"ClarionOfJoy;c-17166011" wrote:
"Samlish;c-17161941" wrote:
I would love having blind/deaf pets/humans/occults in the game <3
Dogs are very therapeutic! I worked as an RN for several years in various VA Regional Medical Centers. We would get a good number of vets home from the wars with PTSD. That's where I learned of a program of training dogs to be a therapeutic support for those with severe PTSD - and it really works! The very presence of their dogs calms them down when they have a panic attack. The dogs are loyal and very protective of their charges. It's such a therapeutic relationship! It beats having the patient taking any psych meds or any harmful habits like chain smoking to get rid of their panic and anxiety. I think it would be a nice career for sim dogs!
It would also be cool to have a sim career that trains such dogs for either PTSD or blind/deaf clients. Usually they start training these dogs from the puppy stage so maybe also learn to breed for the right temperament!
we can kind of. i had nothing to do with it because i don't have the depressed trait. but somehow my sim anthony suffers from depression. when he grew into a young adult was when i researched companion dogs. his greyhound dixie changed his life. greyhounds were number1
he now has a wife 2 kids and a full time job. and dixie seems to know when he needs to be cheered up. she goes right to him.