🐾 Seizure Alert Dogs: Companions, Protectors, and Service Providers
They are an alarm system, they are helpers, protectors, and service providers. So-called seizure alert dogs are all these things—and more.
The term “seizure dog” covers a variety of activities associated with a service dog’s response to an epileptic seizure.
What Seizure Dogs Do:
Dogs that are trained to respond when someone has a seizure are recognized as service dogs. Their specialized tasks may include:
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Alerting Others: Some dogs are trained to bark or otherwise alert family members or caregivers when a person with epilepsy has a seizure, especially if the person is in another room.
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Preventing Injury: Some dogs learn to lie next to a person having a seizure to help prevent injury.
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Activating Alarms: Others are said to be able to activate alarm systems.
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Securing Assistance: People with epilepsy have found that trained seizure dogs help them secure speedy assistance when a seizure occurs or alert others for help.
Legal Protection and Demand
Because of these life-saving actions, public interest in seizure assistance dogs has fueled demand for dogs with these skills. Dogs can be trained as service animals for people with seizures, and the law protects a person’s right to use the animal in any public place.
