Talk to me if you need 💜my son had grand mal seizures and my brother has myoclonic seizures, 💜

Mindy Pellow How can I help? I’ve trained four. The most recent is a 100 lb American Bulldog who is the best ever.

yes, u can train your dog to be a service dog but you might need a little help with a pro trainer if u don't know what ur doing . in fact its actually common for service dogs to be trained by their owners whether they are certified to train or not. it also depends on what kind of service dog you need. if it is seizures or fainting then u might wanna keep a shirt that you had the incidents and put it in a air-tight jar or container to help the dog in training.

@@nixon742 thank you! It is indeed for seizures

​@nixon ɾҽɠιʂƚҽɾ is there anything else you can tell me about training seizure/fainting alert dogs? Got a puppy a few weeks ago and I wanna train him to be a seizure alert dog

You will have to chose between a Seizure Alert Dog and Seizure Response Dog. Seizure Alert Dogs will alert you to upcoming seizures, and Seizure Response Dogs don't, they only respond. (Both are great) Most of the time, you must have a minimum of one epileptic seizure a month. Seizure Service Dogs are usually only for people with Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Atonic Seizures, Clonic Seizures, Or Tonic Seizures. A seizure such as a Absence Seizure, Focal Seizure, or Myoclonic Seizure does not usually qualify for a service dog. Hope this is useful!

I have it too. I'm learning more about the dogs too. I can't wait to have one.

I’ve been having them for the past 2 years they have gotten bad the past 4 weeks . I’m hoping to get me a dog to help me know when I’m gunna have one . Best wishes to you!

I have the same issue. I have a service dog but he isn’t trained for this specific thing…

I’m first time was yesterday it was terrifying

I’ve had those exact seizures for 14 years and am hoping to one day get a service dog for them. We just haven’t had the money to even get a dog to train for it.

How is he now?

Can I ask you how you feel during a seizure? Are you afraid? Aware? Can anything comfort you? My son had an accident at 21 and now has a brain injury and is unable to communicate. He has seizures and I’d really like to know if there may be something specific I can do to help him, or is just holding him and letting him know I’m there and telling him he’s safe really the only thing I can do?

@@stacytesic8813 all you can really do is turn them on their side and wait for the seizure to end. Time the seizure and if it’s over 5 minutes or they’re in a cluster go to the ER. I’ve had a few seizures and I’m unconscious during them so I honestly don’t know what a seizure feels like even with epilepsy. I just know that after I get headaches, get extremely nauseous can’t walk and feel really bad brain fog and can’t remember anything. I’m so sorry that you have to witness such a thing, I don’t know what a seizure looks like or feels like despite having grand mal seizures myself. But yeah in my experience with epilepsy I’m not alert and aware when the seizure is happening and the only thing that’s helped me is that after I have some comfort.

@@jennifertustin6629 thank you Jennifer, your very kind to give me all that information. ❤️❤️

@@stacytesic8813 yeah that’s just my experience but I mostly have seizures in my sleep I found out later in life that I was epileptic after having a cluster of grand mal seizures though I don’t shake I just kinda go stiff idk I’ve just had other people describe my seizures to me so I’m just going off what I’ve been told my seizures look like if that makes sense.

@@stacytesic8813 but definitely if I can help in anyway I’m glad I helped I just know my own experiences I can’t speak for other epileptics just myself.

Amber Ambwee You can actually train your own! However you may need to buy some equipment for your SSD but you can find cheaper options online.

Amber Ambwee Train your own; I’ll help I’ve trained four.

@@UASCDR Hi UASCDR! I would like to train my dog for my seizures (it is mostly controlled but it would be nice to get him notify when my stress levels increase or so). I saw your comments about training on your own. Is there a way that I could contact you and learn ways to teach my dog?

Bubbles and Doggo ok, so you need a dog that isn’t too stressed and scared. A good dog would be a golden retriever or Labrador. An audible alert would be a bark or two. A physical alert would be a paw to the leg, a nudge, etc. you’ll also need to play the games shown in the video. Hope this helps!

What state in Oz are you in? I can recommend someone in NSW

A dog who shows any signs of aggression towards other animals or humans isn't a candidate for service dog work. In case of a medical emergency they need to be calm and friendly towards strangers to let paramedics, doctors etc. help you. That's why they aren't allowed to show any aggressive or protective behavior.

I'm afraid I don't know any links to that sorta stuff, but I have the exact same things as you! Well, I have 2 overlapping seizure disorders, but I have anxiety with that as well. This isn't something I should be happy about, and I'm sorry that I am, but it just feels really good to know that I'm not alone with the things I go through. It can get pretty lonely when you don't know many (any) people with the same misfortune as you.

@@benedictfishy1218 Dont be sorry! it does feel great to know that someone is going through something similar to me. Just had an E.E.G last week so I'm waiting for those results to see how my absent seizures are doing with my new doses of meds. Hope things are going well for you!

koipond æ I’ll be glad to help; I’ve trained four.

not bothersome at all!! I'm trying to get one too. here is the website for the Assistance Dogs International. they have links to many accredited service dog programs worldwide! plus this youtube channel belongs to little angels service dogs. the program that was the founder of seizure alert dogs here in the U.S. assistancedogsinternational.org/ I wish you the best in getting a service dog!

@@UASCDR please do let us know. I live in another country so.

My service dog is actually a bird dog. So she was born to be a working dog. She began altering to my distressed behavior all on her own, I never task trained her to do that. She of course didn’t know what to do specifically but she knew she had to do something. Her attentive attitude definitely helps when it comes to task training. She also has alerted me at times I thought “I’m fine there’s no need to alert” and then soon after I have a seizure. She knows better than I do sometimes. Truly amazing dogs.

Just because you have seizures, autism, anxiety and a dog doesn't mean your dog will be a good service dog. Even service dogs in training often fail in the final days because they aren't the bomb proof dog that is needed to be a service dog.

Apparently it's a common complaint. I've heard it from the few people I know who have service animals.

There’s videos all over KZfaq about handlers having these issues with people trying to pet their dogs or talk to them. Distracting a service dog is illegal and can mean life or death for the handler so don’t be afraid to correct them

You will have to chose between a Seizure Alert Dog and Seizure Response Dog. Seizure Alert Dogs will alert you to upcoming seizures, and Seizure Response Dogs don't, they only respond. (Both are great) Most of the time, you must have a minimum of one epileptic seizure a month. Seizure Service Dogs are usually only for people with Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Atonic Seizures, Clonic Seizures, Or Tonic Seizures. A seizure such as a Absence Seizure, Focal Seizure, or Myoclonic Seizure does not usually qualify for a service dog. Hope this is useful!

great to have but not necessary. if you work with people with epilepsy, you can use seizure dogs to help you and them.

Where can I get a service dog for epilepsy

paulv1973 I believe it is 3-5 on average per month for most programs

You will have to chose between a Seizure Alert Dog and Seizure Response Dog. Seizure Alert Dogs will alert you to upcoming seizures, and Seizure Response Dogs don't, they only respond. (Both are great) Most of the time, you must have a minimum of one epileptic seizure a month. Seizure Service Dogs are usually only for people with Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Atonic Seizures, Clonic Seizures, Or Tonic Seizures. A seizure such as a Absence Seizure, Focal Seizure, or Myoclonic Seizure does not usually qualify for a service dog. Hope this is useful!

10,000. I just looked at their site.

Im training my own syncope alert dog shes a 5 month old pit bull

c c Wow!! I guess that’s out of the question 😞

25.000 - 45.000 $

Terry Massie Train your own; Ive trained four. I can help.

William afton Absolutely you can. The federal government and state governments provide full authorization for such service dogs. I’ve trained four; the last is a 100 lb. American Bulldog. I’ll be glad to help. - Bryant

UASCDR thank you so much 😊

You'd need to talk to your doctor and figure out if youre considered disabled first and foremost. Then if and only if they say yes you would begin to weigh the pros and cons and decide if a service dog would truly help you or make your anxiety worse. After this if youre a minor speak to your parents if youre by yourself look into what path you want to take (program or owner training) then begin that process. You can get a dog for anxiety but you need to be considered disabled by your doctor and have rheir approval first

@@leonnasmith8724 Nearly categorically untrue.

Pets for anxiety aren’t considered service animals. They aren’t protected by any service animal laws.

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They're doing research with professionals to figure it out. So far they've learned that it's something in the lungs prior to certain types of seizures

I beg to differ on this note because when I have had seizures both granmal and code blue since I was a year &1/2 old and I actually DO smell an ODOR BEFORE I HAVE SEIZURES sometimes up to a couple hours earlier sometimes just a few minutes but I have a pitbull mix who is 4 months old and SHE CAN SMELL IT THE ODOR CHANGE she started doing it all on her own suddenly coming up to me and HOWLING softly when the smell would appear and sniffing around me. So now we are training her to also carry my medication in a service dog vest and push a life alert button when I have the actual seizure.

This is not true, anyone who has seizures regularly can have a dog trained to detect them! I can’t smell anything when I have seizures but dogs can detect a smell for sure!!!

@@heathertyler5256 I'm with the foundation. The dog is trained for response not alert. They may develop that over time depending on the breed and the bond with the owner and moreover, organizations like canine companions for independence as well as others will tell u the same thing. Yes, dogs have a better sense of smell and no doubt in many cases can do it but, it is not something that can be trained for as, science has determined that since there are many factors, things that happen in the body, prior to seizure we have no idea what they're specifically alerting to so can't be trained. If response starts showing, a reward technique is used with hopes they will develop the ability and if constantly rewarded they will want to find the seizure with the hope of getting that reward but it's not guaranteed. Specific scent training is used for conditions like diabetes where we know one main factor: a chemical change because of the insulin screw up, that causes the body, specifically the breath, to give off an odor. Dogs can pick up on the slight changes in smell that humans can't so they know if sugar is high or low. Thus can be scent trained

I've come to not trust the epilepsy foundation considering they will go back on what they say. For example they say there is no such thing as seizure alert dogs yet they post a picture of a girl and her seizure alert and response service dog saying howuch it has helped her on Instagram. Seizures can cause chemical changes that dogs definitely can pick up. A dog's sense of smell is anywhere from one thousand times-ten thousand times better than a humans sense of smell. So dogs are very well capable of sensing a chemical change-that they've been trained to alert to-from a seizure.

(this is my guess as i have no correlation with little angels just a guy doing some research as i have epilepsy myself) but my guess is that because the person in prison can have a faster response time to medical services as there is usually medical assistance on site 24/7 for things like that, rather than someone like this girl where waiting on an ambulance could be the different of life and death, or severe brain damage. some time seizures can happen with in minutes and can last any where form seconds to min's. longer seizure run an extremely high risk of brain damage, longer than it could take for her parents to help her out or for a ambiance to arrive. seizures can come out of no where as well theres many different settings for seizures, most are not good in a general sense. My self, we havn't pinned why i get them, other than my brain sergery has possibly shown its true tonic-clonic seizures as there's now belief i was having atonic and a type of absence seizures were i would just blank stare prior to removing a golf ball size tumor. What im saying is not taking away anything from diabetic person as it can be very dangerous as well.

Because they’re in prison and can’t have the dog there.

... did you not see that wagging tail

@@servicegemsapphire4593 right....my dog loves being hugged lol

My Golden loves to be hugged. She will climb on me and put her head on my shoulder and hug and she'll keep doing that until I hug her back.

My two dogs that legit jump up and put their front legs around my shoulders and press their faces to mine say not to take away their hugs, thanks

You’d pay the same for a wheelchair, or a hospital bill.

@@hanahc3525 I don't pay anything for hospital bills the state does

the video tells you how to train a dog on your own. Go find a quality working dog breeder and you will have your alert dog with some training.

@@computershutoff13666 please tell me how you manage that because I’m $80,000 in debt due to hospital bills

@@hanahc3525 state insurance