc. Medical response dogs, are individually trained to perform tasks during or following a seizure or other medical crisis. Our Medical Response Dogs tasks may include rolling the person on their side, getting help, operating a k9 phone, retrieving a container of items the person will need during recovery, etc. It is estimated that about 15% of seizure dogs are naturally able to predict seizures, before they occur. On average, these predictions or alerts are made 10-20 minutes before the seizure. This warning gives the person with the seizure disorder an opportunity to take medication, move to a safe place, or call for help.
Mission: It is the mission of Domino Service Dogs (DSD) to assist people with disabilities in assessing and training their own service dog using reward based training techniques.
Results: Domino Service Dogs has provided support to more than 40 owner-trained service dog teams.
Target demographics: people with disabilities train their own service dog
Direct beneficiaries per year: 15 service dog teams.
Geographic areas served: Metro Denver, Colorado
Programs: Hearing dogs are individually trained to alert their hearing impaired handler to a variety of environmental sounds. Sound alerts may include, but are not limited to the following; a doorbell/knock, timers, washer/dryer alarms, phone ringing, fire alarm, emergency vehicle sirens, horns, baby crying, name being called, etc. Some hearing assistance dogs only work sounds in the home. While other hearing dogs work sounds both inside and outside of the home. Mobility assistance dogs are individually trained to assist persons with physical impairments that effect mobility. Our mobility dogs are trained to perform tasks such as retrieving dropped items, retrieving items by name, clothing assistance, laundry assistance, stability/balance, door opening/closing, turning lights on/off, wheelchair propulsion, etc. Each teams tasks are individually trained to fit the specific needs of the handler. Mobility assistance dogs can be trained for a wide range of disabilities, including Multiple Sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, Cerebral Palsy, and many others. Psychiatric service dogs are individually trained to perform tasks which mitigate the psychiatric disabilities of their handler. Our Psychiatric Service Dog can be trained to perform tasks such as, deep pressure therapy, leading their handler from a crowded/stressful situation, medication reminders, interrupting self harm behaviors, etc. Medical response dogs, are individually trained to perform tasks during or following a seizure or other medical crisis. Our Medical Response Dogs tasks may include rolling the person on their side, getting help, operating a k9 phone, retrieving a container of items the person will need during recovery, etc. It is estimated that about 15% of seizure dogs are naturally able to predict seizures, before they occur. On average, these predictions or alerts are made 10-20 minutes before the seizure. This warning gives the person with the seizure disorder an opportunity to take medication, move to a safe place, or call for help.
6505 W Alameda Ave, Lakewood, CO 80226
720-347-5979
Animals
Lakewood
