Top 5 Psychiatric Service Dog Tasks!

👉What tasks do you want to train your psychiatric service dog to do? What ones do they already know?

One I've been thinking about is when I get stuck because I need processing time, I'd like him to pause and give me time. He's a husky mix but maybe I could teach him that border collie freeze. He does it when approaching dogs to play with from far away, so it's definitely in his genes to stalk friends for fun lolol. I just have to teach him to stalk me when I shut down lol. I'd also like to teach him to get other people to pause as well, like maybe get between me and them. Even better, I'd like him to be able to tell when I need them to hug me instead of stay away lol. Or hug me himself, he's very enormous and fluffy, and just letting me bury my face in that luxurious husky mane has already put a lot of my shattered mental health back together again rofl. Lol sadly I'm frozen when I need to train him what to do, so idk I guess I'll ask my therapists what to fake to look like a convincing freeze lol. When I'm aware of outward signs of shutting down I tend to stop doing them which makes it hard to train a dog (or teach a friend) to recognize it and know what to do.

I have a service dog in training. Problem is he’s to smart for his own good. Is a mix of lab, border collie, and shepherd. From I’ve been told. Problem is, he loves to play keep away with anything he gets. Even working with another trainer has helped very little. I really need him to pick up and grab things for me. I’m disabled and not able to bend down to get things much anymore. A bit of background; he’s beyond food modavated, but is clever. He will try to get the food then grab the item that I’m trying to take. I want to put him through school but until I can get an income of some sort I’m shit out of luck

I have seen lists that say Pomeranians, Chihuahua, Beagles, and miniature/toy poodles make good psychiatric service dogs. Are there any other small breeds that would work?

Would a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel make a good psychiatric service dog?

Great video! My dog was and still is trained to be a SD but I’ve stopped working him because having him out in public made things significantly worse. I hate crowds or people standing behind me unfortunately having an SD tends to draw people closer to you and brings a lot more attention to you. By myself I can sneak around with some discomfort but with my SD I was like a shiny beacon and EVERYONE noticed me. Even people with good intentions that just wanted to talk about what kind of SD he is or how he was trained. Having an SD made shopping go from a 20 minute trip to a 45 minute trip. He’s still tasked trained and certain situations like movie theaters, restaurants, bowling, etc are very manageable but shopping is a strong NO. I am very fortunate to not have to leave my apartment often but for everyone else, expect to have to deal with more attention and unfortunately more rude / entitled people

Can you train them to get certain meds at certain times? So like ADHD meds in the morning and anxiety meds at night?

Do you teach feeding the dog out of your hand, or holding the bowl?

What tasks would you recommend for a kid with ODD, ADHD, SPD, Adjustment Disorder with slow processing speed and also potential migraines? I know that's a lot, but it's our life right now. We just applied for a dog today. Deep pressure therapy and chill him before an outburst are two we are seeking and to stop certain behaviors but curious to know others you would think.

Hi Laura! I am do glad I found your channel!!!! Alvin is my best friend, my companion and my hero. I suffer from PTSD. We git match almost 2 years ago and thanks to him I am able to go out of my house, go shopping and have an almost "normal" life.
He use to do the task you explain here . However, due to a crisis I stop getting out and now he is not responding to my stressors the way he did when we get team up. I would love to have him back the way he was and I dont know how to "retraining" him. is there a way I can reach you to have some 1 on 1 training. Thanks Nel

How old should your dog be could you do do each training??

The dog boop is what got me to boop the like button ❤

amazing. love it

Thank you for the tips! I’m training my dog currently and need to teach him how to manage space. I hate when people stand too close to me at the store, I get so much anxiety. This will really help

Question. Mom snd i want our dog to fetch our med bags on command, but how do you teach them to do it only when you want it?

Thank you!

My new puppy is a Rottweiler great Pyrenees mix... do you know if either of those breeds make good service dogs?

I just wanted to say thank you doggy U. You are one of the best sources I’ve found for information regarding service dogs. I’m researching as much information as I can as I’m getting a prospect in a year or so to be a psychiatric service dog to help with my anxiety(also a bit of mobility). I’ve been a fan for almost a year now and I’d love to say thank you ❤️

Awesome video. I work as MH counselor; and could.probably use one of my own.

You can train a dog to help with trich?? Welp, now I need to adopt a dog.

Im trying to learn how to train my dog to interrupt PTSD induced night terrors, but in some instances, I'm up and running around during a nightmare, screaming and crying before I snap back to reality. Is there any way I could help train to interrupt these?

Thank you very much. I really appreciate this.

I'm interested in training my dog to be a psychiatric service dog for severe anxiety but I am not sure whether he would be a good service dog. We are very close but he is a German Shepherd Alaskan Malamute and so he is stubborn and doesn't want to do what he doesn't want to do. He already knows to put his head in my lap and to sit between my legs when I sit, his heel is good and he is calm. We are currently working on dog reactivity since he was attacked repeatedly. He is becoming so much better but his hackles still rise when we are in close quarters with another dog. What are signs that a dog wouldn't be a good service dog?

Ive got a 5 month old cane corso that im training to do service work. Your videos are exceptional in helping us. Thank you.

Thank you so much! This is so helpful! I will be getting my prospect puppy to train for my anxiety and panic attacks, this helps me learn how to train him!

Is 3 years old, too old to be trained as a service dog? My doctor recently recommended a service dog for me, but I already have 2 dogs. I would like to try training the 3 year old.

Hi, I’m looking for good recommendations for a service vest. I ordered one from Amazon but it doesn’t fit my mini-Aussie. Thanks in advance for your help!

I have an ACD that taught himself to be a service dog when I developed lupus. He also stands in front/behind when he feels I need it .

This was so helpful. Thank you!

Just subbed to you. Interesting content. Thanks.

Thank you for this video!

I would love to see specific tasks for a schizophrenic person! My biggest issue is talking to people that aren't real, so I would love ideas for what to train with that in public. Anyone can reply with tips or ideas!

the older i get, my disability is really effecting me. my depression and anxiety has gotten so bad. dr says its treatment resistant. what would be best for the depression and anxiety? blaz my half serbian rottie and half American akita is doing great with learning to walk with n help with some things like pick up n hand to me. by the way i lost both legs as a baby. I'm 50 now. my arms are in really bad shape from overuse. I'm a above knee on left and a hip disarticulation on the right. thank you

I really need to get Patty retrieving…..not for service dog tasks, but for general playing. I will be watching that video series!

Thanks for sharing

What's the technical term for when you teach your dog a signal to act like it needs to pee or something similar so that you have an excuse to remove yourself from a situation? I want to teach my service dog that one

Helpful video Laura. I'm training my PAD currently. I also use a wheelchair or mobility scooter. This adds another layer of 'complexity' to dog handling/management. Ideas for 'holding space', 'watch my back' in this scenario would be good especially since my girl is only 8kg - a Westie. Thanks for the encouraging content.

The Patreon channel for Doggy U service dog training with in depth clips sounds terrific.
Thank you for sharing useful clips.

Hi Laura. As usual all are great tasks. Issue is learning how to KNOW what are all the steps in teaching the tasks. I have really hit a wall with my SDIT when I call "HELP" to come right away to get on me when I am having a meltdown. He is no longer eager to do the task. It makes me so upset. I feel like 'he doesn't care "
I did fill out Donna Hills forms. Thanks

A couple of things that I'm struggling to teach is "watch my back" and using a soft mouth for retrievals such as medication and water bottle.

Wake you up from a nightmare, i got plenty of those.
But how does your dog know that you have a nightmare, or know the difference between a nightmare and a pleasant dream.

Just a question:
How do you teach your dog circle? Thank you and I just love your videos 💜