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Paws with a Cause
Paws With A Cause is a non-profit organization that trains assistance dogs for the people with disabilities. Founded in 1979 by Michael Sapp, Sr., it was originally called "Ears for the Deaf," and specialized in hearing dogs. Since then, it has expanded to include mobility assistance and seizure response dogs as well, and services a large part of the United States.
== Puppies and Training==
Paws With A Cause dogs are donated as puppies by private breeders, bred at PAWS headquarters in Wayland, Michigan, or rescued from animal shelters. While most of the dogs are golden retrievers or Labrador retrievers, other pure-breds such as Cairn terriers, Papillions, and mixes such as labradoodles have been used as well. In all cases, however, donated puppies' parents' hips must be OFA-certified as good or excellent, and all dogs are X-ray-screened before entering formal training. At an average of eight weeks, puppies are placed with raisers who are responsible for basic obedience training and socialization. When the Foster Puppies reach 14-18 months of age, they are transported to PAWS National Headquarters for formal training.
After a short period to get used to kennel-life, dogs start "Phase 1" training, lasting roughly two months, in which their basic obedience skills are further honed. Phase 2, which consists of retrieve training, is done concurrently. Once both Phase 1 and 2 are complete, the dog moves into "Phase 3". At this point, what sort of assistance dog it will be, and who it will go to, will be determined. The specialized training of Phase 3 may take anywhere from four months up to a year to train some service dogs. Each dog is custom trained for the specific tasks needed by its future client.
Hearing Dogs go through an obedience phase, where basic obedience and sign language commands are taught. They concurrently go through sounds training, where they will be taught to alert to common household sounds, such as a doorknock, smoke alarm, telephone, or baby's cry. Each dog is custom trained to respond the sounds needed by its future client.
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