Bash and Brenda had a great time at the North American Veterinary Conference this year. After their half-day social media workshop, they were having lunch and met Michelle Colter and her Emergency Medical Response Dog (EMRD), Ben. Michelle and Ben’s story was so interesting (and Ben is such a handsome boy), we felt we needed to interview them and share it with everyone.
In Michelle’s case, Ben alerts her to oncoming tremors and epileptic convulsions related to her Lyme disease. But EMRD dogs can also be trained to alert people who experience blood-sugar fluctuations as a result of diabetes, and in some cases seizures related to psychiatric disorders. For more information about EMRD dogs, visit the Service Dogs for America website.