''TANK''
The
BLACK LABRADOR
---Brandon
McMillan from LUCKY DOG RANCH was
looking for a dog to train into a service animal. According to
Brandon, ''it takes that special dog who is able grasp the
seriousness of the position.'' The West Los Angeles kennel had a dog
that may fill the bill. Brandon met the dog. He had good feelings that
this may be the dog, almost immediately. He then named the Black Lab,
''TANK.''
---Dave
was medically discharged from the Navy, due to his diabetes. His wife
is a nurse who works at the VA Hospital. She was promoted to a new
position that changed her hours. She may not be able to perform the
duties that TANK was to be assigned. It seems that Dave is a very
sound sleeper and tends to sleep through those times when his numbers
drop to unsafe levels. His wife had been able to wake him to assist
in administering treatment. With the new job, she may not always be
there.
---Dave
contacted Brandon and asked if a dog could be trained so that,
through changes of smell, could be alerted and wake someone difficult
to awaken. The plan was, if at all possible, the dog would wake Dave
so he could treat himself. Dave was very afraid of not waking at all
to care for his young children who needed him. A tall order. Through
research, Brandon found that this scenario was, indeed, possible.
---To
make a long story – short, Brandon McMillan trained TANK to do so.
A real success, so far. Be
Well.
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