[PA Engineer]

The reason, my husband has Parkinsons, and is very depressed and anxious.

There are actually service dogs for some Parkinson's patients. Patients who tend to freeze have service dogs that step on their foot or bump their leg to get them moving again. They are also using service dogs for patients that are balance impaired.

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[jacquej]

Thank you for the link to that video. What wonderful dogs! They have such a short life span, however - it would be so hard to get attached to them, and lose them so soon, particularly those who are already struggling with neurological issues affecting emotions.

But, the advantage of having such a big dog for stability is obvious!