Assistance Dogs

Paws With A Cause trains Assistance Dogs nationally for people with disabilities and provides lifetime team support which encourages independence. PAWS promotes awareness through education. Hearing Dogs are trained to alert their owner to various sounds such as a smoke alarm, an intruder, an alarm clock, a baby's cry, the doorbell, telephone/TDD ring, etc. Service Dogs are trained to perform such varied tasks as pulling a wheelchair, opening doors, retrieving objects as small as a dime, turning on and off light switches, bracing (should the client fall) and getting help.



Paws With A Cause trains the following types of Assistance Dogs:

• Service Dogs (for a physical disability, debilitating chronic illness or neurological disorder)
• Hearing Dogs (for the deaf or hard of hearing)
• Seizure Response Dogs
• Combination Dogs (service/hearing, service/seizure, hearing/seizure)
• Service Dogs for Children with Autism
• Social Support Dogs (in-home only companion)

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