Usually disabled people desire the company and assistance of a dog more than others do, yet they are concerned about the responsibility this entails. They wonder if they can take care of a dog, when they need someone to take care of them.
Disabled people manage to find a way to take care of their dog, yet we have to say that sometimes they share this responsibilty with the whole family.

Disabled people who already own a dog enjoy some invaluable psychological and physical benefits from their relationship with their friend. Yet sometimes their dog has to be trained to walk at their side, not to pull on the leash, and to happily obey all commands.
Through patient training it is also possible to teach a dog to help disabled people with their daily activities. This gives them a great sense of autonomy, self-respect, makes them feel more as an integral part of society, and gives them more control of their environment.
The increased autonomy often encourages many disabled people to dedicate themselves to some new activity.
To provide you with a real life example,
we asked Marina to send us an e-mail.
Her words count more than ours do!

Marina walks with a walking stick, and she contacted Cinzia Magistri to train her dog Rex not to pull on the leash. Now Rex is learning how to open the door to the garden, and when he will be able to do that we will also teach him to bring the mobilephone to Marina in case of an emergency.

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