“diabetic Alert Dogs” Are Part Of A “new Cottage Industry”

“Diabetic Alert Dogs” are a “New Cottage Industry”. Just think about it, have you ever noticed that your pet seems to know when you are not feeling well? Maybe your dog comes to sit beside you when you are trying to recover from a bout with a migraine. Or maybe he lies beside you on your bed while you are fighting the flu. It just seems that they know you are not feeling well and are just waiting to see if there is something they can do to help. This could be a “Diabetic Alert Dog” in the making. “New Cottage Industries” are getting started all over the country to take advantage of this new technology.

“New Cottage Industries” began to spring up because not so long ago, people began to experiment with the idea that dogs might just be able to detect the scent of a “Diabetic”’s low gulcose levels just as they have been detecting the scent of drugs and tracking humans for many years. As it turns out, not only do dogs make wonderful companions, they also make excellent tools to use in the management of “Diabetes”.

“Diabetic Alert Dogs” are quickly gaining a reputation throughout the “Diabetic” world. As you may have noticed, there are more people advertising as “Diabetic Alert Dog” trainers. This is a good thing. That means that there are more trainers to choose from to produce an alert dog that is just right for you. It also means that there will be more people overseeing the process. That is a good thing also. “New Cottage Industries” are a good thing too since it means that more “Diabetic Alert Dogs” will be trained in an in home setting and not
just in a kennel type atmosphere.

“New Cottage Industries” offer another very important element to this in that the more people involved in the development of the perfect “Diabetic Alert Dog”, the greater the possibility that this new enterprise will gain more respectability in the medical community, and hopefully the insurance industry as well. “Diabetic Alert Dogs” after all are just another tool in the arsenal used against the enemy known as “Diabetes”. As “New Cottage Industries” create more “Diabetic Alert Dogs” and their effectiveness is seen by those in charge of the medical care the more likely it will be that the cost of a trained “DAD” will be defrayed by medical insurance.

“Diabetic Alert Dogs” are expected to live directly with the person they serve, actually going everywhere they go including to work, shopping, school, doctors offices, etc., and the dog will necessarily need to be not only perfectly obedience trained and scent trained, it will also need to be perfectly house trained and socialized. This is where the “New Cottage Industry” aspect of the “Diabetic Alert Dog” business comes in. This type of training can only be accomplished in an in home setting. That means that the dog will live in the home of the person that is training it. The dog will be house trained. Yes they will learn manners, (use the bathroom in appropriate places, no begging, no eating off counters or tables, no jumping on people) you get the picture.

“New Cottage Industries” are aware that all of this takes time just as it would a child. The “Diabetic Alert Dog” must learn what is expected of him and have time to practice it. He also needs to have all of his training reinforced in order that it has enough time to become habit with him. Therefore, the time a dog spends in the home setting is some of the most critical part of the training process for a “Diabetic Alert Dog”. Not only does a dog learn to enjoy the love of a human companion, he also learns how to become a good companion. With this “New Cottage Industry” all this is possible.

By: Ida McCabe

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