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My miniature longhaired dachshund, Monty, finally passed his tests and got is certifications to be my service dog. We were originally going to participate in agility with him, but he showed the aptitude and the willingness to be trained to be my service dog.

If you are wondering his service, he is a Blood sugar dog. He is trained to alert me when my blood sugar drops too low, get help if i faint, prevent me from driving if he senses my blood sugar is too low, retrieve items (such as my insulin pack, phone, or a piece of fruit lol [he knows the difference between an apple, orange, banana, and other fruits]), dial 911 and a few other things that are escaping my mind at the moment.
Monty is 11 months old. He is a red dapple (you can’t really see his dappling because of his vest…but then again…it is hard to see dappling on red dapples in general). When he was 12 weeks old, he started sensing something was wrong whenever i got a headache and he would make a sound that i only ever hear him make when I get a headache: a high pitched yelp-bark (i get often get headaches when my blood sugar starts to drop). I told this to a trainer friend of mine, and he told me about a training center near me that had a special center for Blood Sugar Dogs. They evaluated Monty and offered to train him. The result?

Only the Cutest Service Dog EVER