tgainsbrough Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 From the last time I talked about Kora she was just learning to retrieve items and was doing a tiny bit of public access. Well now she does amazing things! Kora is trained to help me with my medical problems. She is a medical alert, psychiatric and mobility service dog. The last time I counted her tasks (last december) she was set up to preform 56 tasks by the time she was done. I'll be complying another list now before she takes her PAT (service dog test) so list of everything that she currently does and the small list she still needs to learn. From the 56 tasks I guarantee she now has over 100. Kora has learn to alert to at least 11 different medical issues I have, preforms DPT (deep pressure therapy) not only for pain but to allow me to breath again as well. She keeps people at a distance, makes sure no one approaches me when I am down and gets help if I do collapse. She grounds me during a PTSD episode and does tactile stimulation to bring me back to reality. Kora works mobility not only when I am mobile but also when I am wheelchair bound. She retrieves items I need, goes to a person with a paper in her mouth and they give her the item to bring back to me, she picks up dropped items ranging from coins and bobby pins to my cane and couch pillows. She can open doors in my house, close them and all while I'm seating in my chair. She also checks the doors in my house ot make sure they are closed, checks my birds and checks the room for cats (this causes severe anxiety and PTSD episodes). Below are a ton of photos and a few videos of Kora working. She has been to grocery stores, markets, zoos, festivals, parks, random corner stores, parties, hotels and even multiple anime conventions. She has done simply wonderful! If you have any requests for videos or have any questions please let me know. I also 100% plan on taking her on my honeymoon of which we will travel to Europe and hopefully Japan too. We will also be on a cruise liner. ;D So we will have lots of pictures to show you! <3 First off here a just four of her many, many tasks she preforms. Retrieving the Remote: Getting me a Drink: Kora preforming DPT when I couldn't breathe: Kora alerted me to a dizzy spell here is her and me during the attack: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Okay here are some of Kora's adventures as a Service Dog. Toledo Zoo: Kora's first time ever walking by another service dog: Here is her adventure to an anime convention Colossalcon: Trip to Potawatomi Inn in Indiana: Visiting my new born niece, Lucy: Kora at a Festival: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazeediamonds Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Kora. She is one amazing beautiful husky. Great pics x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Wow - that's simply amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgainsbrough Posted September 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Thank you! She is one amazing puppy! I am so happy I have her and I can't wait until she is a full blown service dog! <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*jax* Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 She really is amazing! She looks really happy to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgainsbrough Posted September 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 She is completely happy to do her job!!! If she wasn't I'd never have continued. I had some troubling times and almost gave up continuing to train her (I don't have enough strength to train her on my own but I did) but it was actually her eagerness to work and to help me that made me continue the training. And now she is the best service dog I could have ever asked for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Lovin the pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asslinn Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 wow that's truely amazing. Not many service dogs that are Huskies (that I know of anyway). So hats off to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 That is wonderful, congratulations to you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbrown1028 Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 It sounds like you live in NW Ohio... Maya and I live in Lima. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoey Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 wow thats impressive for any dog to be able to do, let alone a sib. very impressive. did you train her yourself? or did you take her to professional training sessions for this type of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 Wicked video's and pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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