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Good questions! Yes, waking me when alarm sounds was one of the first tasks my own service dog mastered. My dog, as well as Sappho here, have both accurately alerted to my sleep attacks. My dog Dexter does alert me while driving by nosing or putting his head on my shoulder to let me know it's time to drink some water, eat an icebreaker mint, and find a safe place to pull over and take a break. Other tasks I've taught: waking from nightmares (usually followed by deep pressure therapy to help with going back to sleep). Forward momentum pull, counterbalance, and item retrieval by name as well as by directions to aid with cataplexy or fatigue. Find my phone, find my car in a parking lot, find the friend/family member we're with, as well as "follow" the person I indicate when brain fog strikes. Bring my phone to a friend/family member in the house with us if I need help/have a bad cataplexy episode. Behavior interruption because years of undiagnosed N gave me a lot of bad habits of trying to stay awake, ranging from fidgeting to digging my nails into myself to scratching myself (this might be more automatic behavior). I may be forgetting a couple more. All of these I taught Dexter well before I was diagnosed and medicated with N1, plus, he's turning 8 next month and a senior now, so I don't use some of these tasks as much anymore. You should still be able to see some of them in the other videos on our channel though.

We sure do 😊 Not just small/rescue dogs.

@@DogsGotSouls Is there a criteria that they have to fit in? (severity of reactivity ) such has lunging, barking, growling, whining etc

Thank you! That harness is actually a GoPro harness for us to take our Point of View videos with and I just added velcro patches on it 😅

@@DogsGotSouls oh! Cool! Thank you!

Praises, love, fun times (because training and working needs to be something they love to do for them to be reliable any time you need them), and her food 😂

Thank you so much! She sure is fun to work with 😊

Thank you so much ❤️❤❤ she's turning out real nicely thanks to her owner and family keeping up with homework at home 😊 I have been even more amazed lately because her owner asked me to change her alert behavior to nose nudge and I noticed just exactly how accurate she is and she even once let Earl who was handling her know that I was getting a sleep attack by nudging him and looking at me. I'm very proud of her and her human family 😁

@@DogsGotSouls that’s so great!!!!!

Thank you 😊

Dobies sure are fun to work with! I'm having a lot of fun with this girl who's now back for another board and train. I highly advise that you check out the breeder thoroughly to know they're reputable and ethical. Their pups should come from families who have been OFA tested and temperament tested, preferably titled in obedience or some kind of achievements; parents should've been carefully selected genetically for pairing; and the puppies should also be temperament tested for you to find the most suitable pup for the tasks you need 😊

@@DogsGotSouls yes!! It’s definitely hard work to find a reputable breeder!!!

Thank you so much!

No they're my service dogs

@@DogsGotSouls ya sure

@@keithhutchins8803 why? Because I don't look like I have a disability? 😂

@@keithhutchins8803 I have a rare medical condition that people can't see unless they witness one of my episodes. I have a handicap placard, a power chair, and a medical ID for a reason. Please educate yourself on invisible disabilities before you accuse the next person with a service dog to be a fake 😊

@@DogsGotSouls because the tasks your dog is trained for.

When we were approaching, I had to take a second look too 😆 thank you!

lol this is one of their favorite tricks to do. good luck trying to get a dog to do this when they don't want to.

@@DogsGotSoulsexactly! Dogs won’t work if they don’t want to. Plus I’m sure they get rewarded.