What is a “career change” dog?
Thank you for your interest in adopting a career change dog from The Sam Simon foundation. The following questions are important to provide us with the information needed to help you choose the best dog for your home. Please understand that dogs are categorized as Career Change Dogs because they are not suited to complete the Hearing Dog Training Program. This can be for a variety of reasons and we are happy to discuss why a particular dog did not complete the program with you. Adding a dog into your home will impact your life in many ways. You will be responsible for your new dogs well-being and health, including Veterinary care, food, exercise, licensing, grooming and for any possible damage your dog may cause to other peoples property. Your dog will give you years of love, loyalty, and companionship for many years to come.
A “career change” means that the dog has been found unsuitable for guide work but may excel in another type of work such as bomb or drug detection, arson investigation and other types of scent oriented security work or pet therapy. Some dogs make wonderful family pets. Schools have long waiting lists to adopt career change dogs as they are already trained with basic house manners and are generally good dogs.
