Play is important for all dogs and has an important role in service dog care and training too. Play is an opportunity for physical and mental exercise, can reduce stress, and support the relationship …
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Attention Training Tips
The importance of attention As a public school teacher, my students would often comment that I had eyes in the back of my head because I always knew what they were up to. Having eyes in the back of …
Working with Clients with Disabilities
Dog trainers may feel apprehensive when first working with people with disabilities. Trainers may worry how to accommodate a client or may fear using the “wrong” words and offending the client. The …
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Alert! Service Dogs and Alert Training
Service dogs are being trained to alert to everything from allergens, seizures and autoimmune flare ups to blood sugar changes and much more. Alerts are the most exciting area of growth in the field …
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Preventing Burn Out in Working Service Dogs
Service dogs often work long hours in complex environments. The demands of this work can be stressful for the dog. Prolonged stress can trigger dogs to develop behavioral or possibly health problems. …
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Empathy and Disability
One of my favorite Star Trek characters was Deanna Troi. She had a special ability as an empath. She could literally feel what another person or rather alien life form was feeling. Deanna's ability to …