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Meaning of "assistance dog" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ASSISTANCE DOG

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASSISTANCE DOG

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Assistance dog is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASSISTANCE DOG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Assistance dog

An assistance dog is a dog trained to aid or assist a person with a disability. Many are trained by a specific organization, while others are trained by their handler.

Definition of assistance dog in the English dictionary

The definition of assistance dog in the dictionary is a dog that has been specially trained to live with and accompany a disabled person, carrying out such tasks as prompting them to take medication or assisting them to cross a road.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASSISTANCE DOG

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assistance
assistant
assistant editor
assistant judge
assistant librarian
assistant manager
assistant master
assistant mistress
assistant priest
assistant principal
assistant professor
assistant referee
assistant secretary
assistant teacher
assistantship
assisted dying
assisted living
assisted passage
assisted place

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASSISTANCE DOG

Australian cattle dog
black dog
blue cattle dog
carriage dog
cattle dog
eye dog
guide dog
hair of the dog
hot dog
native dog
Newfoundland dog
police dog
Portuguese water dog
prairie dog
put on the dog
rescue dog
sausage dog
seeing-eye dog
strong-eye dog
top dog

Synonyms and antonyms of assistance dog in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «assistance dog» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASSISTANCE DOG

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The translations of assistance dog from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «assistance dog» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

援助犬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perro de asistencia
570 millions of speakers

English

assistance dog
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सहायता कुत्ते
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الكلب المساعدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

собака помощь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cão de assistência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সহায়তা কুকুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chien d´assistance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anjing bantuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Assistenzhund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

補助犬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

맹도견
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asu pitulungan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con chó hỗ trợ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உதவி நாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मदत कुत्रा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yardım köpek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assistenza cane
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pomoc psa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

собака допомогу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

câine însoțitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνδρομή σκύλου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hulp hond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

assistanshund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

assistanse hund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of assistance dog

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSISTANCE DOG»

The term «assistance dog» is regularly used and occupies the 82.636 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSISTANCE DOG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about assistance dog

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSISTANCE DOG»

Discover the use of assistance dog in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to assistance dog and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Caregiver Follow Me: How You Can Train Your Own Alzheimer's ...
CAREGIVER FOLLOW ME is a unique book for chief caregivers of Alzheimer's patients living at home. Patti has heard the caregivers' pleas for help and has done something about it.
Patti Putnam, 2012
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The Golden Bridge: Selecting and Training Assistance Dogs ...
Dogs who are not assistance dog material might be able to work very happily in other roles. If public access is too stressful, the dog may be a perfect candidate for someone who only needs an in-home assistance dog. Other dogs may make  ...
Patty Dobbs Gross, 2006
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Working Like Dogs: The Service Dog Guidebook
A resource on service dogs includes an overview of assistance dogs, and information on deciding to get a dog, team training, the access a service dog provides, veterinarians, routine home healthcare, illness and retirement of a service dog, ...
Marcie Davis, Melissa Bunnell, 2007
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A Dog Who's Always Welcome: Assistance and Therapy Dog ...
An assistance dog is not a security or protection animal. Some physically disabled people feel insecure and want a dog for personal protection. Certainly, just having a dog makes many people feel more secure. However, aggression and ...
Lorie Long, 2008
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Mechatronics for Safety, Security and Dependability in a New Era
Under the condition when an assistance dog began to walk straight with Vs=2.5[ lon/h], some time responses of moving speed of electric wheelchair were calculated as in figure 3(a). In the case of K; =01, the maximum velocity of wheelchair ...
Eiji Arai, Tatsuo Arai, 2006
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Extraordinary Jobs with Animals
The ideal assistance dog loves people and isn't protective, is not too active, and is confident but not dominant or submissive. Most assistance dogs are either golden retrievers or Labrador retrievers. Dogs such as German shepherds are easy ...
Alecia T. Devantier, Carol A. Turkington, 2009
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Polo the Golden Retriever/Achiever
Polo, a six-year-old Golden Retriever, was born in Wayland, Michigan.
Polo, 2005
8
Animal-assisted Interventions for Individuals with Autism
An Assistance Dog must be matched to best suit the client's needs, abilities and lifestyle. 7. An Assistance Dog must be placed with a client able to interact with him/her. 8. An Assistance Dog must be placed with a client able to provide for the  ...
Merope Pavlides, 2008
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Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Handbook for Parents and ...
ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY/ASSISTANCE DOG PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM See also augmentative and alternative communication; Picture Exchange Communication System. FURTHER INFORMATION Angelman ...
Brenda Smith Myles, Terri Cooper Swanson, Jeanne Holverstott, 2007
10
About Dogs:
Guide Dog | Hearing Dog | Psychiatric Service Dog | Seizure Alert Dog | Service Dog Home | Up | Next An assistance dog is a dog that is specially trained to help a person with a disability. According to Assistance Dogs International, "The three  ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSISTANCE DOG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term assistance dog is used in the context of the following news items.
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Harrogate taxi driver prosecuted for refusing to take blind woman's …
On Wednesday 1 July 2015 at Harrogate Magistrate Court, Mr Cemil Guclu pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to carry an assistance dog in his ... «Harrogate Informer, Jul 15»
2
The Voice: Quadriplegic Brisbane man Tim McCallum performs
His performance was watched by Roxy who is part physical assistance dog and part companion dog. But she doesn't sing thankfully, he said. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
Off trekking and cycling to raise money for the dogs that give so much
ASSISTANCE dog Kooper changed Alice Verrall's life forever. The four-legged pooch — who has been by Ms Verrall's side in Panton Hill for ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
4
Want a puppy with a big future?
If a dog doesn't make it through Guide Dog training, it is tested to become an Autism Assistance Dog or a “Pets As Therapy'' Dog. It is normal practice throughout ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
5
Veterans with dogs: 'without my dog I'd be dead'
Boo, who succeeded Fudge as his main assistance dog, now accompanies Craig on shopping trips. If the situation becomes too stressful, Craig ... «Channel 4 News, Jul 15»
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Canine Companions for Independence® Celebrates 40 Years of …
... lengthy process of breeding, raising (each dog is raised by a volunteer puppy raiser) and training each Canine Companions assistance dog. «Satellite PR News, Jul 15»
7
Gill Lewis: 'The qualities which we see in dogs are the ones we like …
A future story, Pip and the Paw of Friendship, focuses on an assistance dog working with a girl with a disability. Not that they can be virtuous all ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Trauma service dog joins Southeast Victim Services Unit
Weyburn and surrounding area is now home to one of seven dogs in Canada that are part of the Pacific Assistance Dog Society (PADS) ... «Weyburn This Week, Jul 15»
9
How an Assistance Dog can help a child with Autism
Mother of two, Sue Betts, knows first-hand how an Assistance Dog can change the life of a child with autism. She received Viva the Assistance Dog for her son ... «PRWire, Jul 15»
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Lending a helping paw in the southeast
Joining them was Beaumont, who recently graduated from PADS' assistance dog training program. EPS police Chief Paul Ladouceur and ... «Estevan Mercury, Jul 15»

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