Migraine Alert and Response Service Dog & Tips for First time Owner-Trainer Service Dog Handlers

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In this video I speak with Megan about a variety of topics including how she trained her first migraine alert and response dog, as well as tips and tricks for first time service dog owner-trainers. We discuss selecting the right dog for the job, the complexity of scent-based tasks, how to verify that the dog is continuing to alert correctly, her first time on a plane with Archie, public access issues, and her best advice for first-time owner-trainers. This interview with Megan is jam-packed with important information for you and your service dog, even if you don't need to train a migraine alert or migraine response task!
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[@taylorannepaisley1342]

I’m so happy this is becoming more popular! I didn’t have access to a trainer, and trained mine all by myself. No one really understands how disabling Chronic Migraines are

[@DoggyU]

As the science and training techniques advance, I think we're going to be able to use dogs for many more alerts/tasks than was previously thought possible. I'm so glad you were able to train your dog for what you needed. Migraine's can be incredibly disabling.

[@ashleysmith2109]

It's nice to see other owner trained teams! My current dog was originally a stock dog and started alerting on his own. We realized what was going on and started rewarding him and had to catch ourselves up. Then it was mostly working on public access stuff. Just got a new young dog to start training and binging @DoggyU videos 😂.

[@theoneandonlytyang]

Watching this honestly feels life changing. I just adopted a dog last month and recently noticed that he sticks really close to me about half and hour before I start feeling my migraine. I never thought I would have a solution beyond taking a ton of pain medication and expecting to lose a chunk of my day every time I had a migraine. He alerted me earlier this week so I took my medicine early enough that I was only down for three hours. I’m feeling so excited right now

[@DoggyU]

I'm so glad you've got a dog that is naturally alerting! You can definitely cultivate and reward the dog for alerting, and consider doing some scent work training to be able to increase alerting abilities and potentially transfer the alert to something very easy to recognize. Happy Training!

[@tondriasanders6306]

This is making me cry 😢 I’ve suffered with migraines for almost 4 decades and our healthcare system is so broken that I never knew that these things even exist. It took decades before a doctor even told me migraine specialists exist and sent me to one. Ive had times when I was living a fully disabled life and no one ever said, BTW you are disabled and there are resources for you. I am so glad you got the help you needed and I hope this video reaches people like us who are so deeply impacted by this disease.

[@paige-wiens]

I'm getting a service dog prospect soon and I'll be owner training. I'm quiet young so alot of people don't take me seriously but it isn't necessarily the age that matters, 13+ can be service dog handlers. I've trained my pet dog and he can qualify for one but he's to small. Mine will be doing mobility work. Tysm, I couldn't do this without your channel honestly.

[@DoggyU]

I'm so glad you are finding my channel helpful!

[@analarson2920]

See face book for support group We all use online person like doggy U or other positive trainers. Congrats 👏

[@paige-wiens]

@@DoggyU thank you! We where having a bit of trouble finding one. Where between a Labrador Retriever or German Shepard as the dog would be doing a small bit of mobility work.

[@paige-wiens]

@@analarson2920 I have! Tysm though

[@DoggyU]

@@paige-wiens Labrador all day long! (that's coming from someone who worked GSDs for 13 years, 40 hours a week :)). Labradors just have a higher success rate, and when you're owner-training, that's what you want for sure! Lots of great lab breeders out there that meet the requirements in the article I sent. Good luck!

[@richardperez684]

I suffer from migraines and have been considering a service dog for my depression I didnt know this type of service was even available!

[@DoggyU]

Glad the video was helpful!

[@demelzareichenberg4714]

I trained my Migraine dog to snoot boop me...he boops my face. I'm cool with it, even in the middle of the night he will boop my face. Now it's progressed that he will boop the side of my head that my migraine is affecting. He alerts now before the aura. They are amazing. He's a great dane. 😂😂 And occular migraines SUCK.

[@DoggyU]

That's awesome that your dog will alert you before the aura!

[@analarson2920]

I have had to change up my lifestyle to improve my headaches, my service dog makes me assess what we do and how I do it and now headaches are better.

[@Itsbellaababe]

I would love for you to do a video on ways for disabled individuals with low mobility to keep up with their service dogs training while home with them! Like being able to work with your service dog when pain or weakness can impact the continued work :) thank you!!

[@DoggyU]

Hi Bella! This is a great topic. Are you a Patreon member? I discuss this and how I handle having stretches of medical inability/difficulty training in this video: www.patreon.com/posts/medication-and-9-80987831

[@Itsbellaababe]

@@DoggyUHello!! Thank you so much for replying! And I’m not currently but my husband and I agreed once we get back to Lousiana (we are in California currently due to my husband being in the marines) in august we will be joining to prepare ourselves further!! You are so educational and we love your videos! We have learned so much from you!! We will be working with a local trainer as well who train service animals as We are bringing our service dog prospect home in September hopefully! (Golden Retriever) in hopes to become a Mobility and Cardiac Alert service Dog! :) we are so thankful to have found your page and have used many tips like having the trainer go with us to choose the right temperament pup and liter etc!! We feel so much better about this journey now!

[@limanino]

Migraine alert is absolutely AWESOME. It would help me so much!!!!

[@rachelminneapolis]

this is so interesting! Thank you Laura, Megan, and Archie!

[@alynawatersmusic]

Another great video!

[@DoggyU]

Thanks Alyna!

[@ericsullivan145]

Great content. Thank you.

[@DoggyU]

Thanks Eric! Glad you' enjoyed the video!

[@questionablejudgement3137]

Love the purple in the hair! Great video! :)

[@DoggyU]

Thank you! ☺️ 💜

[@suedemaio3443]

Great information! Thank you.

[@DoggyU]

Thank you! :)

[@camerazeye7923]

I love this kind of content. I am in FB groups where people talk about getting a SD to train but I know, unless they have done it before, they have no idea and a lot of times, not even close, as to what is really involved. I have worked with many dogs over my 5+ decades and i thought i had an idea of what was involved. Nope. Not even close. Training your own SD is another full time job plus add on that the dog is one of your kids and there is a ton more involve. Seeing what this lady is going through, having to do and experiences, ideas, suggestions really helps to open peoples eyes to what is honestly involved in training, raising and rearing a service animal.

[@camerazeye7923]

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[@camerazeye7923]

I get home after a long day, im sore.. leg and mobility problems.. but Mica is 10 months old and once the vest comes off she switches from working mode to full on puppy.. 2 hours later she still wants to play and its understandable. She is amazingly well behaved at work so for me to get what i want out of her.. i owe her what she needs from me.. no rest time lol

[@DoggyU]

It's so true! Even for a professional, like myself, raising a puppy is SO. MUCH. WORK. and there's no guarantees!

[@singinwithceline]

I’m so happy this is being talked about. Migraine alert/response is a task I need to be trained for my prospect. This was SO helpful.

[@DoggyU]

Hi Singin with Celine! So glad you found this video helpful! If you’re looking for more info on what was involved in the scent training portion, check out the DOGGY•U Community at Patreon.com/DoggyU for an additional video from Michelle where she explains the process of collecting and training for the scent.

[@izzytheplantwitch]

Great video!! Thanks

[@izzytheplantwitch]

I never wouldve survived puppyhood without my partner 🥲🤭💜

[@DoggyU]

Glad you liked it! 💜

[@reneemckinnon5731]

I caught Covid when my assistance dog in training was just 6 months old and nearly died. I didn’t know I had Covid, I just had the sneezes like allergies, so I went and got my booster shot. I immediately felt sick and just went home but it got to the point that the only time I moved was to take the dogs out, feed them, or toilet myself. My pup was crated for far too long every day for a couple of weeks because I had no one. He gets extremely anxious when crated now and has become the best escape artist I know but he hurts himself in the process. So I’m very slowly showing him that the crate is a good place now and he’s not going to be in there long, at this point I don’t even latch the door, just close it over. I have zero support and am trying to figure things out but it’s very difficult 😐 I saw another lady showing how to scent train migraine alert so it’ll be interesting to see that 👌🏽

[@nikkiwunderlich3570]

Oh my gosh this is impressive. I suffer from migraines as well and this is the second instance of migraine, alert, and response dogs I’ve seen on KZbin.

[@DoggyU]

Glad you enjoyed the video Nikki! Trying to bring awareness to the variety of service dogs out there :)

[@spankablegamer4514]

Very interesting we are looking at cardiac alert but migraines are actually more of an issue for me I just never knew this could be done one migraine can then trigger my heart rate to spike this could be a game changer I have low mobility my partner is my main caregiver due to my chronic pain and disabilities we are hoping it gives him peace of mind as he can’t always pick up the symptoms quick enough I can’t even go out alone any more so this could give me some independence and reduce both our anxiety as there is more of a chance of starting treatment quickly we’re just trying to find a trainer as we don’t no where to start it could be life changing and this has given so much information so thank you

[@DoggyU]

I'm so glad you found this video helpful! Be sure to check out my full service dog training playlist, as well as this resource on choosing a dog/breeder: www.doggyu.com/post/2022/05/19/how-to-choose-a-service-dog-breeder/

[@Smokeybluetheraccoon]

Thank you for this video! It was super helpful for me figuring out if owner training was the right choice for me

[@DoggyU]

Megan is so great! I'm so lucky she was interested in sharing her story here!

[@coralyvazquez4520]

I’m very impressed with this information. I also suffer from debilitating ocular migraines, my 2 y/o German Shepherd alerts me at least 30 to 45 minutes prior with no formal training. Two me that is excellent, your video inspired me to train me and Lady for more. Well done!

[@DoggyU]

Hi Coraly! I'm so glad you found this video helpful! There's so much our dogs can do for us! Welcome to the channel and thank you for taking the time to comment!

[@silverwolf2666]

How can someone on a fixed income(SSI) ever be able to afford either a trained service dog, or even owner train and have the help or support of professional trainers? I wish there were programs to help cover the expenses. It feels like only rich people can have the "luxury " of a service dog.

[@LeoniseJohnson-ib3pu]

I don't get migraines but I have IIH flare-ups and unfortunately I become disorientated and loss my vision if it is bad enough. So I am trying to have my service dog trained to try and alert me

[@ravioli140]

I'm getting a puppy prospect soon (within the next year) and I will be owner-training it, if you could make a heart rate task video that would be helpful. I love your videos and the way you teach things! It's something that my low attention span can actually pat attention too lol

[@DoggyU]

I'm so glad you are enjoying my videos and you find them accessible! Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of experience with heart rate alert, but I'll make a note and maybe I can find an expert in that area to come on the channel :) If you haven't checked out my resource on choosing a breeder, you might find this helpful: www.doggyu.com/post/2022/05/19/how-to-choose-a-service-dog-breeder/ Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@ravioli140]

@@DoggyU I'll check that out, Thank you!

[@DoggyU]

@@ravioli140 You're welcome :)

[@bretjessicayanish1432]

I have to do self inspections with my migraines and if they don't work I go to the hospital

[@Squeak006]

Could you do a video for training anxiety alert and response?

[@DoggyU]

Hi Milly! Great news! My DOGGY•U Community actually has a written out training protocol for medical alert/behavior interruption, as well as a couple videos talking about and showing how I train the alert behavior. You can join for as little as $3 and have access to all of that and 100+ other videos (cancel anytime). Patreon.com/Doggyu. Hope to see you there!

[@bretjessicayanish1432]

I do botox to try and lessen the migraines also

[@jaedevrick6621]

I was asked if I wanted to do Botox for my migraines. How do you like Botox?

[@jutubetub4384]

I would like to know how he notifies at night? Kind regards

[@TheDog4ewe]

Where did you find the silicone treat back.

[@DoggyU]

I didn't see where in the video you saw this. Can you give me a timestamp? Thanks!

[@breahogenkamp]

Can u do like a dog assessment video like how to narrow down the search and know what breed / tasks u will need to know that will work best for you u might even done that already but thought I'd ask

[@breahogenkamp]

I saw the link u posted about what to look for with a breeder but could u go over like most common tasks of the most common breeds retriever lab german poodle aussiedoodle ect. 😅 thank you

[@DoggyU]

@@breahogenkamp Each person's disability is different so I can't blanketly say "these tasks would be good for you" and each dog can train for most tasks, while some individuals will do better than others. I do offer a Service Dog 101 Consult on DOGGYU.COM where I can work with you specifically to figure out what the best fit, both breed, and tasks are. I do have some plans for future videos around picking a dog, as well as task options, but again it's very individual. If you're looking for help on picking a puppy, I also have puppy testing videos that talk about breed tendencies over on my Patreon at Patreon.com/DoggyU at the Inner Circle or Elite level. Generally though, go with the lab.

[@free2bkittenforever]

Do you have any videos that are like a day in the life of a service dog handler? I'm trying to get a sense of the daily responsibilities involved and how much time/spoons I need to carve out for my dog when I get them

[@DoggyU]

This is a really great question and a great idea for a video. I will add it to the list of videos. In the meantime, I talk pretty extensively about time commitments, considerations, training pathways etc., in my Service Dog 101 Course which just came out and you can find here: courses.doggyu.com/p/service-dog-101 I also have a general "morning routine" video for my two dog household that might be helpful in painting a bit of a picture of my personal morning with my dogs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6jac4N3iL-jfLM I think those two resources would help you with understanding the commitment a bit more fully :)

[@jackielamar7260]

Where is the link for the scent collection????

[@DoggyU]

You can join Patreon and find the specific post here: www.patreon.com/posts/community-how-to-78684670

[@swinggeek8656]

i am just starting to train my dog for pots service. but i need Gluten detection also is there a chance you can make a video for that?

[@DoggyU]

Unfortunately, I do not specialize in scent training. I would check to see if Debby Kay's Super Sniffer program covers that type of scent detection. Happy Training!

[@lorieannrietz7093]

Hi I have seizures and I get anxiety I start shaking or if something bad happened is when most common my seizures happen so I need to stay relaxed I’m training my own dog can you show me some techniques for those problems I have free time because I’m disabled and have Lupus too so if I’m tired I get dizzy and depressed

[@DoggyU]

Hi Lorieann! Welcome to the channel! Have you checked out my video on deep pressure therapy for calming your nervous system? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmWpkKlumdyqZsk

[@jaxsstrickland1443]

Can you please do one on seizures

[@DoggyU]

Hi Jaxs! Unfortunately, I'm not an expert on seizure alert dogs, but have worked with several clients on response. I am hoping to get experts in different types of service dogs onto the channel in the future! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Bre_Cedar]

Please answer my question. Can you train a Australian Shepherd to do anxiety tasks??

[@DoggyU]

Hi Breanna - without knowing the specific dog/breeder/lines/training history/human etc. I am unable to make any meaningful recommendation in this department. What I can say generally, is that in my experience, many herding dogs take on the emotions of the owner around anxiety, so they do not make good service dog candidates for anxiety. That doesn't mean there aren't individuals that can do the work, just that if your main goal is a dog for anxiety, I would get a well-bred lab instead. But again, that is a generalization. I would consult with a service dog trainer to discuss your needs and goals in more detail. I offer a Service Dog 101 consult that may be helpful. You can find more info at DOGGYU.COM

[@leemeyer4059]

I have an English Creme Golden Retriever for my service dog too. Although I groom her daily and give her fish oil, she still sheds like crazy so sometimes I am afraid to take her with me; especially to restaurants. Any suggestions?

[@DoggyU]

I bring a mat with me to certain places, especially that have carpet. Like my therapist's office has really nice carpets, so I bring a mat for my dog to lay on so I can bring the hair with me when I go :) Alternatively, if your'e very concerned and when it's not too hot, they make suits that are lightweight that you can dress your dog in. This would also keep most of the hair off the floor.

[@MollieHellKat]

I’m going to be getting my puppy in a month and am going to train to help me with my anxiety & panic attacks. I find incredibly difficult to remember what I’m supposed to do when one is building. Is there a way to train a dog to interrupt the build up without me telling him, or will I always have to use a que?

[@DoggyU]

Some people will train a scent-based alert if your body chemistry changes during that time. The hard part though is both the difficulty of collection, and the fact that we don't know what the dog is alerting on so it can be unreliable and just difficult. However, if you have an outward manifestation of buildup that you can train to, often the dogs will start alerting to scent over time as their understanding of the cue develops.

[@AnimeGamerCreater]

when do u start sd training???

[@DoggyU]

Great question! Right away! Here’s a video on what I start with when i first get a prospect: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWmkm4Ohn552rqM

[@_Lush_Butterfly_Collective_]

What type of dog is Archie? He is beautiful!

[@DoggyU]

He is a golden retriever :)

[@brendoliggins246]

Can somebody tell me my dog is 8 months old I purchase a Rottweiler I want to learn how to be a diabetic alert dog for my husband and the be able to pull his wheelchair I'm reading about it but it's not collecting in my mind what you do so what is the best way to get it done cuz I'm cuz I'm I can't hear this so I need help or who do I get that help from I just don't know thank you very much

[@DoggyU]

Hi Brendo! I recommend checking out this book:amzn.to/3MXIxri As well as Debby Kay's Super Sniffers Program. Also, if you can't hear the video there is an option for a transcript or captions on most youtube videos. Hope that helps!

[@MyArnette]

HELP I need to find a dog (small in size for my special needs son) Would you please direct me

[@MyArnette]

I live in Florida I need one as soon as possible

[@user-lx1cc5lj6u]

I would like you to do a video on the different types of deep pressure. My girl is only 45lbs 25" tall so she will let me know I need DPT, then jump on my lap laying her head on my right shoulder. ❤🦮

[@DoggyU]

Have you checked out my video on training sternal DPT: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmWpkKlumdyqZsk I think doing a video in the future on different grounding behaviors would be a great idea! I'll add it to the list! Thanks for commenting!