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Services assistance dogs can provide By Metro Connect It seems more common than ever to see dogs strolling through stores with their human com- panions. Many of these pups are family pets that owners seemingly want to have close by at all times, but quite often the dogs people encounter in businesses and around neighborhoods are assis- tance dogs. Service dogs assist their owners in various ways. Highly trained, these animals work with people who have psychiatric or physical disabilities, and ensure people can get through each day safely and comfortably. According to the organi- zation Paws With a Cause, assistance dogs can help open doors, pull a wheel- chair, alert individuals to sounds, pick up objects, or even detect the onset of seizures or other health effects. Service Dog Central estimates there are anywhere from 100,000 to 200,000 registered service dogs in the United States. The Americans With Disabilities Act dictates that service dogs have a legal right to enter all public spaces. This differs from emotional support animals, which may not have the same level of free access as service animals because ESAs are not as specially trained as service animals. Here's a look at some different types of assistance dogs and the tasks they can perform. · Guide dog: A guide dog was one of the first service animals on record. Standardized guide dog training can be traced to the 1700s. Guide dogs assist people who are visually impaired. They help their handlers get around in public. Guide dogs have the unique skills to accept commands but also make choices based on situational assessments. · Seizure alert dogs: Dogs have an amazing ability to tune into changes in human behavior. Seizure alert dogs can recognize often elusive signs that a seizure is imminent, helping their handlers with epilepsy get into safe positions. These dogs also are capable of alerting others that their owners need help. · Diabetic alert dog: Dogs' olfactory receptors are more abundant than humans' - roughly 300 million compared to the six million human beings have. Some dogs can smell things like chemical changes in the body, including changes in blood sugar, which helps people with diabetes avoid critical drops. · Hearing dogs: Hearing dogs serve as ears for people who cannot hear. They are trained to alert their handlers to doorbells, knocks, fire alarms, crying babies, and much more. · Mobility assistance dogs: Service dogs can fill the void for individuals who do not walk or have other im- pairments. They may bring objects to their owner, like phones or utensils. They also may help move wheel- chairs or provide support while getting around. · Psychiatric support dogs: Individuals with post-trau- matic stress disorder, de- pression, anxiety, or other psychiatric conditions can benefit from psychiatric support dogs that provide comfort and perform tasks that make handlers feel safe and secure. Assistance animals play vital roles in their handlers' lives. TF218184 CLUES ACROSS 1. Plant of the mint family 40. Notes to be sung 7. Hand tool 41. Women's garment 13. Made of the color of gold 43. Coarsely ground com 14. A volume of several novels 44. One point south of due east 16. Type of degree 45. A way to deplete 17. Good job! 47. Rough, prickly covering of a seed 19. Seventh tone in major scale 48. LA hoopster, but not a Laker 20. Fevers 51. Hindquarters 22. One's mother 53. Franz van_, German diplomat 23. Fertile desert spots 55. Liquid body substances 25. Large integers 56. Rhythmic patte s 26. Plate for Eucharist 58. A beaver might build one 28. Tennis matches have them 59. Police officer's tool 29. Peyton's little brother 60. Indicates who you are 30. Monetary unit ofN. Korea 61. Pinwheel 31. Head movement 64. Exist 65. O amental molding 33. Twelve 34. Renaissance musical instrument 67. Closes again 36. Behavior showing high moral 69. Verses standards 70. Come into view 38. Letter of the Hebrew alphabet CLUES DOWN 1. Short stick used as a weapon 2. An alte ative 3. Laws 4. Sense organs 5. One from Utah 6. Mariner 7. People in charge of cattle 8. Health insurance organization 9. O amental box 10. Forest-dwelling deer I 1. One quintillion bytes (abbr.) 12. Atomic #71 13. Become less intense 15. Cowards 18. Body o ament (slang) 21. Applicable to all cases 24. Multiplied by 6 26. Afghanistan monetary unit 27. Calendar month 30. Cena and Lennon are two 32. Monetary unit of Serbia 35. First time on the market 37. Georgia rockers 38. Free om contamination 39. Coastal region of Canada 42. Clothing retailer 43. It rises and sets 46. Fathers 47. Stain with mud 49. Suitable for crops 50. Feels conce r 52. Orange-brown 54. Buddy 55. Late sportscaster Craig 57. Used to align parts 59. Wake up 62. Solid water 63. Semiprecious stone 66. Atomic #45 68. Top lawyer