Monday 25 April 2011

The amazing things dogs can do



Dogs are brilliant, we all know that. But did you know that our four legged friends can also do other amazing things like –

1-Sniff out cancer. In a study carried out by scientists, a specially trained retriever managed to sniff out bowel cancer in patients in an amazing 9 out of 10 cases – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8293118/Dogs-can-sniff-out-bowel-cancer.html

2-Tell when someone with epilepsy is going to have a seizure. These dogs are called seizure alert dogs. When they know their owners are about to have an epileptic fit they give them a signal some minutes before so that the person can make sure they are in a safe place.
Read more about them here - http://www.support-dogs.org.uk/SADog.htm

3-Tell when someone has low blood sugar. They can then alert their owner who can take the appropriate measures. http://type1diabetes.about.com/b/2009/06/27/dogs-trained-to-sniff-out-low-blood-sugar.htm



4-Get money out of a cash machine. Dogs are trained to do this for their disabled owners.
Read about the amazing assistance dog Endal here - http://www.readersdigest.com.au/extract-from-endal-by-allen--sandra-parton

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