[nagdu] Diabetic alert dogs and how alert dogs are preventing a need for a guide dog!

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Jenny.
When I was reading Dailyah's description of what a diabetic alert dog
does, I was thinking a beagle might be a good choice for the job, because
they have excellent noses.  I hear they can be a bit stubborn and hard to
train, and some are very yappy, but a beagle still might make an excellent
service dog for scent work.
Tracy

> I saw a woman in an electric wheelchair coming off the bus the other day.
> Before she came off though, came a small dog in front of her.
>
> I asked her what kind of dog it was, and she told me, rudely I might add,
> that it was a service dog.
>
> I told her that I had a guide dog and was applying for another so I
> understood.  I also told her that I had never seen such a small dog be a
> service dog, and couldn't see the dog very well, and again asked what
> breed it was.
>
> She curtly told me it was a beagle and went on her way.
>
> I've never heard of a beagle being used a service dog.  But there are a
> lot of things I no nothing about.
>
> Jenny