Healthy Living

Dogs for Diabetics: Training Dogs to Sniff Out Low Blood Sugar Levels

Where do they get these dogs?

Where do they get these dogs?

D4D does not breed dogs specifically for diabetic use. They use other service dog organizations who have already trained dogs for support work, and cross train these animals for their new career. D4D partners with Guide Dogs for the Blind of San Rafael and with this foundation’s help, further train GDB’s dogs to be companions to diabetics.