Dog Owner Chat v4

[Roman'sGirl75]

Its been a while since I shared a picture of Nyx and I thought that maybe I would share a couple of him working. Yes he is a German Shepherd Dog. No he didnt have a great early life but he has a great life now and chooses to work. He isnt being forced to be my Service Dog. He enjoys his work and no the band on his nose is NOT a muzzle its a halti head collar.

[Marley.&.Me]

Such innocence

[Imzadi83]

Its been a while since I shared a picture of Nyx and I thought that maybe I would share a couple of him working. Yes he is a German Shepherd Dog. No he didnt have a great early life but he has a great life now and chooses to work. He isnt being forced to be my Service Dog. He enjoys his work and no the band on his nose is NOT a muzzle its a halti head collar.[/url][/quote]

He's cute. His nose is so black for a moment instead of a halter I thought he was wearing a feed bad, lol.

[Kasper]

Considering breeds as a Psychiatric Service Dog. Researching a few.
Opinions on the following, anyone?

- Brittany (Spaniels)
- Miniature American Shepherds

I would also love suggestions. Needs to be averaging 50 pounds at maximum, ideally intelligent, easily trainable.

(Yes, I have a legitimate disability and understand everything that goes into a SD. If you're going to complain about
owner-trained SDs, please don't. I live in Canada, and we have a specific testing and standards program for owner-trained SDs.)

[Joe Kerr]

Brittany's are great PSDs, imo.

[Roman'sGirl75]

Thank you. He turns two in nine days. I rescued him and while I know that he is not a breed that is good for PSD work he is a great migraine alert SD. I have spent time working with him training him since I got him 7 months ago. I love the fact that he is so big and so loving.

[joji]

im not very active here but i have two new dogs! (i gorget if ive posted about this yet) lulu and eevee

[Marley.&.Me]

Nighty night

[Imzadi83]

Thank you. He turns two in nine days. I rescued him and while I know that he is not a breed that is good for PSD work he is a great migraine alert SD. I have spent time working with him training him since I got him 7 months ago. I love the fact that he is so big and so loving.

I like to hear about more migraine alert dogs out there. I have a chronic migraine that started out as an episodic migraine. Since meds need to be taken as soon a possible when a migraine is oncoming I imagine having that alert must be so helpful. Did he alert on his own or did you specifically train him for that?

[maninkari]

JJ broke her collar right after I mentioned in a post how happy I was with it *cri*. She really did not want to have a bath, I was holding her by the collar and I guess she pulled at just the right angle to break the buckle, it didn't help that she chewed on it previously. It was a great collar while it lasted, and I managed to get her clean at least.
I was wondering, what time do you guys get your females spayed, if you do? I want JJ to grow as much as possible, but I want her to be spayed before her first heat. Lucy went into heat for the first time at about 8, maybe 9 months, so I'm thinking taking her at 7 months.