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[custom_frame_center shadow="on"][/custom_frame_center] This Weeks Medical Alert Dog Monday Youtube Video question comes from Madison from Columbus Ohio. Madison wants to feed her dog a raw meat based diet but is unsure if we allow dogs who eat primarily raw food into our training program. Madison has been doing her homework. She has watched our online videos and read our ebooks and has noticed that our primary method of rewarding our dogs is through the use of kibble and the use of kibble based toys. Madison has a right to be concerned about whether her dog will succeed in any of our [...]

[custom_frame_center shadow="on"][/custom_frame_center] In 100% of the cases so far, we have had success in getting candidate dogs in the cabin of the airplane when traveling to our classes. This Weeks Medical Alert Dog Monday Youtube Video question comes from Cindy. Cindy wants to attend my Iowa Diabetic Alert / Medical Alert Dog Class but will have to travel there by airplane from the east coast. She wants to know if the dogs are technically not service dogs yet, do they have to ride in the cargo hold? See what my answer is to this question in this weeks Medical Alert Dog [...]

[custom_frame_center shadow="on"][/custom_frame_center] I have exciting news. The University of California at Irvine is taking air samples and testing them in a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer. They are trying to determine exactly what (our migraine alert dog) is smelling. This Weeks Medical Alert Dog Monday Youtube Video question comes from Jason from Chicago Illinois. He writes, "I am interested in purchasing an alert dog. There's a company out in Virginia that offers guarantees on it's diabetic alert dogs. The thought of a guarantee is very appealing to me. I see that you do not have guarantees on your already trained dogs or [...]

ODMMA - One Dog, Multiple Medical Alerts - Is It Possible? Solstice from Bellingham Washington is a type one diabetic. She is getting a German Shepherd puppy from a breeder in a few weeks. Solstice not only wants to train her pup for diabetes but wants to train her dog to alert to her migraines. However, Solstice isnt sure its even possible for one dog to perform alerts for more than one medical condition. What do you think? Is it possible for one dog to perform medical alerts for more that one disability? Watch the video below to see if your [...]

Migraine Alert Puppy Trainer - How Long Will It Take To Train An Alert In My Home Ashley from Ohio has severe chronic migraines that causes headaches, light sensitivity, nausea, vertigo and vomiting. She is interested in getting a migraine alert dog but still has some questions about them. Her question has to do with how long it actually takes to train a migraine alert dog, whether that be an already trained one or one you train yourself at home. What Ashley may not know is that as of today, Service Dog Academy has trained more migraine alert dogs than anyone [...]

Diabetic Alert Puppy In Training - Service Dog Vests, Do They Provide Public Access Rights In Your Community Joanna from Telluride Colorado has our Medical Alert Dog Monday Question of the Week. In Joanna's email she asks: "Hi. We are loving your program and our dog is responding really well. Myself (41) and my daughter (11) are both type 1 diabetics. What are the rules about a service dog vest on our puppy in training so she can begin to be socialized in markets and restaurants etc?" [message type="success"] Student Testimonial: "She has actually alerted my husband several times, including waking [...]

Small Dogs, Are They The Best Choice For Training Your Own Diabetes Service Dog At Home? Marianne from the Bridge of the USS Enterprise D wants to know about getting a dog that is less than 40 lbs as her service dog. Small service dogs for diabetes, seizure, narcolepsy and migraine alert work certainly do have their benefits. Over the life of the dog, they tend to cost less to own just due to their reduced daily food intake, cost less in terms of medical care like x-rays, shots, and anesthesia and travel oh so conveniently. Have you ever tried to [...]

Traditional Migraines and Hemiplegic Migraine Alert Dogs - Preventing Symptoms With Advanced Warning Of Impending Paralysis and Pain Gabby from Kansas City Missouri has our Medical Alert Dog Monday Question of the Week. In Gabby's email she asks: "Hi my name is Gabby and my mom has had migraines for the past 2 years. How would she benefit from having a service dog?" [message type="success"]Student Testimonial: "If you have not considered a Service Dog because you don't think it's possible, think again! Koira started training at 8 weeks old. She was alerting (my son) before she was even potty trained. This [...]