QUAD DOG:  This classification of service dog assists individuals who use power wheelchairs or three-wheeled carts for mobility. These dogs are trained in such skills as retrieving dropped or distant objects; carrying objects such as a briefcase or shopping bag; rising to high counters to present or accept papers/articles; opening heavy doors
at malls, schools or office buildings; standing and bracing for support during transfers or recovery from a fall; positioning to wheelchair or cart; assisting with dressing or undressing; and helping with household tasks like making beds or folding laundry.

PARA DOG:  This classification of service dog assists individuals who use manuel wheelchairs. In addition to the skills of a quad dog, these dogs have the following special skills: Pulling wheelchairs up ramps, hills or long distances, and loading a collapsed wheelchair into a vehicle.

WALKER DOG:  This classification of service dog assists individuals who are ambulatory, using canes, crutches or walkers for support. In addition to the skills of a quad dog, these dogs have the following special skills: offering steadying support while walking and navigating stairs; retrieving a dropped cane or crutch.

SEIZURE ASSIST DOG:  The Canine Seizure Assist Society of North Carolina provides service dogs to assist individuals who experience seizure disorders. Sharon Hermansen of Mooresville, NC has been successfully training Seizure-Assist Dogs for over 10 years and founded The Canine Seizure Assist Society of North Carolina in 1996.

For more information, or to apply for a Seizure-Assist Dog contact The Canine Seizure Assist Society of North Carolina at www.seizureassistdogs.org.