Dogs for wheelchair users

Herding dogs are appropriate dogs for wheelchair users
User on walk with dogs running round her
User on walk with dogs running round her

Lotta has three Shetland sheepdogs. They are not interested in hunting and stay with her when she goes out with them. The dogs accompany her on and off the leash.

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Lotta loves animals. She has three dogs and a cat. Hunting dogs would be more difficult for a wheelchair user to handle.

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User with dogs in garden
User with dogs in garden

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Enclosure for dogs
Enclosure for dogs
The enclosure make it possible for a user who operates a wheelchair to be able to let the dogs out. 2006

Author: Lotta

Lotta bor i en tvåplansvilla på landet ihop med maken, dottern, tre hundar och en katt. Hon arbetar ideellt för Rekryteringsgruppens friluftsgrupp. Hon skadade sig 1983 och har en hög paraplegi (TH 3). Hon har ingen assistans.
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Type of disability

High paraplegia with impaired balance (Th2-10)

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