Mobility Dogs

Mobility dogs are specially trained service dogs that assist people who have a disability that interferes with their ability to walk. With the support of a mobility dog, a person can more freely interact with their environment and other people. Mobility dogs include balance dogs and service dogs that assist people in wheelchairs.

Specific tasks may include:

• Acting as a counterbalance
• Providing support in forward motion
• Providing support to go up and down stairs
• Providing assistance to rise from a chair
• Providing support to get up off the floor
• Opening doors
• Turning on and off lights
• Helping to remove clothing
• Taking clothes out of the dryer and pulling a laundry basket
• Finding and retrieving a cordless phone
• Assisting with shopping
• Going under tables, chairs, and benches
• Retrieving dropped items
• Ignoring food and other hazardous objects on the floor

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