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[mcjane]

What about Service dogs? I think it would be so cool to have a big dog to pull my chair. I'd name him Tug. I could prolly train him to get me a beer, too. Rottweilers were bred for pulling milk wagons. I had a Rott/Lab/Pit mix that I trained to pull the trash up to the road. Ol' Bowser was a good dog. When he heard that little buggy he was ready and willing to put the harness on. One big dog or 12 Pomeranians, I can't decide. What I'd really like to have is a service elephant to pick me up and put me in the shower or whatever. In rehab they talked about service monkeys but I asked if I could get an orangutang to move me and do range of motion exercises. Medicare wouldn't cover it.

[bucsaringer]

You just need your doctor to submit the right code number. Here in Pennsylvania, Medicare does cover range of motion exercises performed by a licensed Orangutan. I'd recommend you get some references before just hiring any licensed Orangutan. Good luck, personally, I'd recommend a licensed Silverback!

[mellowgator]

mcjane,

i have an elephant and orangutang. medicare covered them both since my doctor wrote me a script.

[Smileyblue]

I am feeling much better about refraining to answer earlier..

You seem to be getting appropriate answers to your question..

[S&W Winger]

My service dog is a Yorkie, whom is quite capable of all those tasks you have discussed...why spend all that money on big dog food, when five pounds of Yorkie could do it all? Try not to be swayed by those ape-Lovers and simian friends...a good pig like Babe would also do it all...



Kali

Edited by S&W Winger, 29 May 2011 - 12:12 AM.

[tsh3406]

I'd go for the 12 poms.... or maybe a liger...

on a serious not, I has a black German Shepherd for 12 years, her only job was to pull, and she pulled like a locomotive. Peoples expressions never got old, lol. They see a big black shepherd pulling a 200lb bald guy as fast as most folks ride a bike, they got the hell out of the way....

T

[mcjane]

tsh...that sounds like too much fun! Why don't they have competetive chair pulling in the Paralympics? Or we could put a sail on the chair and do our own version of PARA sailing. I've heard they are training miniature horses as service animals. They can be housebroken and live for 30 years. I'm gonna Google that...

[tsh3406]

When I first got Reesa (this was during our two week training together), this other dude with a giant Golden and I got thrown out of the mall. We were racing and wiped out a display in front of a Walden's. She was rediculously strong, drug me out of my chair several times, had to make her leads/harnesses out of saddle leather and chain. I'll try to find a picture of her.....

T

[Tinbasher]

I had a quaddy buddy who had a li'l service monkey which was trained to do all sorts. It would get him a beer outa the fridge and put his porn videos in the machine for him. Everything was hunky dory till he came home from work one night and the lil bastard was sitting in the living room drinkin beer and watchin monkey porn with all its li'l simian mates from the ape rescue home. They pulled the plug on his chair and made him ring to order pizza, the party went on for two whole nights until the little hooligans swung off to another party.

He never saw his li'l helper again and it took ages to get the monkey spunk off the couch.

He has a Polish gal now.

Tin

[S&W Winger]

Tinbasher, on 29 May 2011 - 08:52 PM, said:

He has a Polish gal now.

Tin

Does she have a cute lesbian sister?

[Ratticis]

Tinbasher, on 29 May 2011 - 08:52 PM, said:

He has a Polish gal now.

Tin

The monkey or your friend?

In other news, I soo want a freakin' helper monkey! I'd name it Furious George and teach it to do my bidding!

[ZEN12many]

Hi
When our family dog died of old age, I didn't even want another dog. My wife has arthritis and I am paralyzed. Who was going to excercize the dog? I voted no. My wife insisted and brought home a Labrador puppy. That was two years ago.

About 1.5 years ago, I began "walking" the dog with my electric scooter. Then about a month ago, I began teaching the dog to pull me in my wheelchair. Our dog loves pulling me. When she sees me prepping to take her out to pull, she gets so excited. I love it to. You get to really bond with your dog.

Rodney (ZEN12many)

[mcjane]

Yup. They call them Service Dogs becuz they LOVE TO SERVE ~ ! Working dogs...work is not what they DO...it is what they ARE. And horses. The miniature ones live 30 years and are just so happy to oblige. Elephants...I mean can you imagine how we get these mammoth creatures to do our bidding? It's mind boggling. Then again...I'm easily boggled.

[S&W Winger]

ZEN12many, on 10 June 2011 - 02:16 AM, said:

Hi
When our family dog died of old age, I didn't even want another dog. My wife has arthritis and I am paralyzed. Who was going to excercize the dog? I voted no. My wife insisted and brought home a Labrador puppy. That was two years ago.

About 1.5 years ago, I began "walking" the dog with my electric scooter. Then about a month ago, I began teaching the dog to pull me in my wheelchair. Our dog loves pulling me. When she sees me prepping to take her out to pull, she gets so excited. I love it to. You get to really bond with your dog.

Rodney (ZEN12many)

Excellent story, Rodney! yes, "service" they Love to work...the mini horses also! a little less poop with pups though lol! Seriously, fot her small size, Kali does what she could and as soon as I put vest on her, she beomes a different dog! All business and careful and making sure Iam alright [one of her jobs: BP check for AD; wakes me when I stop breathing] so i post her photo and laugh about her as a service dig, but she truly is one...no comparison to the abilities of the labs! Opening door, etc.,I hghly recommemnd one, especially if anyone desires to Live alone!

[tiya]

what dogs are still good?i can't to comb.