<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Canine Companions dogs know 40-45 commands when they have completed their training. In addition to what you listed, they pick up dropped objects, empty a front loading washing machine and dryer and put the clothes in a laundry basket and pull it to another room, remove socks from their handler’s feet, tug off sleeves to assist them in undressing, turn light switches on and off, push elevator buttons and crosswalk buttons among others…. In addition, they can be trained in other tasks specific to a hearing impaired person or a veteran with PTSD. By the way, this isn’t a new generation of dogs. Canine Companions has been providing these dogs free of charge since 1975.<div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 11, 2024, at 4:12 PM, Marianne Denning via OAGDU <oagdu@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr">Just sharing this article because I found it interesting.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><strong>Who’s a Good Dog? These Service Animals Who Aid With Tasks, Ailments</strong><br>A new generation of service animals can help with daily tasks and even monitor medical conditions A dog in training at Canine Companions in Medford, New York What makes Malfoy a special dog isn’t that he can obediently sit, stay or raise a paw on command. That sort of “good boy” behavior is common for a 4-year-old Labrador retriever. But Malfoy can also carry shopping bags, hold open doors, fetch a drink from the fridge and even handle a credit card at a store’s cash register. Malfoy does all<p>Read in AARP Bulletin: <a href="https://apple.news/AqTMOl9wGQNOn2rIbsv1Qlg">https://apple.news/AqTMOl9wGQNOn2rIbsv1Qlg</a></p><p><br>Shared from <a href="https://www.apple.com/news">Apple News</a></p></div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>OAGDU mailing list</span><br><span>OAGDU@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/oagdu_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for OAGDU:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/oagdu_nfbnet.org/dmgudaitis%40gmail.com</span><br><span>List archives: http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/oagdu_nfbnet.org</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>