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A service dog actually refers to any canine trained to guide anyone with a disability. These disabilities can range from diabetes, impairment, seizures, mental disorder, hearing impairment, and visual impairment.
Service dogs are working dogs.
Outside America, service dogs are referred to those dogs that take part in army, police, and SAR(search and rescue).
Assistance dog refers to the legal term used for a canine that’s trained to offer support and assistance for an incapable person.
The most expected traits in a service dog include excellent stamina and physical structure, good health, psychological impact, and affectionate temperament.
In the United States of America, the term “seeing-eye dog” refers to a dog who helps a person who suffers from visual impairment.
German Shepherd
German Shepherd is an intelligent dog and it is large in size.
Height
The male dog weighs 24 to 26 inches whereas the female weighs 22 to 24 inches.
Weight
The male one weighs 65 to 90 pounds whereas the female one weighs 50 to 70 pounds.
Life Span
This breed lives for 7 to 10 years.
Traits(Black, White, And Bown)
- Gentle
- Smart
- Courageous
- Confident
- Loyalty
- Large in size
- High intelligence
- Able to move quick
- Able to learn commands
Services
This breed is suitable for military and police work, but you can train him as a guide dog and seizure alert dog as well. Nemo was the first German Shepherd “war dog” that returned home from the Vietnam war.
Benefits
- Easy to train to perform many tasks.
- Can guide masters both obedience and intelligent disobedience (that is ignoring commands that may cause danger to the masters).
- Size and strength of this breed provide balance and stability.
Labrador Retriever
Labrador Retriever is America’s most popular dog breed. This breed outstands among the other service dogs and they are smart and favorite to families.
These breeds had experience with a fisherman off the Labrador Seashores. They were later developed in England for hunting and retrieving.
Height
The male dog weighs 22.5 to 24.5 inches and the female weighs 21.5 to 23.5 inches.
Weight
The weight of the male one is 65 to 80 pounds, while the weight of female one is 55 to 70 pounds.
Life Span
This breed is expected to live for 10 to 12 years.
Traits
- Friendly and outgoing
- Lovable
- Has high spirit
- Responsive and good-natured
- Happy, social and hardworking
- Solid and strong
Services
This breed suits for all types of service dog work, but are commonly used to assist the disabled, sniffer dogs at airports, search and rescue, and even tracking down certain bugs for pest control companies.
Benefits
- Easy to train
- Can help blind and diabetic patients
- Able to sit quietly and relax with the family
- Can be trained to assist as therapy dogs and be used as sniffers
Golden Retriever
The golden retriever is one of the most popular dog breeds in America. They provide good service to their owners and help others.
They were developed as gun dogs to bring fowl, but Lord Tweedmouth fine-tuned them for water work and retrieving skills.
Height
Male weighs 23 to 24 inches and the female weighs 21.5 to 22.5 inches.
Weight
The male dog’s weight is 65 to 75 pounds and the female dog’s weight is 55 to 65 pounds.
Life Span
Golden retriever lives for about 10 to 12 years.
Traits
- Outgoing
- Trustworthy
- Devoted
- Pleasing
- Calm and understanding
Services
You can train them as powerful gun dogs. These dogs can also be trained for search-and-rescue, seeing-eye, and hearing purposes.
Benefits
- Easy to train
- Calmness makes him a good choice for kids.
Poodle
The poodle is a great dog breed due to his temperament. They come in three varieties of different size but have the same build and proportions. Standards are more than 15 inches tall; miniatures are below 15 inches and toys stand no more than 10 inches.
Height
The height of the miniature poodle is 10 to 15 inches, whereas the standard poodle’s height is over 15 inches.
Weight
Toy Poodles weighs 10 to 15 pounds, male standard weighs 60 to 70 pounds and the female standard weighs 40 to 50 pounds.
Life Span
Their lifespan is about 10 to 18 years.
Traits
- Able to learn
- Happy and helping
- Able to warn his owner about emergencies
- Eager
- Flexible to tasks
- Smart and remarkable versatility
Services
You can train them as lifesavers. They are also good assistants to people having mobility issues.
Benefits
- Easy to train
- Suitable for families
Pomeranian
Pomeranian is the best friend of dog lovers. It is the most popular toy breed in the world.
Height
The height of the Pomeranian is 6 to 7 inches.
Weight
This breed weighs 3 to 7 pounds.
Life Span
They live for about 12 to 16 years.
Traits
- Alert
- Intelligent
- Active
- Tiny
- Smiling
- Vivacious
Services
They are great service dogs though they are small. You can train them to warn their owners on the effects caused by some health issues. You can also train them to guide people from having hearing issues. They can be trained as watchdogs and pets for families having children as well.
Benefits
- Easy to train
- Learning tricks and games
