Kevin Jankoski is an army veteran and at the same time a qualified service dog trainer. He owns Blitz, a service dog whom he asks to perform various tasks for him such as turning on the lights, acting as his cane, and picking up the keys.

Nowadays, Jankoski is helping the staff at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center identify between a real service dog versus a fake service dog. He says that one can tell based on a dog’s behavior because training makes all the difference.

For example, a real service dog like Blitz focuses his/her attention on the owner. A real service dog knows that he/she always has a job to do. On the other hand, it’s likely that dogs aren’t really service dogs when they don’t have a collar, fail to obey commands, and are simply roaming around the hospital.

Jankoski emphasizes that a dog that is not behaving well may also happen to be a service dog that is still in training.

Article source: WDRB.com

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