Blog #4

As you already know, the topic that I am researching is service dogs.  More particularly, I am researching the public access problems for people with service dogs.  In general, I have been able to find out more information on research being done on the effect that service dogs generally have with their owners.  While researching, I have only been able to find one scholarly journal that has been on public access.  This is really problematic for me, and I will definitely need to start looking elsewhere for more information.  It was extremely interesting though to learn that both dogs and people have a higher level of chemical balances in their brains than people who don't have dogs.  The most interesting thing was that dogs have a more regulated chemical balance when they spend at least 15 minutes a day with a person who makes eye contact with them.  All in all I have learned a lot, and I'm not exactly sure where I will need to look to finish my research.