DOMINO SERVICE DOGS

• The second educational program is more extensive and runs about 2 hours. This training goes into service dog law in depth, how to appropriately treat a person with a disability, business rights, business responsibilities, and how to handle a conflict if one arises. This educational program is offered in conjunction with a disability law specialist.

Domino Service Dogs(DSD) is located in Lakewood, Colorado. At DSD we believe that service dog training is as much about training the handler, as it is about training the dog. Therefore, we have developed a 2 year owner-trained service dog program that trains both the dog and the handler at the same time.

To participate in our program you must live in Colorado, attend an orientation, attend 4 classes per month at our training center in Lakewood Colorado, attend 2 public outings located in the Denver Metropolitan area each month and work with your dog on a regular basis.

Not all dogs are meant to be service dogs. There are a variety of reasons why a dog may not be appropriate for service dog work. Some of these reasons could include but are not limited to aggression, reactivity, fear or stress. Therefore, to participate in our program your dog must pass a 2 hour assessment. Once a dog passes an assessment they are admitted to the program for a 90 day probationary period, during which their participation may be terminated at any time, for any reason.

Hearing Dogs
Our hearing dogs are individually trained to alert their hearing impaired handler to a variety of environmental sounds such as; 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
Our 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 its handler.

Mobility assistance dogs can be trained for a wide range of disabilities, including Multiple Sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, Cerebral Palsy, and many others. We also cross trains dog to perform both mobility and hearing assistance.
Psychiatric Service Dogs
Our psychiatric service dogs are individually trained to perform tasks which mitigate the psychiatric disabilities of their handler. Our Psychiatric Service Dog are 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
Our medical response dogs, are individually trained to perform tasks during or following a seizure or other medical crisis to assist the handler. Our Medical Response Dogs tasks may include rolling the person on their side, clearing vomitus from the mouth, getting help, operating a k9 phone, retrieving a container of items the person will need during recovery, blocking the person with postictal disorientation from stairs and intersections, helping the person to rise, helping with postictal balance issues, et cetera.

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, giving the person with the seizure disorder an opportunity to take medication, move to a safe place, or call for help.