Dogs for People with Challenges

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By Luca Wislsperger, Germany

For many years people had to go through difficulties and had to struggle with doing certain tasks or activities by their own, but now they can have a support dog.

Emotional support dogs are dogs that provide comfort and support in forms of affection and companionship for an individual suffering from various mental and emotional conditions. An emotional support dog is not required to perform any specific tasks for a disability like service dogs are. They are meant only for emotional stability and unconditional love.

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There are 2 different types of support dogs:

One kind is the emotional support dog which can assist with various kinds of mental and emotional conditions like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder/mood disorder, panic attacks, fear/phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal thoughts/tendencies.

The Therapy dog which provides affection and comforts to individuals in hospitals and nursing homes. It is also used, as you can guess, for therapies so the clients have certain lessons together with these dogs to cure different types of diseases.

The second one is the service dog that is helpful for people which are limited by their disabilities so they function as an assistant for performing a normal life.

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Have you thought of making your dog a service, therapy or emotional dog?

Some people say that the dog is the humans’ best friend. Whether or not this is true, it is certainly a fact that dogs can provide a lot of help and companionship for those with disabilities. If you have been wondering how to make your dog a service dog, an emotional support dog, or a therapy dog, there a lot of companies like “USA Service Dogs” that help you to train your dog to these kind of assistant.

Here is a link to a website where you can train your own dog: https://zoomroom.me/portal/own-your-own-zoom-room/?utm_campaign=1045189562&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=247365016752&utm_term=%2Bown%20%2Bdog%20%2Btraining&adgroupid=58184426624

How much does a service dog cost?

The price range for a service dog can be anywhere from $3,000 to train it personally to as much as $35,000 if you use a popular and expensive organization.

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It generally takes 1–2 years to train a service dog. The dog must be trained to mitigate your disability and must behave appropriately in public to avoid being removed. This means there are two main facets of service dog training: first of all public access behaviors and secondly disability-related work and tasks.

Rescue Dogs:

There is also another type of support dog. It is used for environmental catastrophes like the heavy mud slides in Montecito the previous month.

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For this disaster the firefighters use highly trained search dogs, most of them were schooled by the “National Disaster Search Dog Foundation”, located in Santa Paula.

It’s a private non-profit organization where the dogs are trained for about 8-10 months. Afterwards they can tell you if a body is either still alive or dead. Furthermore, they can differ between a live body and fresh clothes. The dogs which are only trained to detect dead bodies are called “cadaver dogs” or “HR” which stands for human remains dogs.

Eating Is the Most Important Thing in My Life

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Mengye Qian, China

Eating is the most important thing in our lives. If you don’t eat anything all day, you will be hungry. If you don’t eat all week, you will be sick. If you don’t eat a whole month, maybe you will die.

Through eating, we can get the nutrients that are needed for the human body. So, enjoying my every meal becomes more important. I like food, not only my country’s(China) food, but also the food from all over the world. I like to share food with my family, my friends, and also I’d like to share with you in front of the computer. I hope we can become friends by sharing foods.

In my country, there are so many delicious foods. Different areas have their own special types of foods. I just want to share what I eat.

Hot Pot, the most popular food in China, Chongqing and Sichuan Hot Pot is the best. The Chinese Hot Pot meal is perfect for social gatherings. An experience not to be missed!

In the winter,  if you have no idea what to eat, just DIY your own Hot Pot at home, you can put anything you like to the hot pot.

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Another typical representative is Guangdong Cuisine. If you have never been there, you have to go. Trust me,  Guangzhou and Hong Kong are food paradises. Speaking of which, I really want to introduce the “Yum cha” culture. In the morning, people are used to sitting down in a tea house, make a pot of tea, order a few delicate snacks and chat with their family and friends

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“Yum cha” culture in Guangzhou and HK.

 

And another food paradise is Chengdu. If you like spicy food, you should go there one time and you will never regret it.

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This is Shanghai Local food. I’m from Shanghai and I love these foods.

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Like I first said, I not only like my country’s food, I like delicious foods from all over the world. And I want to try different type of foods.

This is the Indonesia Pilaf, I ate it in Bali.

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This is Korea Food. Korean Spicy Pickled Cabbage/Korean spicy rice cake Tteokbokki.

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This is Thai food. Curry and Mango rice are their well-known dishes. Thailand’s fruits also are very amazing, durian and mangosteen are my favorites.

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In the end, I would like to share you some photos with my friends, though the they are my nice memories. I hope I can make more new friends through trying food from all over the world.  I will keep doing it.

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Vegan Foods You Should Try

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By: Stina Bedin, Sweden

Have you ever had a really good vegan food experience? There is much uncertainty about vegan food and a lot of people just think it’s all about vegetables, but there is so much more. There are many new options that have been made to replace meat with something plant-based.

Vegan food is good for your health, the environment and, of course, the animals. So you should not be afraid to try something new.

 

  1. Oumph

 

What do you crave today? Are you up for some kebab or what about some pulled pork? Oumph can give you that! Oumph is a 100% plant based product that comes in a variety of shapes and consistencies.

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  1. Falafel

 

If you like fried foods and haven’t tried falafel yet, its a must! These deep-fried chickpea balls have a tough and meaty texture. They´re delicious in a pita with veggies and hummus or baked and served together with fries.

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  1. Date Balls

 

Date balls are the perfect snack when you are a little hungry or in the mood for something sweet. Theres a lot of different recipes on the internet and you can add whatever you like, for example, use dates as the base and mix with some raw cacao, coconut, cashew nuts, some salt and you have the perfect combination.

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  1. Grilled Portabello Mushroom

 

Looking for something simple to make on your next barbecue? Then you have to try to grilled portabello mushrooms and make burgers out of them. By first marinating a portabello mushroom, and then grilling it, you can create a flavorful and awesome taste. Try it and you’ll love it.

 

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  1. Almond Milk Latte

 

 Did you know that you can have a Cafe Latte made with almond milk at Starbucks? They are so goooood! It’s a good tip, especially if you like to add some flavour in your latte because the almond milk makes the coffee a bit sweet.

 

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  1. Ben and Jerry’s Non Dairy Pints

 

Ben and Jerry’s non diary ice cream is made with almond milk and the taste is perfect. Why choose the one with cows milk when you can have the same flavour experience with a non-diary?

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