NewsHunter29's video: Service Dog Keeping An Eye On Young Girl With Epilepsy

NEW YORK, NY- Service dogs not only help keep children with certain illnesses safe. They can have a ripple effect on the overall well-being of the entire family. Fox News correspondent Laura Ingle shows us how one dog is helping one family breathe a little easier. "She would just stare and stiffen sometimes she would shake uncontrollably she always loses control of her body so she can get hurt," said Leah Greenbaum. At seven months old, Miriam Greenbaum started having epileptic seizures. "She would just have tons of seizures, clusters of them constantly, we were in and out of the hospital it was just a, changed our lives completely," said Leah. Abnormal brain cell activity causes the chronic neurological condition. Seizures happen when clusters of nerve cells in the brain send out the wrong signals. "There are many ways to treat seizures, medications is one there is also surgery other patients can use diet," said Blanca Vasquez M.D., of New York University. Miriam had brain surgery at age three and takes daily medication to help control her seizures. But the Greenbaums have another kind of therapy that has also helped. Uno is a seizure assistance dog, and is specially trained to bark to alert others to a seizure. Miriam and her parents, Leah and Baruch, spent 12 days at the Paws for Ability Training Camp to learn how to communicate with Uno . "He was fully trained but they had to teach us all of his commands um everything from sit down you know bark he's only supposed to bark when she has a seizure to alert us," said Leah. Uno was also trained in behavior disruption, an order that sends him to comfort Miriam. "When Miriam is having a tantrum we do this nuzzle command and he literally has gotten her out of a tantrums it's like amazing," said Leah. Service dogs help keep children safe, but they can also provide so much more. "They can also be a huge component of structure, helping the dog with their routine, walking the dog feeding the dogs, responsibility, the motivation," said Vasquez. Some experts say happiness may even play a role in seizure control. "He's like her best friend he goes everywhere with her," said Leah. To learn more about seizure assistance dogs, visit magnoliapawsforcompassion.com