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Loose Leash Walking for Clients with Mobility Disabilities

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Loose leash walking is a fundamental skill for service dogs and many pets—yet it’s a behavior many trainers and handlers find surprisingly difficult to teach. For clients with mobility disabilities, training this “basic” skill can require advanced training strategies and thoughtful accommodations.

In this mini course, you’ll discover how to adapt leash walking strategies for clients with mobility disabilities. Learn practical accommodations, training strategies, and handling techniques that promote safety and set handlers and their dogs up for success.

This mini-course can be purchased alone or, for the best value, as part of the Public Access Starter Bundle, which includes the Getting Started in Public Access course. 

“I really like that you discussed adolescence and what it looks like for that age group. The various videos that show the examples of what you were discussing were very helpful.”

Emilea Byrum RVT, KPA-CTP, SDC

Indiana, USA

Who this Course is For

This course is designed for professional pet dog trainers and service dog trainers. However, the content is also helpful for service dog handlers and pet owners with mobility disabilities.

What You Will Learn

Learn practical strategies to help clients with mobility disabilities succeed in training their dogs to walk on a loose leash. Discover troubleshooting strategies that can help clients build fluency and generalize this skill, even around distractions.

  • Welcome
    • Important considerations regarding leash walking
    • Understand mobility disabilities and how they can affect leash walking
    • What loose leash walking should look like
  • Training Essentials 
    • Accessibility and handling
    • Training tools
  • Applying Strategies
    • Loose leash walking training strategies
    • Trouble shooting
  • Resources and Next Steps
    • Keys to remember 

How You Will Learn

The mini-course includes a combination of video presentations, written course content, handouts and a short multiple choice quiz at the end. While this short course is approximately 2 hours long and can be completed in an afternoon, you will have access to it for 90 days. 

The Details

  • Individual Mini-Course:   
    • 90 Days Access
    • CEUs: KPA-1.5, PPAB-1.5 | Pending: CPDT-KA, IAABC, PPGA
  • Public Access Starter Bundle:  
    • 120 Days Access
    • Includes 2 Courses: Loose Leash Walking for Clients with Mobility Disabilities and Getting Started in Public Access
    • CEUS: See individual course pages for details