Therapy dog owner talks about the importance of and service dogs
Pups with a Purpose owner and her dog Stanley, talks about the importance of therapy and service dogs
Jessica Gleason and her dog Stanley, join the Noon broadcast
Updated: 1:37 PM CDT Sep 27, 2023
AND WELCOME BACK TO KETV AT NOON. PUFFS WITH A PURPOSE HAS BEEN HELPING DOGS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE METRO MAKING AN IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND TODAY WE ARE JOINED WITH JESSICA GLEASON AND STANLEY, THE PUP TRAINING SERVICE. WE CANNOT THANK YOU BOTH ENOUGH. JESSICA STANLEY, JUST BEEN IN LOVE WITH HIM. YEAH, HE’S TAKING THE NEWSROOM BY STORM, RIGHT? YES, HE’S A LOVER FOR SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN, BOTH OF YOU. SO FOR PEOPLE THAT DON’T KNOW, WHAT IS A SERVICE ANIMAL? YES. SO A SERVICE ANIMAL IS A DOG OR A MINI HORSE THAT PROVIDES HELP OR AID TO A PERSON WHO HAS A DISABILITY. FANTASTIC. HOW DOES A SERVICE ANIMAL TRAIN AND FOR HOW LONG? JESSICA? YEAH. SO ON AVERAGE, IT TAKES ABOUT A YEAR TO TWO YEARS TO TRAIN A SERVICE ANIMAL, AND THEY HAVE TO BE TRAINED NOT ONLY IN BASIC OBEDIENCE, BUT ADVANCED OBEDIENCE. THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE WORK OR TASKS TO HELP THEIR PERSON, AND THEY HAVE TO BE CALM AND NAVIGATE PUBLIC SPACES. A LOT GOES INTO IT. YES. AND AGAIN, MEAN HOW LONG DOES THIS TRAINING GO ON FOR? AND I’M SURE YOU’RE ALWAYS KIND OF REFINING THAT TRAINING. YES. SO TRAINING NEVER TECHNICALLY ENDS, BUT I WOULD SAY ABOUT ON AVERAGE, 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS. FANTASTIC. NOW, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT HERE BECAUSE STANLEY IS A THERAPY DOG. YES. WOULD YOU MIND GOING INTO THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A THERAPY DOG AND A SERVICE DOG? YES. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE USE THOSE TERMS INTERCHANGEABLY, WHEREAS STANLEY’S JOB IS TO PROVIDE COMFORT AND JOY TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE, WHEREAS THE SERVICE DOG ONLY HELPS ONE INDIVIDUAL. YOU’RE DOING A GREAT JOB. YOU KNOW THAT. YOU ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB. THIS IS A PRO’S PRO RIGHT HERE. YEAH. SO BACK TO THE SERVICE ANIMALS. JESSICA, WHAT CAN PEOPLE ASK IF THEY’RE CURIOUS ABOUT IT OR, YOU KNOW, OUT IN PUBLIC? YOU ENCOUNTER ONE. HOW DO YOU BEST APPROACH A SERVICE ANIMAL? YES. SO IF AN ANIMAL IS IN PUBLIC FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IT’S BEST JUST TO IGNORE THE DOG AND LET THEM WORK. OKAY. BUT A MANAGER PER SE CAN ASK LEGALLY CAN ASK TWO QUESTIONS. IS THAT ANIMAL A SERVICE ANIMAL? AND WHAT TASKS DO THEY PROVIDE? OKAY. AS A PERSON, THOSE TWO QUESTIONS. THOSE TWO QUESTIONS. FANTASTIC. OH, MY GOSH. STANLEY’S PROVIDING SOME GREAT TASKS AT THERAPY AGAIN. YEAH. JUST THE SWEETEST NEED YOU FOR EVERY INTERVIEW. ALL RIGHT? IF PEOPLE WANT TO REGISTER THEIR DOG AS A SERVICE DOG OR THEIR ANIMAL AS A SERVICE ANIMAL, WHAT’S AN EASY WAY TO TO DO THAT? JESSICA YEAH. SO LEGALLY, THE ADA AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT DOESN’T REQUIRE ANY REGISTRATION, OKAY? BUT THERE IS SOME BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS, A DOG HAS TO BE UNDER THE HANDLER’S CONTROL AT ALL TIMES. SO CALM AND AT THEIR SIDE. AND AGAIN, THAT’S A YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS OF TRAINING FOR SURE. COME IN HANDY THERE. ALL RIGHT, JESSICA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. REAL QUICK, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARE OF THE SERVICE DOG? YES. SO MAINLY THE HANDLER. THAT’S HANDLING THE SERVICE DOG. YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE. A LOT OF HANDLERS DO HAVE SUPPORT FROM THEIR FAMILIES, THOUGH. WONDERFUL. I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR COMING IN, JESSICA, AND TELLING US ALL ABOUT SERVICE DOGS AND THERAPY DOG
Pups with a Purpose owner and her dog Stanley, talks about the importance of therapy and service dogs
Jessica Gleason and her dog Stanley, join the Noon broadcast
Updated: 1:37 PM CDT Sep 27, 2023
On Wednesday, Pups with a Purpose’s Jessica Gleason and her therapy dog Stanley joined our Noon broadcast to talk about the importance of service and therapy dogs.
On Wednesday, Pups with a Purpose’s Jessica Gleason and her therapy dog Stanley joined our Noon broadcast to talk about the importance of service and therapy dogs.
