(06-21-2012, 03:58 PM)Tuttleturtle Wrote: That's definitely something that needs to be thought about when it comes to the individual. Dogs aren't magic solutions and shouldn't be thought of as such - they have a lot of needs, take a lot of work, and cause their own problems because of being dogs as well as because of people treating you differently.

Anyone with hypersensitivities would need to explicitly take those into account if thinking about this. Slobber is another thing to take into account sensory-wise. It's not a decision to make lightly at all and that just adds to what needs to be thought about.

This isn't a magic solution for SPD. It just happens to be one I'm looking at for a potential for myself. Dogs aren't used for disabilities, they're used for people.

hey, its been 11 years since you posted this. just wondering did you ever find a solution/ what tasks did you find out about. cause im in the process of applying for a SD that would do tasks related to my spd. i have a washed SD that did things like crowd barriers alerted to stimming and higher heart rate did dpt (deep pressure therapy) check ins to bring me back to awareness and alerted when there where cars nearby. he was washed for unrelated reasons. but I'm looking to see what other tasks a SD would be able to do.