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Principles Of Communication (COMM 1113)
University of Oklahoma
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Attention Getter Attention Getter: (Visual Aid: grandpa and gracie) When I was little my grandpa, who is a diabetic, went into shock because his blood sugar was too low. My grandparents dog, Gracie, knew that something wasn’t right and woke my Grandma up by barking. Gracie is the reason that my grandpa is alive today and she is just one example of a working dog. (pause) Introduction Statement of Central Idea: There are many types of working dogs. (pause) Tie to Audience: You’ve probably seen a few dogs wearing vests around campus before. These are examples of working dogs, even if though they may be trained to do different jobs. Credibility Statement: I have done extensive research on this topic. Preview of Main Points: I will discuss three types of working dogs- service, therapy, and alert dogs. (Transition) The first kind of working dog is one that you might be most familiar with, and it is a service dog. Body I. The purpose of service dogs is to provide assistance to people who have physical disabilities like blindness and paralysis. (visual aid of service dogs) A. Rachael Miner, author of The Experience of Living With and Using a Guide Dog, writes that Seeing-eye dogs are trained to guide their owners through traffic, bring them objects, and more, and have also been known to increase safety and confidence for the vison impaired (Miner, R. J. 2001).
- According to an Article from Ophthalmic Epidemiology, a journal focused on the eye and its diseases, Over 1 million Americans are legally blind and need help
tantrums, social settings, and sleeping. Since they adopted Cola, Brody’s parents have watched the dog comfort their child with deep pressure tactics and keep him calm at school (Waterlander, T. A. 2012). (Transition) I will now discuss my last type of working dog, an alert dog. (pause) III. An alert dog prevents and aids in a crisis and is often used today to detect bombs, find drugs, and notice seizure symptoms. (visual aid of alert dogs) A. According to an article from Applied Animal Behaviour Science in 2014 written by Lazarowski and Dorman, Military forces train dogs in their units to sniff out “samples of explosives and chemical precursors” in order to find bombs and other explosive devices. (Lazarowski, L., & Dorman, D. C. 2014) B. Lazarowski and Dorman also state that, Dogs in the police force are taught to detect drugs (Lazarowski, L., & Dorman, D. C. 2014).
- In a study from 2014 done by Forensic Source International, dogs were given 64 seconds to search for drugs and were correct 87% of the time (Jezierski, T., Adamkiewicz, E., Walczak, M., Sobczynńska, M., Górecka-Bruzda, A., Ensminger, J., & Papet, E. 2014). C. According to Brown and Goldstein’s Epilepsy Research, Seizure alert dogs are able to recognize signs and symptoms that occur before the actual seizure and are trained to assist while it is happening (Brown, S. W., & Goldstein, L. H. 2011).
- Brown and Goldstein also stated that When a dog notices symptoms of a seizure they get their owner’s attention and notify them by barking and nudging them. In studies that focused on tonic-clonic seizures, alert dogs were able to
detect and warn, on average of 30 minutes prior to the seizure (Brown, S. W., & Goldstein, L. H. 2011). 2. One way that an alert dog keeps someone safe during a seizure is by protecting their head. This is an example of an alert dog named Colt protecting his owner during a seizure. (S. 2016, January 11). picture
Conclusion Restate central idea: In conclusion, there are several types of work that dogs are trained to do. Review main points: Specifically, the ones that I discussed were service dogs, therapy dogs, and alert dogs Closing Final thought: Dogs are often seen as only pets, but they work just like us and are trained to do a lot more than just, sit, stay, and fetch.
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Course: Principles Of Communication (COMM 1113)
University: University of Oklahoma
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