Seizure Alert Dog
My dog alerts me. She can be in the next room sleeping soundly behind the bed, wake up, come find me, and tell me I'm about to have a seizure. If I'm standing, she'll grab my wrist and pull me to the floor. If I'm sitting, she won't let me stand up no matter what I say. She started doing this after the first time she say me collapse. Now, if I am up and walking around, she is right there at my side. She accompanies me everywhere as a service dog.
Here's the tricky thing about seizure alert dogs though (and this is especially relevant if your puppy is exhibiting alert behavior). SZ alert dogs do their job before you are aware of whether or not they are doing their job correctly. So, if the dog alerts, it is very difficult to provide positive reinforcement at the time. Also, alert activity (barking, pressing, whining, pawing, etc.) are inappropriate behavior when the dog is not alerting. Yet, it is difficult to correct such behavior because you don't know if they are legitimately alerting.
I have this problem with my dog. She knows that alert behavior gets her praised. So, she sometimes lies just to get attention. Fortunately, I have a lot of dog training experience, particularly with her breed (Border Collie), and have learned he personality well over the 5 years she has lived with me. She has subtle expressions that give away her lies. So, I can tell when she is serious and when she is faking just to get attention, but it is not obvious.
-Brent