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Service Dogs Trained to Fetch Cash Edit


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Service Dogs Trained to Fetch Cash
Published: Mar 4, 07
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Views: 2,284

Disabled individuals will soon have the option of having their service dogs assist them with their financial tasks. Dogs are currently being trained to retrieve money from bank machines. Canine Partners, an organization that specializes in the training of service dogs, have developed a training program that equips dogs with the ability to insert and remove bank cards and retrieve cash. Human input is still required when it comes to entering information, however, much of the manual dexterity required will be handled by the dog. In addition, having a dog close at hand will be a great security measure and will reduce the incidence of theft from disabled individuals.

The disabled face many obstacles in everyday life, and some of them include withdrawing money from an ATM machine even if it has been lowered to their level as seen at certain banks. Some of the ATMs are still too far inside, requiring the disabled person to stretch beyond their ability to retrieve some money. Canine Partners has a solution in the form of specially trained dogs that are capable of putting in the card and retrieving both cash and card when the transaction is completed. Of course, you still have to punch in the PIN number yourself but these pooches definitely make life much easier. I suppose these dogs are also deterrents for people who are looking for easy prey at ATMs. (ubergizmo)

References:  metro, ubergizmo

Filed In:  life lifestyle pets








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Jeremy Gutsche on Mar 5, 07  1,655 Trends   2,594 Comments
How long until you can train a dog to steal cash for you?
Jeremy Gutsche on Mar 5, 07  1,655 Trends   2,594 Comments 0
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Service Dogs Trained to Fetch Cash